Tom Feelings (19 May 1933- 25 August 2003) was an artist and illustrator. Through his works, he framed the African-American experience, the most famous of which is the Middle Passage. He was also celebrated as an author, teacher, and cultural activist. Feelings was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y.. He attended the School of the Visual Arts and later lived in Ghana and Guyana. He was the recipient of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Image: Wikipedia
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Tom Feelings has received numerous awards for his art in books. In 1972, he was the first African American artist to win a Caldecott Honor Award for Moja Means One: A Swahili Counting Book and in 1975 he won a second Caldecott Honor Award for Jambo Means us.penguingroup.com/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,0_1000010711,...
Tom Feelings, well known artist and illustrator of children's books passed away on August 25, 2003. He was 70 years old. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Feelings attended the school of Visual Arts for two years and then joined the Air Force in 1953, wor www.juneteenth.com/Tom_Feelings.htm
Tom Feelings has received numerous awards for his art in books. In 1972, he was the first African American artist to win a Caldecott Honor Award for Moja Means One: A Swahili Counting Book and in 1975 he won a second Caldecott Honor Award for Jambo Means pearsonrewards.com/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000010711,00....
