Bryan Collier began painting at age fifteen in Pocomoke, Maryland, where he developed a highly praised original style of painting with watercolors.
Collier is the illustrator of a number of award-winning books, including Uptown, A Freedom River, Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Visiting Langston, all winners of the Coretta Scott King Award for illustration. Martin’s Big Words was also designated a Caldecott Honor Book in 2002.
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