Jerome Lagarrigue facts for kids
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Jerome Lagarrigue
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| Born | August 18, 1973 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Painter |
Jérôme Lagarrigue (born August 18, 1973) is a talented French painter. He creates amazing art and lives in New York City.
Jérôme's Story
Jérôme Lagarrigue was born in Paris, France. His dad was an illustrator and painter, and his mom was a journalist. Growing up, he went to school in France. But he spent his summer breaks in New York City. This is where he lives now.
He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. He focused on illustration and finished his studies in 1996. Just two years later, the Parsons School of Design asked him to teach drawing and painting.
In 2002, Jérôme won a special prize. It was the John Steptoe Award for New Talent. He earned it for his amazing pictures in the book Freedom Summer.
Books with His Art
Jérôme Lagarrigue has brought many stories to life with his illustrations. Here are some of the books he has worked on:
- 1999 - My Man Blue, written by Nikki Grimes. ISBN: 978-0-14-230197-5
- 2002 - Freedom Summer, written by Deborah Wiles. ISBN: 978-0-689-87829-9
- 2003 - Me and Uncle Romie, written by Claire Hartfield. ISBN: 978-0-8037-2520-1
- 2004 - Going North, written by Janice N. Harrington. ISBN: 978-0-374-32681-4
- 2004 - Freedom on the Menu, written by Carole Weatherford. ISBN: 978-0-8037-2860-8
- 2007 - Poetry for young people, poems by Maya Angelou. ISBN: 978-1-4027-2023-9
- 2007 - Pleine Face, written by Sylvain Coher. ISBN: 2-84809-069-3
