Kadir Nelson: Artistic Visionary by Claudia Rangel

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Kadir Nelson: Artistic Visionary

Published on Nov 30, 2022

He was born in Washington D.C. but he grew up in New Jersey and San Diego. Since he was a little boy he's loved drawing and painting. His uncle and his high school art teacher taught him important artistic principles and techniques, including how to paint with oils. With that said, because of his talent, he earned a partial scholarship to the prestigious Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.

He initially enrolled at Pratt as an architecture major because he had heard how hard it was to make ends meet as an artist. During his freshman year he took a leap of faith and changed his major to illustration. Within weeks of graduation, Kadir Nelson began earning an income through art.

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Kadir Nelson

born in Washington D.C.

Photo by Andy Feliciotti

He initially enrolled in architecture at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.

However, during his freshman year he took a leap of faith and changed his major to illustration.

Within weeks of graduation, Kadir Nelson began earning an income through art.

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He got into children's/adolescent literature by illustrating Debbie Allen's children's book, Brothers of the Knight in 2001.

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5 Facts About Kadir:

His mother taught him the art of visualization.
While writing and illustrating his first children's book he researched the minute details of players' features, even as they aged, and the colors of the stadiums during the Negro League Baseball era.
He finds African American history enjoyable; he likes it very much.
He was inspired by Maya Angelou who said, "say it out loud and set about the business of becoming what you want to be."
His paintings are in the private and public permanent collections of notable institutions like the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown and the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.

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