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Kadir Nelson

カディール・ネルソン

Kadir Nelson

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1974-05-15 (Washington, DC)
国籍
United States
言語
English
居住地歴
Washington, D.C. → Atlantic City, New Jersey → San Diego, California → Los Angeles, California

経歴

職業
painter, illustrator, author
活動期間
1996年〜2025年

学歴

Pratt Institute
Art
学位: BFA
卒業年: 1996
国: United States
BFA in Art

受賞歴

Caldecott Medal
2020
対象作品: The Undefeated
部門: イラスト
主催: Association for Library Service to Children
結果: 受賞
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award
2020
対象作品: The Undefeated
主催: American Library Association
結果: 受賞
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
2009
対象作品: We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
主催: American Library Association
結果: 受賞
Caldecott Honor
2007
対象作品: Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
主催: Association for Library Service to Children
結果: 名誉賞
Caldecott Honor
2008
対象作品: Henry's Freedom Box
主催: Association for Library Service to Children
結果: 名誉賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Undefeated

2019年 Picture book

A poetic picture book celebrating Black American history and achievements.

African-American historyResilience

We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball

2008年 Nonfiction picture book

The story of Negro League Baseball.

Baseball historyAfrican Americans

Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans

2011年 Historical picture book

The story of America and African Americans.

American history

全著作

  • Brothers of the Knight
  • Big Jabe
  • We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
  • The Undefeated
  • Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans

作風・主題

文体
Sumptuous, deeply affectingDrenched in ambience, overt symbolism
頻出モチーフ
African-American cultureHistory

評価・遺産

Renowned for paintings, illustrations, and picture books on African-American culture and history, winner of Caldecott Medal and other honors. Covers for The New Yorker and album art.

記念館・博物館

  • Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. 1962年開館
  • National Museum of African American History and Culture Washington, D.C. 2016年開館

大衆文化への影響

  • Cover art for Michael Jackson's album Michael
  • Cover art for Drake's Nothing Was the Same