Featured Image Caption
Gordon C. James, Illustration for Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes (Bolden). Collection of the artist. © 2017 Gordon C. James.
Our Voice: Celebrating the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards
October 21, 2018 - January 27, 2019
East Gallery
The Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award annually recognizes outstanding African American artists of children’s books who demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. Our Voice is the first retrospective of all winners and honorees since the establishment of the award in 1974. More than thirty artists are showcased, including Ashley Bryan, Bryan Collier, Pat Cummings, Ekua Holmes, Floyd Cooper, Kadir Nelson, Jerry Pinkney, Faith Ringgold, and Javaka Steptoe.
This exhibition was organized by the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature, Abilene, Texas.
Featured Artists
Benny Andrews,
Colin Bootman,
Ashley Bryan,
Floyd Cooper,
R. Gregory Christie,
Bryan Collier,
Pat Cummings,
Nancy Devard,
Baba Diakité,
Diane Dillon,
Leo Dillon,
Shane W. Evans,
Tom Feelings,
George Ford,
Jan Spivey Gilchrist,
Ekua Holmes,
Gordon C. James,
E. B. Lewis,
Peter Magubane,
Daniel Minter,
Frank Morrison,
Christopher Myers,
Kadir Nelson,
Brian Pinkney,
Jerry Pinkney,
Sean Qualls,
James E. Ransome,
Faith Ringgold,
Christian Robinson,
Reynold Ruffins,
JoeSam.,
Charles R. Smith Jr.,
Javaka Steptoe,
John Steptoe,
Synthia St. James,
Kathleen Atkins Wilson,
Michele Wood