Friday, May 13, 2011

ILLUSTRATOR R. Gregory Christie

R. GREGORY CHRISTIE grew up in New Jersey and received a B.A degree in media arts from New York City's School of Visual Arts in 1993. While attending SVA, he had a position at the Guggenheim Museum, and interned for the Star Ledger newspaper, where his first published work was showcased, in 1990. Within a few years his work began to appear of jazz album covers and his first picture book, The Palm of My Heart: Poetry by African-American Children was published in 1996. A three-time recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award honor, Christie is a regular contributor to the New Yorker Magazine.

He has collaborated on several books with poet, Tony Medina, most recently on Follow-Up Letters to Santa From Kids Who Never Got a Response, published by Just Us Books.
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Follow-Up Letters to Santa From Kids Who Never Got a Response











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