Pinkney, J. Brian

Acclaimed artist Brian Pinkney is the illustrator of several highly-praised picture books including The Faithful Friend, In the Time of the Drums, and Duke Ellington . He is a graduate of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and holds a master's degree in illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife Andrea, with whom he often collaborates, and his two children. Via: http://www.brianpinkney.net/main.html

From the guide to the Brian Pinkney Papers, 1993-2013, (University of Minnesota. Children's Literature Research Collections. [clrc])