{"id":3506,"date":"2026-09-07T03:12:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T03:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annettelee.com\/?post_type=phort_post&p=3506"},"modified":"2026-09-12T02:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T02:36:25","slug":"hand-drawn-picture-book-exhibit-2024","status":"publish","type":"phort_post","link":"https:\/\/annettelee.com\/index.php\/portfolio\/hand-drawn-picture-book-exhibit-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"PICTURE BOOK EXHIBIT 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Annette S. Lee, Invited Artist – “Journey to Joy: Rise, Relevance, Representation in Children’s Picture Books”<\/em> Exhibit & Permanent Collection<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featuring original process paintings, sketches, journals, and reference for design of “Forever Sky” award-winning children’s book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Forever Sky”, page 10-11 spread, original mixed media painting (lf), original pencil sketch (rt.), 2019, \u00a9Annette S. Lee. All Rights Reserved.<\/sup><\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The “Journey to Joy: Rise, Relevance, Representation in Children’s Picture Books”<\/strong> exhibit ran in Minneapolis from October 22, 2024, through January 4, 2025<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The exhibition took place across four floors at the Elmer L. Andersen Library<\/a>, located on the University of Minnesota’s West Bank campus. It showcased over 100 years of children’s literature history from the renowned Kerlan Collection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collection exhibited contemporary art from Minnesota Native American illustrators Annette S. Lee, Jonathan Thunder,<\/strong><\/strong> and Marlena Myles<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Original Paintings by Annette S. Lee, “Forever Sky”, \u00a92019 All Rights Reserved.<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Forever Sky<\/em> Sketches, art, and editorial process notes by Annette S. Lee, Permanent Collection, The Kerlan Collection of Children’s Literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Developed in consultation with award-winning children’s book author Andrea Davis Pinkney<\/strong> and Curatorial Chair Lisa Von Drasek<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It explored both the difficult, exclusionary history of minority representation in early American children’s literature and the rise of diverse stories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Original Sketches pages 10 and 11 by Annette S. Lee, “Forever Sky”, \u00a92019 All Rights Reserved.<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Featured pieces ranging from W.E.B. Du Bois’ historic The Brownies’ Book<\/em> to the Caldecott Award-winning The Snowy Day<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PROJECT OVERVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Role: Invited Artist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collaborators: Johnathan Thunder, Marlena Myles (artists); Andrea Davis Pinkney (advisor), Lisa Von Drasek (curator)
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Location: Children’s Literature Research Collections (CLRC), University of Minnesota Libraries<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Permanent Collection: <\/em> The Kerlan Collection<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sketches, References, and Process Documentation for Original Paintings in “Forever Sky” children’s book<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Completed: Oct. 22, 2024 to Jan. 4, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Annette S. Lee, Invited Artist – “Journey to Joy: Rise, Relevance, Representation in Children’s Picture Books” Exhibit & Permanent Collection Featuring original process paintings, sketches, journals, and reference for design of “Forever Sky” award-winning children’s book. The “Journey to Joy: Rise, Relevance, Representation in Children’s Picture Books” exhibit ran in Minneapolis from October 22, 2024, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3525,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-3506","phort_post","type-phort_post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","has-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/annettelee.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/phort_post\/3506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/annettelee.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/phort_post"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/annettelee.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/phort_post"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annettelee.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/annettelee.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}