Ann grifalconi biography

American illustrator and writer (1929–2020)

Ann Grifalconi (September 22, 1929 – February 19, 2020)^[1] was an American author and illustrator of children's books.

Biography

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 E