Telling a People's Story: African-American Children's Illustrated Literature Exhibit
Telling A People’s Story is the first major museum exhibition devoted to the art found within the pages of African-American children’s picture books. The exhibition emphasizes the strength of the illustrations as visual narrative representations of the African-American experience. This project celebrates the complex and diverse African-American experience through a lens intended for children and young readers.
Themes and time periods include African Origins, Middle Passage, Slavery, Emancipation, Reconstruction, Harlem Renaissance, Segregation, and the Civil Rights Movement. The selection of approximately 130 works on display includes paintings, pastels, drawings and mixed media works. Featured are more than 30 artists, spanning nearly 50 years of creativity. Find the full list here.
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Verna Aardema
Freedom in Congo Square
Carole Boston Weatherford
Henry's Freedom Box
Ellen Levine
Moses
Carole Boston Weatherford
The People Could Fly
Virginia Hamilton
Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride
Andrea Pinkney
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
Deborah Hopkinson
Heart and Soul
Kadir Nelson
Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry
Ashley Bryan
Duke Ellington
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Malcolm Little
Ilyasah Shabazz
Sit-In
Andrea Davis Pinkney
This Is the Dream
Diane Z. Shore, Jessica Alexander
Voice of Freedom
Carole Boston Weatherford
The Book Itch
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
I Love My Hair!
Natasha Tarpley
Bad News for Outlaws
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
John Henry
Julius Lester
Perfect Timing
Patsi B. Trollinger
Preaching to the Chickens
Jabari Asim
Radiant Child
Javaka Steptoe
Twelve Rounds to Glory
Charles R. Smith
We Are the Ship
Kadir Nelson
Children's Librarian Favorites
Bark, George
Jules Feiffer
Brown bear, Brown bear, what do you see?
Bill Martin
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Mo Willems
"Stand Back," Said the Elephant, "I'm Going to Sneeze!"
Patricia Thomas
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
Linda Williams
A Giraffe and a Half
Shel Silverstein
Dinosaurs Before Dark
Mary Pope Osborne
