Daniel Minter
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Daniel Minter | |
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Born | 1961 (age 59–60) Ellaville, Georgia, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Art Institute of Atlanta |
Known for | painting, illustration, sculpture, themes of diaspora and spirituality |
Spouse(s) | Marcia Minter |
Awards | Caldecott Medal 2020 Coretta Scott King Book Award 2013 |
Daniel Minter (born 1961, Ellaville, Georgia) is an African-American artist and educator working in painting, sculpture, illustration, assemblage, and public art.[1][2][3]
Education[]
Minter received his A.A. from Art Institute of Atlanta. In 2019, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from Maine College of Art.
Career[]
Early in his career, Minter worked as a graphic designer.[4] He has illustrated twelve children's books, including two award-winning collaborations with the author Kelly Starling Lyons: Ella's Broom, which won the 2013 Coretta Scott King Book Honor, and Going Down Home with Daddy, which was a 2020 Caldecott Medal recipient.
Minter has also designed two Kwanzaa stamps for the United States Postal Service, issued in 2004 and in 2011.[5][6][7]
Minter now lives in Portland, Maine,[8] where he continues his creative work and assists with The Underground Railroad, of which he is a board member. Minter's work has appeared at many shows throughout Portland and can be seen in the official logos of the Underground Rail-Road and the Maine Interfaith Youth Alliance.
Books (Illustrated)[]
- 2019 Going Down Home with Daddy, by Kelly Starling Lyons
- 2019 The Women Who Caught The Babies: A Story of African American Midwives, by Eloise Greenfield
- 2019: I Remember: Poems and Pictures of Heritage, compiled by Lee Bennett Hopkins
- 2018 So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom, by Gary D. Schmidt
- 2017 Cay and Adlee Find Their Voice, by Russell J Quaglia and Cali Quaglia
- 2016 Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness, by Donna Janell Bowman
- 2012 Ellen's Broom, by Kelly Starling Lyons
- 2006 The First Marathon: The Legend of Pheidippides, by Susan Reynolds
- 2002 New Year Be Coming!: A Gullah Year, by Katharine Boling
- 2000 Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story, by Angela Shelf Medearis
- 1998 Bubber Goes to Heaven, by Arna Bontemps
- 1994 The Foot Warmer and the Crow, by Evelyn Coleman
Awards[]
- 2020 Caldecott Honor
- 2013 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, Ellen’s Broom
- 1994 National Endowment for the Arts and Arts International, Travel Grants Fund for Artists, Salvador Bahia Brazil
References[]
- ^ Reynolds, Janet (2017-11-05). "Daniel Minter: Making Art, Making Connections". Take Magazine. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ Little, Carl (2018-12-01). "Coming to Terms with Tragedy Through Art". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ Keyes, Bob (2019-06-11). "Daniel Minter's sculpture sets the table for 'Welcome Feast' public art project". mainetoday. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ Reynolds, Janet (2017-11-05). "Daniel Minter: Making Art, Making Connections". Take Magazine. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ "Portland honors artist who designed stamp". Lewiston Sun Journal. 2004-12-21. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ "Arago: Kwanzaa Issue". arago.si.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ "Spread the Joy … Forever". about.usps.com. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ "Art review: Darkness amid radiance for Isaacs and Minter". Press Herald. 2017-07-23. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
- 1963 births
- Living people
- African-American painters
- American painters
- American sculptors
- American stamp designers
- People from Schley County, Georgia
- African-American sculptors
- American painter, 20th-century birth stubs
- American sculptor stubs