Ann Grifalconi

Ann Grifalconi (September 22, 1929 – February 19, 2020)[1] was an American author and illustrator of children's books. Born in New York, she studied art at the Cooper Union School of Art, where she received a certificate in advertising art in 1950. She worked for several years in advertising and display,[2] then taught art and design at the High School of Fashion Industries before leaving to become a full-time illustrator and author.[3]

Grifalconi is the author of several books for children, including The Village of Round and Square Houses (a runner-up for the 1987 Caldecott Medal for illustration, her work)[4] and Ain't Nobody a Stranger to Me (illustrated by Jerry Pinkney). As an illustrator she has worked with authors including Elizabeth Bishop, Lucille Clifton, Walter Dean Myers, and Tillie S. Pine. She shared a Coretta Scott King Award with Clifton for Everrett Anderson's Goodbye; The Jazz Man, which she illustrated for Mary Hays Weik, was a 1967 Newbery Honor book and an ALA Notable book.

Grifalconi lived in New York City[4] and died on February 19, 2020 at The New Jewish Home in the same city.[5]

References
  1. "Ann Grifalconi Papers". De Grummond Children's Literature Collection. University of Southern Mississippi. Processed October 19, 1995. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  2. "Ann Grifalconi". authorsguild.net. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  3. "Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature: Ann Grifalconi". answers.com. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  4. "Ann Grifalconi" Archived 2013-03-31 at the Wayback Machine. HarperCollins Publishers (harpercollins.com). Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/books/ann-grifalconi-dead.html


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