Jerry Pinkney (born 1939) is a master watercolorist and one of the most beloved artists in children’s literature. He has built a career creating paintings about legendary people and characters whose lives exemplify a journey of moral character and freedom of spirit. This intimate exhibition includes a recent portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and one of Pinkney’s famous paintings for a 1996 National Geographic article on the Underground Railroad by Charles Blockson, founder and curator emeritus of the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, Temple University Libraries. This exhibition offers a snapshot of a larger, thematic exhibition Woodmere is planning for 2019.
