Garth Williams Made Me Cry and Now I’m an Illustrator
Title and/or Affiliation
Mary Jane Begin, Hollins University and Rhode Island School of Design
Presenter Bio
Mary Jane Begin became Illustration Chair of the Graduate Programs in Children’s Literature at Hollins University in July 2019. She is also a Senior Critic in the Illustration Department at the Rhode Island School of Design, where she has taught for over 30 years and serves as the Internship Advisor. She also teaches many courses online at LinkedInLearning and CreativeLive. She has won a Bank Street College Award as well as awards from the Society of Illustrators. Her most recent title, Ping Meets Pang, garnered a Silver Nautilus Award, a Next Generation Indie Book Award, and a National Indie Award of Excellence.
Session
Panel: The Values in Girls’ Storytelling Voices
Location
Zoom
Start Date
28-6-2024 4:15 PM
End Date
28-6-2024 5:30 PM
Abstract
Begin will focus on the importance of the illustrations' resonance and capacity to engender indelible memory, emotion and a love of drawing and reading through time.
Garth Williams Made Me Cry and Now I’m an Illustrator
Zoom
Begin will focus on the importance of the illustrations' resonance and capacity to engender indelible memory, emotion and a love of drawing and reading through time.