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 — 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 ...

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 ...

Chances are you know the work of Kadir Nelson, even if you don’t know his name. If you ever used a Marvin Gaye commemorative postage stamp, for instance. Or saw the June 22 cover of the New Yorker, ...

Editor’s note: Leading up to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, CNN spoke with Bernice King, the civil rights leader’s youngest daughter, about the the new children’s book, “I Have A Dream.” The images in ...

As thousands of San Diego students start their new school year today some of them may be introduced to a subject that becomes a lifelong passion. Acclaimed artist and illustrator Kadeer Nelson found ...

Kadir Nelson was 3 years old when he started drawing, too young to know he was headed toward a career illustrating children’s books and creating oil paintings that hang in museums. “I just knew I ...

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 ...

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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 ...