In yesterday's Calling Caldecott post, Julie noted the historic nature of his 2010 win for The Lion and the Mouse: "the first individual African American artist to win the award." (The "individual" qualification is because interracial husband-and-wife team Leo and Diane Dillon were jointly awarded Caldecott medals back in 19.) Since Jerry Pinkney's win in 2010, the Medal gates have opened for artists of color - with Dan Santat's 2015 award for The Adventures of Beekle Javaka Steptoe's 2017 medal for Radiant Child, Kadir Nelson's 2020 The Undefeated gold, and Michaela Goade's 2021 win for We Are Water Protectors - but they sure were closed until Jerry Pinkney came along to open them, with his exquisite Lion and the Mouse.Īs noted above, he also won five Caldecott honors. Let's take a moment - here on this blog that's all about the Caldecott - to appreciate his impact on the award as we remember a great artist and man. nominee in 1998 for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for creators of children's books.The late Jerry Pinkney was a Caldecott giant, winning five Caldecott honors before striking gold with his historic 2010 win for The Lion and the Mouse. In 2000 he was given the Virginia Hamilton Literary award from Kent State University and in 2004 the University of Southern Mississippi Medallion for outstanding contributions in the field of children’s literature.įor his contribution as a children's illustrator, Pinkney was U.S. He has five Coretta Scott King Awards, four New York Times Best Illustrated Awards, four Gold and four Silver medals from the Society of Illustrators, and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award.
picture book illustration, recognizing The Lion & the Mouse, a version of Aesop's fable that he also wrote. Jerry Pinkney is an American illustrator of children's books. (Pennsylvania, United States of America, Area code 215, Area code 267, Area codes 215 and 267)Ĭhildren's book illustrator, Illustrator, Graphic Artist, Writer
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