Kinda blue ann grifalconi biography

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  • (September 22, 1929 – February 19, 2020) was an American author and illustrator of children's books.
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    Ann Grifalconi Collection of May Swenson Papers

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     Collection

    Identifier: MS-MS-ms168

    Scope and Contents

    The Ann Grifalconi Collection of May Swenson Papers consists of correspondence from May Swenson and R.R. "Zan" Knudson, poetry drafts, photographs, and Swenson's portion of the 1969 film "Poetry is Alive and Well and Living in America."

    Dates

    • Creation: circa 1967-1982

    Creator

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    Ann Grifaloconi received a Certificate of Art from The Cooper Union in 1950. She received a BA in Art History from New York University. She initially worked as a teacher. The first book that she published was City Rhythms which was published in 1965. She wrote and Illustrated numerous children’s books. Many of the books were set in Africa. Her books include:

    • City Rhythms, 1965
    • The Village of Round and Square Houses, 1986
    • Darkness and the Butterfly, 1987
    • Osa’s Pride, 1990
    • Flyaway Girl, 1992
    • The by That Vanished, 2002
    • Kinda Blue, 1993
    • Tiny’s Hat, 1999
    • The Bravest Flute, 1994
    • Not Home: A Novel, 1995
    • Tio Armando, 1998

    Ann Grifaloconi passed away on February 19, 2020.

    Awards:

    Her book, The Village of Round and Square Houses, received the Caldecott Honor in 1987.

    Ms. Grifalconi illustrated The Jazz Man (1966), a Newbery Honor book, written bygd her mother, Mary Hays Wiek. She also illustrated Everett Anderson’s Goodbye which received