Kadir Nelson is Brilliant,
but Then I’m Sure You Already Know That
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Today at Kirkus, I write about Schwartz & Wade Books’ new I Have a Dream with the exquisite oil paintings of Kadir Nelson.
That link is here.
Until Sunday …
There are no words for what that must have felt like, when Mr. Nelson finished that final picture for this book – wow. It sounds gorgeous, and we do indeed know that Mr. Nelson is BRILLIANT.
I sometimes take Kadir Nelson’s brilliant illustrations for granted. Nelson is one of if not the only artist whose illustrations are grand enough to pull off this book — simply the text of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech. I have seen a mock-up of the book but am still waiting to listen the CD.