Children's Literature Legacy Award
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2015) Winner
Donald Crews
ドナルド・クルーズ
Donarudo Kurūzu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938-08-30 （Newark, New Jersey）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Newark, New Jersey → New York City → Hudson River Valley → Cottondale, Florida (summers)
Career
- Occupations
- Children's book author, Illustrator, Graphic designer
- Active Years
- 1967-
- Influenced
- Nina Crews
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Union | — | Art | — | — | United States |
Cooper Union
Art
Year of Graduation:
1959
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Children's Literature Legacy Award | — | — | American Library Association | 受賞 |
| 1978 | Caldecott Honor | Freight Train | — | Association for Library Service to Children | オナー |
| 1980 | Caldecott Honor | Truck | — | Association for Library Service to Children | オナー |
Children's Literature Legacy Award
2015
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
受賞
Caldecott Honor
1978
Work:
Freight Train
Organization:
Association for Library Service to Children
Result:
オナー
Caldecott Honor
1980
Work:
Truck
Organization:
Association for Library Service to Children
Result:
オナー
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Freight Train
1978 Picture bookA picture book depicting a colorful freight train in motion.
TransportationColorMotion
Truck
1980 Picture bookA picture book featuring various trucks.
TransportationMachines
Bigmama's
1991 Autobiographical picture bookAutobiographical picture book about summers at grandparents' home.
FamilyChildhoodBlack families
Bibliography
- We Read: A to Z (1967)
- Ten Black Dots (1968)
- Freight Train (1978)
- Truck (1980)
- Bigmama's (1991)
- Shortcut (1992)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Minimal textVisual focusAbstractSymbolic
- Recurring Motifs
- TransportationTrainsTrucksHarborsAirplanes
Legacy
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.
Quotes
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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.
Source: Interview (1998)
Trivia
- Married to graphic artist Ann Jonas.
- Daughter Nina Crews is also a children's book author.