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Reynold Ruffins
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Reynold Ruffins in 2013
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| Born | 1930 (age 94–95) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Cooper Union |
| Known for | Painting, Children's book illustration, Graphic design |
| Awards | Augustus St. Gaudens Award (Cooper Union) Cooper Union Presidential Citation Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award, 1997 New York Art Directors Club Silver Medal, the Society of Illustrators |
Reynold Ruffins (born in 1930) is a famous American artist. He is a talented painter, illustrator, and graphic designer. He helped start a well-known design studio called Push Pin Studios in 1954. Reynold Ruffins has illustrated over twenty children's books. People know his art for its many styles, bright colors, and fun, imaginary creatures. His artwork has been shown in big art shows around the world. These include the Louvre museum in Paris, and exhibitions in Milan, Bologna, and Tokyo.
About Reynold Ruffins
Reynold Ruffins went to the High School of Music & Art in New York City. He also studied at Cooper Union, a famous art school. In 1954, he co-founded Push Pin Studios. He started this studio with his friends Milton Glaser, Edward Sorel, and Seymour Chwast. They were all graduates from Cooper Union.
After leaving Push Pin in 1963, Ruffins started another design studio. He partnered with Simms Taback. This partnership lasted for more than thirty years. They worked for many big companies. Some of their clients included IBM, AT&T, Coca-Cola, and CBS. They also designed for the New York Times and Time Life magazines.
Ruffins began illustrating children's books in 1969. Through the 1970s and early 1980s, he often worked with writer Jane Sarnoff. In 1991, Ruffins worked with Whoopi Goldberg and Herbie Hancock. They created a video for children called "Koi and the Kola Nuts." This video was part of the "We All Have Tales" series by Rabbit Ears Productions.
Ruffins lives in Sag Harbor, New York.
Teaching Art
Ruffins was a professor at CUNY's Queens College. He is now a professor emeritus there. This means he has retired but is still honored by the college. He also taught at other art schools. These include the School of Visual Arts and Parsons The New School for Design. He was also a visiting professor at Syracuse University.
Awards and Honors
Ruffins has received many important awards for his art. Cooper Union gave him the Augustus St. Gaudens Award. This award is for great achievements in the arts. He also received the Cooper Union Presidential Citation. This was for his important work and success in his career.
His art also won awards from the New York Art Directors Club. He received a Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators. In 1997, Ruffins won the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award. He won this for his illustrations in the book Running the Road to ABC. This book was written by Denize Lauture.
Children's Books Illustrated
Here are some of the children's books Reynold Ruffins has illustrated:
- The Amazing Maze (1969) — written by Harry Hartwick (co-illustrated with Simms Taback)
- Camels: Ships of the Desert (1974) — written by John Frederick Waters
- The Chess Book (1973) — written by Jane Sarnoff
- The Monster Riddle Book (1975) — written by Jane Sarnoff
- The Code & Cipher Book (1975) — written by Jane Sarnoff
- Space (1978) — written by Jane Sarnoff
- My Brother Never Feeds the Cat (1979) — writer and illustrator
- Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa (1994) — written by Verna Aardema
- Running the Road to ABC (1996) — written by Denize Lauture
- Everywhere Faces Everywhere (1997) — written by James Berry
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Trout! (1998) — written by Teri Sloat
- The Gift of the Crocodile: A Cinderella Story (2000) — written by Judy Sierra
- Marco's Run (2001) — written by Wesley Cartier
- A Friend for King Amadou (2006) — written by Robert McKissack
