Chances are you know the work of Kadir Nelson, even if you don’t know his name. If you ever used a Marvin Gaye commemorative postage stamp, for instance. Or saw the June 22 cover of the New Yorker, ...

Kadir Nelson’s painting for the cover of the March 9, 2026, issue was inspired by the frigid temperatures and heavy snowfall that have swept across much of the country recently. Last week, parts of ...

As the end of the second COVID-19 summer brings the early days of the pandemic more clearly into focus, one of the most celebrated illustrators in the country, with over 30 picture books and numerous ...

STOCKBRIDGE — A fist raised high in the air, a foot planted firmly on the step in front of her, the woman at the center of "American Uprising" — wearing a T-shirt with an image of George Floyd and an ...

This spring, the Center Art Gallery will be hosting “Beauty of the Spirit,” an exhibition of the work of renowned African-American artist and illustrator Kadir Nelson. The exhibition, held March 17 ...

*Illustrator Kadir Nelson talks about capturing some semblance of hope in his new cover for The New Yorker’s Nov. 23 issue. The image shows a young girl of color – a blue flower in her natural hair – ...

You may not know Kadir Nelson by name, but you absolutely know his work. Whether you’ve ever picked up a copy of The New Yorker, or read your kids their favorite children’s book, or spent a Sunday at ...

Acclaimed illustrator and Pratt Institute alumnus Kadir Nelson will speak at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 21, 2011, in Higgins Hall Auditorium on Pratt’s Brooklyn Campus at 61 St. James Place. The ...