“A Visit With Ashley Bryan” features the astonishing range of the 90-year-old artist’s work—from his drawings, book illustrations, and paintings, to stained glass windows created from sea glass, to puppets constructed from objects Bryan finds on island beaches. It encompasses Bryan’s life in art: his childhood in the Bronx, NY, his studies at Cooper Union, his years teaching at Dartmouth College, and his time in Maine. Tales of his many journeys are recounted, including his life-changing connection to world-famous cellist, Pablo Casals, and never-before-displayed drawings Bryan created during his World War II service in the segregated United States army. Even on D-Day, Bryan concealed a sketchbook in his gas mask to draw his fellow soldiers, seeking, he says, “to preserve my humanity.”

The show features several of Bryan’s more than 50 illustrated books, and coincides with the release of his latest effort, “Ashley Bryan’s Puppets: Making Something from Everything.” In giving it rare starred review, Kirkus Reviews calls the book “a stunning work of creative genius.” Several of the spectacular puppets depicted in the book are on display.

This celebration of Bryan's legacy is housed in Acadia National Park’s Islesford Historical Museum on Little Cranberry Island, the Maine island Bryan calls home. It runs daily from June 25 to September 18, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays through August. September hours are 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sundays. The island is reached by a short ferry ride or water taxi from Mount Desert Island.