Seattle-Nantes Sister City Association is thrilled to be working with Claude Ponti for art installation designs in Nantes Park. 

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Claude Ponti, born in 1948, is a prominent and beloved French children's author and illustrator. He has authored over 70 books that have been translated into 13 languages, most recently for a 2020 Musée d'Orsay The Land of Monsters exhibit. 

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Ponti experience in public art, notably his work showcased at the Jardin des Plantes and the Parc de la Beaujoire in Nantes, France, will highlight French-influenced art in Nantes Park, symbolizing the intersection of the two cultures through the Sister-City relationship. Nantes Park will also represent Ponti's first art installation showcased in the United States.