Jerry pinkney biography
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Jerry Pinkney
The Little Red Hen (watercolor)
Jerry Pinkney, illustrator, author
Dial Books for Young Readers,
Jerry Pinkney was born in Philadelphia. As early as the first grade, he was known as the class artist and his parents and teachers recognized his talents. After graduating from Dobbins Vocational School in Commercial Art where he met his wife, author Gloria Jean, he attend the Philadelphia Museum College of Art.
Pinkney had worked as a card designer and soon became a freelance illustrator with a studio in New York. He designed twelve U.S. postage stamps and served as part of the NASA artistic team. He and Gloria later moved to Boston and raised four children. They exposed their children to a wide variety of visual, musical, and performing arts. His sons Brian and Myles Pinkney are both illustrators, known for using scratchboard techniques and photography respectively.
Pinkney has had a long and distinguished career as both an illustrator and author o
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Jerry Pinkney
American writer and children's book illustrator (–)
Jerry Pinkney (December 22, – October 20, ) was an American illustrator and writer of children's literature. Pinkney illustrated over books since , including picture books, nonfiction titles and novels. Pinkney's works addressed diverse themes and were usually done in watercolors.
In , Pinkney obtained the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for the book John Henry[1] and he has received five Coretta Scott King Awards for illustration.[2][3] In , he received the Caldecott Medal for his book The Lion & the Mouse.[4] His book A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech that Inspired a Nation (), illustrated by Pinkney and written by Barry Wittenstein, won the Orbis Pictus Award for [5]
In , Pinkney received the Virginia Hamilton Literary Award from Kent State University, and, in , he was awarded the University of Southern Mississippi Medallion for
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Jerry Pinkney facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Jerry Pinkney | |
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Pinkney at the Mazza Museum in | |
| Born | ()December 22, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 20, () (aged 81) Sleepy Hollow, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Illustrator, writer |
| Period | – |
| Genre | Children'spicture books |
| Notable awards | Caldecott Medal () |
| Spouse | Gloria Jean |
| Children | 4; including Brian |
Jerry Pinkney (December 22, – October 20, ) was an American illustrator and writer of children's literature. Pinkney illustrated over books since , including picture books, nonfiction titles and novels. Pinkney's works addressed diverse themes and were usually done in watercolors.
In , Pinkney obtained the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for the book John Henry and he has received five Coretta Scott King Awards for illustration. In , he received the Caldecott Medal for his book The Lion & the Mouse. His book A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech that Inspire