Kadir Nelson
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Kadir Nelson (born May 15, 1974) is an African-American artist, illustrator and author. His work is focused on African-American culture and history.
Early life
Nelson graduated from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York.[1]
Exhibitions
Nelson has had exhibitions in galleries and museums throughout the United States and the world, including the Museum of Tolerance,[2] and the Society of Illustrators.[3]
Bibliography
- Illustrations only unless otherwise indicated.
- Brothers of the Knight by Debbie Allen. Dial, 1999.
- Big Jabe by Jerdine Nolen. HarperCollins, 2000.[4]
- Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream by Deloris and Roslyn Jordan. Simon & Schuster, 2000.[5]
- Dancing in the Wings, Debbie Allen. Dial, 2000.[6]
- Just the Two of Us by Will Smith. Scholastic, 2001.(NAACP Image Award)[7]
- Please, Baby, Please by Spike and Tonya Lee. Simon & Schuster, 2002.[8]
- Under the Christmas Tree by Nikki Grimes. HarperCollins, 2002.
- The Village that Vanished by Ann Grifalconi. Dial, 2002.[9]
- Thunder Rose by Jerdine Nolen. Harcourt, 2003.
- Ellington Was Not a Street by Ntozake Shange. Simon & Schuster, 2004. (Coretta Scott King Author Award)[10]
- He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, based on the traditional song lyrics. Dial, 2005.[11]
- The Real Slam Dunk by Charisse Richardson. Dial, 2005.[12]
- Hewitt Anderson’s Great Big Life by Jerdine Nolen. Simon & Schuster, 2005.[13]
- Please, Puppy, Please by Spike and Tonya Lee. Simon & Schuster, 2005.[14]
- Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom, by Carole Boston Weatherford, Hyperion/Jump at the Sun, 2006 (2007 Caldecott Honor book)[15]
- Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad, Ellen Levine. Scholastic, 2007.(2008 Caldecott Honor book)
- Michael's Golden Rules by Deloris Jordan, introduction by Michael Jordan. Simon & Schuster, 2007.[16]
- We Are the Ship:The Story of Negro League Baseball, written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, foreword by Hank Aaron, Hyperion/Jump at the Sun, 2008.[17]
- Abe's Hones Words, by Doreen Rappaport. Hyperion, 2008. ISBN 978-142310408-7
- Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit, quotations from Barack Obama, black and white line drawings by Kadir Nelson. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4169-8955-4
- Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson, by Sharon Robinson, Scholastic, 2009; ISBN 978-0-545-05251-1
- All God's Critters, song lyrics by Bill Staines, Simon & Schuster, 2009
- Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya, by Donna Jo Napoli, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4169-3505-6
- A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis, by Matt de la Peña, Dial Books, 2011, ISBN 978-0-8037-3167-7[18]
- Nelson Mandela, written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, 2013, ISBN 0061783749
- Baby Bear, written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, 2014
Book awards
Nelson is a two-time Caldecott Honor Award winner. He received an NAACP Image Award for the book Just the Two of Us. For his book, We Are The Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball, he received the 2008 CASEY Award for best baseball book,[19] the 2009 Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the 2009 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award.[20] His book, Nelson Mandela, was a Coretta Scott King honor book in 2014.[21]
Album cover art
Nelson created the mural used as cover art for Michael Jackson's posthumous 2010 album Michael.[22][23]
On Friday, December 10, 2010, a 29,070-square-foot (2,701 m2) poster depicting the Michael album artwork was erected at the Rectory Farm in Middlesex, England, which broke a Guinness World Record for the largest poster in the world.[24]
On Wednesday, August 21, 2013, it was announced that Nelson had created the work of art used for Drake's 2013 album Nothing Was the Same.[25]
Postage stamps
Nelson designed the pair of 44-cent U.S. postage stamps that were issued by the U.S. Postal Service in 2010, to honor Negro Leagues baseball,[26] and a pair that honored basketball star Wilt Chamberlain in 2014.[27]
References
- ↑ "TheGrio's 100: Kadir Nelson, drawing from the past to illustrate hope" 02/01/2010
- ↑ ONCE UPON A WORLD CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD, 2005 winner, Museum of Tolerance website
- ↑ 2009 Original Art: The Fine Art of Children's Book Illustrations, October 22, 2009 - November 25, 2009, Society of Illustrators website
- ↑ Big Jabe, HarperCollins website
- ↑ Salt in His Shoes, Simon & Schuster website
- ↑ Dancing in the Wings, Penguin USA website
- ↑ Just the Two of Us, Scholastic website
- ↑ Please, Baby, Please at Simon & Schuster website
- ↑ The Village that Vanished at Penguin USA website
- ↑ Ellington Was Not a Street at Simon & Schuster website
- ↑ He's Got the Whole World in His Hands at Penguin USA website
- ↑ The Real Slam Dunk at Scholastic website
- ↑ Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life at Simon & Schuster website
- ↑ Please, Puppy, Please at Simon & Schuster website
- ↑ Moses at Disney Books website
- ↑ Michael's Golden Rules at Simon & Schuster website
- ↑ We Are the Ship website
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- ↑ And the Newbery, Caldecott award winners are..., Ashley Strickland, CNN, January 27, 2014
- ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/51942/231058 "New Michael Jackson Album Out December 14", Jem Aswad, Rolling Stone Magazine, Nov 04, 2010
- ↑ "Michael Jackson Asked Album-Cover Artist To Paint Him Before He Died", Gil Kaufman, MTV News, Dec. 13, 2010
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External links
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- Nelson at publisher Simon and Schuster
- Nelson at publisher HarperCollins
- Nelson at publisher Scholastic
- We Are the Ship children's book website
- Nelson biography, with further links, at Black Art Depot
- Nelson audio interview from December 3, 2007, at Children's Book Radio website
- Nelson at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview about Change Has Come at Youtube.com (Simon & Schuster videos)
- Nelson at 2009 National Book Festival, Library of Congress
- Kadir Nelson at Library of Congress Authorities, with 33 catalog records
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- 1974 births
- African-American artists
- American children's book illustrators
- American graphic designers
- American production designers
- Children's non-fiction writers
- Pratt Institute alumni
- Stamp designers
- Michael Jackson
- Artists from San Diego, California
- Artists from Washington, D.C.
- Living people
- Album-cover and concert-poster artists
