| Tom Feelings | |
|---|---|
 Portrait from the first edition of To Be a Slave (1968) | |
| Born | May 19, 1933 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 25, 2003 (aged 70) Mexico |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, illustrator |
Notable works | Tommy Traveler In the World of Negro History (1991) To Be a Slave (1968) The Middle Passage: White Ships/Black Cargo (1995) |
| Awards | Caldecott Honor, 1972, 1975 Coretta Scott King Award, 1996 |
| Spouse(s) | |
Tom Feelings (May 19, 1933 – August 25, 2003) was an artist, cartoonist, children's book illustrator, author, teacher, and activist. He focused on the African-American experience in his work. His most famous book is The Middle Passage: White Ships/Black Cargo (1995).
Feelings was the recipient of numerous awards for his art in children's picture books. He was the first African-American artist to receive a Caldecott Honor,[1] and was the recipient of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1982.[2] Born in Brooklyn, New York, he lived in New York City, Ghana, Guyana, and Columbia, South Carolina.[2]
- ^ "Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). 1999. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
- ^ a b "The Artist: Tom Feelings," Juneteenth.