Daniel Minter facts for kids

Daniel Minter, born in 1961 in Ellaville, Georgia, is a talented African-American artist. He creates amazing art using many different methods. Daniel Minter is known for his paintings, sculptures, and illustrations. He also works on public art projects that everyone can enjoy.

Daniel Minter's Education

Daniel Minter studied at the Art Institute of Atlanta. He earned a special degree there. Later, in 2019, he received an honorary doctorate from the Maine College of Art. This special award recognized his amazing work in art.

Daniel Minter's Career

Early in his career, Daniel Minter worked as a graphic designer. He has illustrated twelve children's books. Two of these books won big awards. He worked with author Kelly Starling Lyons on these books.

One book, Ellen's Broom, won a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor in 2013. Another book, Going Down Home with Daddy, received a Caldecott Honor in 2020. These awards are very important in children's literature.

Daniel Minter also designed two Kwanzaa stamps for the United States Postal Service. These stamps were released in 2004 and again in 2011.

Today, Daniel Minter lives in Portland, Maine. He continues to create art there. He also helps with The Underground Railroad, where he is a board member. His art has been shown in many places in Portland. You can also see his designs in the official logos for The Underground Railroad and the Maine Interfaith Youth Alliance.

Books Illustrated by Daniel Minter

• 2019 Going Down Home with Daddy, by Kelly Starling Lyons
• 2019 The Women Who Caught The Babies: A Story of African American Midwives, by Eloise Greenfield
• 2019: I Remember: Poems and Pictures of Heritage, compiled by Lee Bennett Hopkins
• 2018 So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom, by Gary D. Schmidt
• 2017 Cay and Adlee Find Their Voice, by Russell J Quaglia and Cali Quaglia
• 2016 Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness, by Donna Janell Bowman
• 2012 Ellen's Broom, by Kelly Starling Lyons
• 2006 The First Marathon: The Legend of Pheidippides, by Susan Reynolds
• 2002 New Year Be Coming!: A Gullah Year, by Katharine Boling
• 2000 Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story, by Angela Shelf Medearis
• 1998 Bubber Goes to Heaven, by Arna Bontemps
• 1994 The Foot Warmer and the Crow, by Evelyn Coleman

Awards and Honors

Daniel Minter has received several important awards for his artistic work.

• 2020 Caldecott Honor for Going Down Home with Daddy.
• 2013 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor for Ellen’s Broom.
• 1994 National Endowment for the Arts and Arts International, Travel Grants Fund for Artists, Salvador Bahia Brazil.