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, ...

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 ...

Renowned artist Kadir Nelson paints to reflect the strength and spirituality of black history to remind black people of their own beauty, divinity and inner hero. Nelson has several paintings that ...

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 ...

Your mother sent you to your room the other day. You hate that. You didn't think you were being naughty, but Mama did, and she punished you. You had to sit in your room alone for a while and you cried ...

(CNN) – “Most folks my age and complexion don’t speak much about the past,” says the grandmotherly African-American woman who narrates “Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans,” a ...

Kadir Nelson is at an enviable point in a brilliant career. Two-time Caldecott Honoree, he is the go-to illustrator for an array of Hollywood stars with picture book projects—Will Smith, Spike Lee, ...

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 ...

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, ...