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Daniel Minter

Daniel Minter (born 1961 in Ellaville, Georgia) is an African-American artist and educator working in painting, sculpture, illustration, assemblage, and public art.

Education

Minter received his A.A. from Art Institute of Atlanta. He received an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from Maine College of Art in 2019 and from Colby College in 2023.

Career

Early in his career, Minter worked as a graphic designer. He has illustrated thirteen children's books, including two award-winning collaborations with the author Kelly Starling Lyons: Ellen's Broom, which won a 2013 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, and Going Down Home with Daddy, which was a 2020 Caldecott Honor recipient.

Minter has also designed two Kwanzaa stamps for the United States Postal Service, issued in 2004 and in 2011.

Minter now lives in Portland, Maine, where he continues his creative work and assists with The Underground Railroad, of which he is a board member. Minter's work has appeared at many shows throughout Portland and can be seen in the official logos of the Underground Rail-Road and the Maine Interfaith Youth Alliance.

Books (Illustrated)

Awards

  • 2020 Caldecott Honor, Going Down Home with Daddy
  • 2013 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, Ellen’s Broom
  • 1994 National Endowment for the Arts and Arts International, Travel Grants Fund for Artists, Salvador Bahia Brazil

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