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Illustrator Jerry Pinkney (b. 1939) conveys the essence of Lindy and the folk hero Drylongso, the two main characters in Viriginia Hamilton’s book Drylongso, through richly detailed watercolors.

Hamilton (1936-2002) collaborated creatively with leading children’s book illustrator Pinkney to relate the story of a rural African-American family caught in the throes of a major drought in 1975. Pinkney’s twenty vibrant drawings bring the narrative to life and give enduring form to strong characters, themes of nobility, and the importance of family.

This body of original art work, purchased in 2006, relates not only to the Library’s landmark collections of FSA and OWI photographs, but also represents a contemporary counterpart to the Library’s prized collection of original illustration art, the Cabinet of American Illustration.

Jerry Pinkney, artist. Lindy wiping dust from sunflower, frontispiece for Drylongso by V. Hamilton
Jerry Pinkney, artist. Lindy wiping dust from sunflower, frontispiece for Drylongso by V. Hamilton (1992). 
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.17456

Jerry Pinkney, artist. Drylongso and dust cloud, illustration for Drylongso by V. Hamilton
Jerry Pinkney, artist. Drylongso and dust cloud, illustration for Drylongso by V. Hamilton (1992)
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.17455

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