Meet New York Times Best-selling Illustrator AG Ford
AG Ford, the illustrator of best-selling children’s literature, will discuss his work, the process of making picture book art, and becoming an illustrator during two free Springfield events. All ages are welcome.
Thursday, March 28:
- 2-3 p.m. in the Missouri State University Meyer Library auditorium 101. Books will be available for purchase and signing from 3-4 p.m. in Meyer Library Room 107. For information call 836-4547.
- 7 p.m. in the Library Center auditorium. Books will be available for purchase and signing after the event. For information call 882-0714.
The art of AG Ford has appeared in over 30 books published for children, including “My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” and “Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Would Grow Up To Become Malcolm X,” both featured titles in the traveling exhibit Telling A People's Story: African-American Children's Illustrated Literature.
Ford's visit is part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the Springfield African American Read-In, which funded his visit with additional support from the Children's and Young Adult Book Review Board of Missouri and the Springfield Regional Arts Council.
The Springfield celebration includes the traveling exhibit "Telling a People’s Story: African American Children’s Illustrated Literature." The exhibit is at the Library Center, 4653 S. Campbell Ave., through March 31; and at the Duane G. Meyer Library, Missouri State University, April 3 – May 22.
This is the first major museum exhibition devoted to the art found within the pages of African-American children’s picture books. It celebrates the complex and diverse African-American experience through a lens intended for children and young readers.
The exhibit Telling A People's Story: African-American Children's Illustrated Literature is organized by the Miami University Art Museum through a grant from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation.
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