We Are the Ship:
The Story of Negro League Baseball, Original Paintings by Kadir Nelson
Monday, Nov. 14, 6:30 p.m., Auditorium (Building 1, 2nd Floor, Room 1261)
Exhibit runs November 4, 2011 - January 8, 2012
Freedom Tower (Biscayne Blvd. and N.E. 6th Street)
Paintings, sketches and educational materials from the book We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball, by award-winning artist and illustrator Kadir Nelson. Nelson spent seven years researching, writing, and creating paintings to recreate the story of these gifted athletes. Nelson will present his book on November 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the Auditorium (building 1, 2nd floor) followed by a tour of the art exhibit in the Freedom Tower (Biscayne Blvd. and N.E. 6th Street)
Author(s) and Guest(s)
Kadir Nelson
Award-winning author/illustrator Kadir Nelson's children's book, We Are The Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball (Hyperion Books for Children, $18.99), is a tribute to the spirit of the Negro Leaguers. The narrative, accompanied by Nelson's vibrant illustrations, is divided into nine innings, beginning with Rube Foster and his formation of the first Negro League in 1920 and closing with Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier into white major league baseball.
Nelson's illustrated book for children 9 and up, Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans (HarperCollins, $19.99) is the compelling and inspiring story of our country through the lens of the African-American experience. Touching on some of the great transformative events and small victories of American history, Nelson demonstrates that in gaining their freedom and equal rights, African Americans helped our country achieve its promise of liberty and justice. Nelson is the illustrator of nearly thirty books for children.
Schedule
Location
Miami Book Fair International * Miami Dade College
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132
Auditorium (Building 1, 2nd Floor, Room 1261)
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