Award-winning author/illustrator Kadir Nelson, in town for the Arkansas Literary Festival, will be at Hearne Fine Art at 5:30 p.m. tonight to talk about his work, which is on exhibit there.  

Nelson’s paintings are in the collections of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Baseball Hall of Fame. Parents of young children will no doubt recognize his book “Baby Bear”; his other picture books include “We Are The Ship,” “Nelson Mandela,” “I Have a Dream,” “Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya” and others. His awards include the Caldecott Honor, the Sibert Medal, two Coretta Scott King Awards and an NAACP Image Award.

Advertisement

His exhibit, “Words and Pictures,” is co-sponsored by Gibbs Elementary School, Rockefeller Elementary School, Pyramid Art, Books & custom Framing/Hearne Fine Art and the William J. Clinton Foundation.

Be a Part of the Fight

Step up and make a difference by subscribing or donating to the Arkansas Times, the progressive, alternative newspaper in Little Rock that's been fighting for truth for 50 years. Our tough, determined, and feisty journalism has earned us over 63,000 Facebook followers, 58,000 Twitter followers, 35,000 Arkansas blog followers, and 70,000 daily email blasts, all of whom value our commitment to holding the powerful accountable. But we need your help to do even more. By subscribing or donating, you'll not only have access to all of our articles, but you'll also be supporting our efforts to hire more writers and expand our coverage. Join us in the fight for truth by subscribing or donating to the Arkansas Times today.

Previous article State DFA takes over Board of Psychology because of budget disarray Next article The Arkansas Literary Festival begins