This summer, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will present five exhibitions specially designed for children and their families in an event called Art Splash. The exhibitions, which will take place in… ...

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art has announced the acquisition of 40 artworks by Jerry Pinkney, including the iconic 2009 cover illustration for Caldecott Medal winner THE LION & THE MOUSE.

Caldecott Medalist Jerry Pinkney illustrated more than 100 books that celebrated Black life and culture. When he died in October 2021, he left unfinished works that his family and publishers have ...

Growing up in the 1940s in the working class Philadelphia neighborhood of Germantown, there was always enough for Jerry Pinkney and his five siblings, but never a lot of extras.

Andrea Davis Pinkney, a trustee of the Eric Carle Museum and Jerry Pinkney's daughter-in-law, said Pinkney could relate to kids who felt small. ANDREA DAVIS PINKNEY: Jerry Pinkney was the youngest ...

The collection includes the original cover of ‘The Lion and the Mouse’ and 39 related works of art from the book. When Isabel Ruiz Cano was in fifth grade in 2010, she loved Jerry Pinkney’s ...

The Caldecott Medal winner died of a heart attack on Wednesday. He was known for illustrating over 100 books for readers of all ages, including The Lion and the Mouse and Their Eyes Were Watching God.

Jerry Pinkney, an illustrator who brought new life to old fairy tales — and to children’s literature as a whole — with radiant picture books celebrating African American people and culture ...

Caldecott Medalist Jerry Pinkney, acclaimed for his picture books honoring his Black heritage as well as for his richly detailed retold fairy and folktales, died on October 20 at 81.

Jerry Pinkney, whose evocative illustrations won acclaim in bringing more than 100 children’s books to life, many with Black characters or images of Black history and culture, died on Wednesday ...

Illustrator Jerry Pinkney honored in ‘Art… Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Search. 50°F. Thursday, October 10th 2024 ...