Ann Grifalconi

Ann Grifalconi (born September 22, 1929)[1] is an American author and illustrator of children's books. Born in New York, she studied art at the Cooper Union School of Art, where she received a certificate in advertising art in 1950. She worked for several years in advertising and display,[2] then taught art and design at the High School of Fashion Industries before leaving to become a full-time illustrator and author.[3]

Grifalconi is the author of several books for children, including The Village of Round and Square Houses (a runner-up for the 1987 Caldecott Medal for illustration, her work)[4] and Ain't Nobody a Stranger to Me (illustrated by Jerry Pinkney). As an illustrator she has worked with authors including Elizabeth Bishop, Lucille Clifton, Walter Dean Myers, and Tillie S. Pine. She shared a Coretta Scott King Award with Clifton for Everrett Anderson's Goodbye; The Jazz Man, which she illustrated for Mary Hays Weik, was a 1967 Newbery Honor book and an ALA Notable book.

Grifalconi lives in New York City.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ann Grifalconi Papers". De Grummond Children's Literature Collection. University of Southern Mississippi. Processed October 19, 1995. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  2. ↑ "Ann Grifalconi". authorsguild.net. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  3. ↑ "Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature: Ann Grifalconi". answers.com. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  4. 1 2 "Ann Grifalconi". HarperCollins Publishers (harpercollins.com). Retrieved 2013-02-16.

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