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1) New kid
Author
Series
Lexile measure
GN 320L
Language
English
Description
Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and...
Author
Publisher
Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
AD 590L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
"Based on the true story of artist Elijah Pierce and his community barbershop, this picture book biography is a new and engaging offering on a hidden figure in Black art history."--
3) Kadir Nelson
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
790L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Language
English
Description
Explores the life and work of illustrator Kadir Nelson. Discusses his childhood, education, passion for art, and his most famous projects. Includes photos, Nelson's illustrations, a timeline, glossary, index, and resources for further information.
Author
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Language
English
Description
"In the black-owned-and-operated Kirkwood Hospital, Joseph 'Ziggy' Johnson reflects on his life. From the Great Depression through the post-World War II years, Ziggy had been the pulse of Detroit's famous Black Bottom. A celebrated gossip columnist for the city's African-American newspaper, the Michigan Chronicle, he was also the emcee of one of the hottest night clubs, where he rubbed elbows with the legendary black artists of the era. In his hospital...
Author
Publisher
Harper One, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxxii, 345 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A gorgeous collection of 145 original portraits that celebrates Black pioneers--famous and little-known--in politics, science, literature, music, and more, with biographical reflections, all created and curated by an award-winning graphic designer"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Puerto Rican mother and Haitian father. When he was eight and recovering from a car accident, his mother gave him a copy of Gray's Anatomy, which sparked his interest in the human form. This biography of the world's most famous street artist features a facts and photos section at the back.
14) Faith Ringgold
Author
Pub. Date
1993
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
DK/Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents an illustrated look at the life of American painter, writer, mixed media sculptor, and performance artist, Faith Ringgold.
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
x, 354 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Jacob Lawrence was one of the best-known African American artists of the twentieth century. In "Painting Harlem Modern", Patricia Hills renders a vivid assessment of Lawrence's long and productive career. She argues that his complex, cubist-based paintings developed out of a vital connection with a modern Harlem that was filled with artists, writers, musicians, and social activists. She also uniquely positions Lawrence alongside such important African...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
1050L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Jean-Michel Basquiat and his unique, collage-style paintings rocked to fame in the 1980s as a cultural phenomenon unlike anything the art work had ever seen. But before that, he was a little boy who saw art everywhere: in poetry books and museums, in games and in the words that we speak, and in the pulsing energy of New York City. Now, award-winning illustrator Javaka Steptoe's vivid text and bold artwork echoing Basquiat's own, introduce young readers...