Ashley Bryan
Ashley Bryan | |
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Ashley Bryan in 2007 | |
| Born | July 13, 1923 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | February 4, 2022 (aged 98) Sugar Land, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, illustrator, teacher |
| Education | Cooper Union School of Art Columbia University University of Marseilles University of Freiburg |
| Period | 1950–2020 |
| Genre | children's picture books |
| Subject | African American studies |
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| Notable awards | Children's Literature Legacy Award 2009 Virginia Hamilton Award 2012 |
Ashley Frederick Bryan (July 13, 1923 – February 4, 2022) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Most of his subjects are from the African-American experience. He was a U.S. nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2006 and he won the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his contribution to American children's literature in 2009. His picture book Freedom Over Me was short-listed for the 2016 Kirkus Prize and received a Newbery Honor.