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Donald Crews

ドナルド・クルーズ

Donarudo Kurūzu

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1938-08-30 (Newark, New Jersey)
国籍
American
言語
English
宗教
Unknown
居住地歴
Newark, New Jersey → New York City → Hudson River Valley → Cottondale, Florida (summers)

経歴

職業
Children's book author, Illustrator, Graphic designer
活動期間
1967年〜
影響を与えた人物
Nina Crews

学歴

Cooper Union
Art
卒業年: 1959
国: United States

受賞歴

Children's Literature Legacy Award
2015
主催: American Library Association
結果: 受賞
Caldecott Honor
1978
対象作品: Freight Train
主催: Association for Library Service to Children
結果: オナー
Caldecott Honor
1980
対象作品: Truck
主催: Association for Library Service to Children
結果: オナー

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Freight Train

1978年 Picture book

A picture book depicting a colorful freight train in motion.

TransportationColorMotion

Truck

1980年 Picture book

A picture book featuring various trucks.

TransportationMachines

Bigmama's

1991年 Autobiographical picture book

Autobiographical picture book about summers at grandparents' home.

FamilyChildhoodBlack families

全著作

  • We Read: A to Z (1967)
  • Ten Black Dots (1968)
  • Freight Train (1978)
  • Truck (1980)
  • Bigmama's (1991)
  • Shortcut (1992)

作風・主題

文体
Minimal textVisual focusAbstractSymbolic
頻出モチーフ
TransportationTrainsTrucksHarborsAirplanes

評価・遺産

Renowned illustrator of children's picture books, known for visually striking transportation-themed works, with two Caldecott Honors. Also recognized for depicting Black family life.

引用

  • Freight Train was close to the time when I was doing most of my work as a designer, and abstraction and brevity and symbol were more important to me, were more significant to the way I did my work.
    出典: Interview (1998年)

豆知識

  • Married to graphic artist Ann Jonas.
  • Daughter Nina Crews is also a children's book author.