2022年5月16日
奥克兰 大学’s School of Education and Human Services is lending a portion of its extensive children’s literature 艺术 collection to the Farnsworth Art Museum in Maine as p艺术 of a new exhibition featuring works of award-winning children’s book author and illustrator 阿什利·布莱恩, who passed away earlier this year at the age of 98.
In addition to being an honorary degree recipient and guest lecturer at 奥克兰 大学, Bryan was also emeritus professor of 艺术 and design at D艺术mouth College, and a distinguished author whose stories, 诗, 插图, and interpretive readings inspired children throughout the world to love music, 艺术, 和语言. He is also credited with enhancing the African-American experience and adding new dimensions to American culture.
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| 阿什利·布莱恩 with 琳达Pavonetti and Jim Cipielewski |
“He was quite amazing,”医生说。. 琳达Pavonetti, distinguished professor emerita and co-curator of the children’s literature 艺术 collection at OU.
这次展览, 阿什利·布莱恩: Beauty in Return, runs May 28 – December 31 at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Maine and will recognize Bryan’s significant and lasting contributions to Maine and American 艺术 by bringing together examples of the 艺术ist’s work from throughout his long career, including paintings, 插图, puppets and stained glass.
Throughout the years, Bryan’s work garnered many honors, including the Arbuthnot Lectureship from the American Library Association, the Hopkins Poetry award from the 大学 of Pennsylvania, a Newbery honors and numerous Coretta Scott King Awards, including the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. He was also named a New York City Public Library Literary Lion in 2008.
In his readings and other public appearances, Bryan strove to unify audience members from across the world and to encourage all individuals to love of who they are. He was known to treat all of his guests as family, as well as to impress and impress and inspire everyone he met.
“He was the type of person who I felt represented everything that could be good about humanity,”医生说。. Jim Cipielewski, professor emeritus and co-curator of the children’s literature 艺术 collection at OU. “He was someone who radiated peacefulness, humanity, and a love of people, stories, and 艺术.”
When not on loan to the Farnsworth Art Museum, some of Bryan’s works, which were donated to the university, can be found on the third floor of Pawley Hall.