STOCKBRIDGE — A fist raised high in the air, a foot planted firmly on the step in front of her, the woman at the center of "American Uprising" — wearing a T-shirt with an image of George Floyd and an ...
As the end of the second COVID-19 summer brings the early days of the pandemic more clearly into focus, one of the most celebrated illustrators in the country, with over 30 picture books and numerous ...
This spring, the Center Art Gallery will be hosting “Beauty of the Spirit,” an exhibition of the work of renowned African-American artist and illustrator Kadir Nelson. The exhibition, held March 17 ...
Kadir Nelson is an award-winning author and artist based in Los Angeles. His recent New Yorker cover “Say Their Names,” a commemorative painting of George Floyd and other victims of racial violence ...
You may not know Kadir Nelson by name, but you absolutely know his work. Whether you’ve ever picked up a copy of The New Yorker, or read your kids their favorite children’s book, or spent a Sunday at ...
Award-winning artist Kadir Nelson is known for his oil paintings that evoke both modern urban realism and the masterly works of turn-of-the century American painters. For our Weekend Spotlight, Geoff ...
STOCKBRIDGE — Award-winning painter, illustrator and author Kadir Nelson — whose portfolio includes magazine covers, children’s books and works for the U.S. Postal Service that are often ...
Ninety-seven years ago, Harold Ross, The New Yorker’s founding editor, asked Rea Irvin to come up with a cover image “that might suggest sophistication and gaiety” for the magazine’s first issue. In ...
“Sweet Liberty,” 2020. Illustration for The New Yorker, Nov. 23, 2020. Oil on linen. 24 x 30 inches. Collection of the artist and THE JKBN GROUP. © 2020 Kadir ...