She also illustrated over 100 books and was the first African American to win a Caldecott Medal.
Adrienne Adams was an American children's book illustrator born in 1906. She was the first African American to win a Caldecott Medal, which she won twice for Houses from the Sun and The Day We Saw the Sun Come Up. She illustrated over 100 books in her lifetime and had a net worth of $3 million.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $3 Million (2024)
About
American children's book illustrator who won two Caldecott medals for Houses from the Sun and The Day We Saw the Sun Come Up.
Before Fame
She attended the University of Missouri and The American School of Design.
Trivia
She also illustrated two well-known fairy tales: Thumbelina and The Shoemaker and the Elves.
Family Life
She married John Anderson in 1935 and illustrated one of his children's books, Bag of Smoke, in 1942.
Associated With
Robert Lawson was also a Caldecott medal winning illustrator.
