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George Ancona

George Ancona (December 4, 1929 – January 1, 2021) was an American photo essayist and creator of photo-illustrated children's picture books. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, the son of immigrants from Mexico.[1] He is renowned for creating vivid photo essays that invite children to immerse themselves in new places and cultures, to appreciate the work of everyday life and to accept themselves as well as others. His intimate portraits and straightforward writings celebrate his own Mexican heritage and depression-era upbringing in Brooklyn, NY. Trained as an artist and graphic designer, he entered the children's book field initially as a photographer, and over the past fifty years has authored, photographed and designed over one hundred books that are beloved by children and librarians throughout the Americas.

George Ancona
BornGeorge Efrain Ancona
December 4, 1929
Brooklyn, NY, USA
DiedJanuary 1, 2021 (aged 92)
Santa Fe, NM, USA
OccupationPhotographer, Writer, Designer, Filmmaker, Artist
NationalityAmerican
GenreChildren's literature

Early life and education edit

Ancona was born in 1929 at the start of the Great Depression in Brooklyn, NY. His parents had come separately a few years earlier from Mérida, Yucatán. They married and after first living over an Italian bakery in Williamsburg, settled in Coney Island amidst other recent immigrants from Italy, Ireland and Russia. George attended P.S. 80 Elementary School and spent his free time playing and later working at Coney Island’s notorious Steeplechase Amusement Park. He painted signs for Coney Island at "12 or 13" years[1] and as a teenager "knew I would become an artist".[2]

At Abraham Lincoln High School, he had the privilege of being part of the elite Art Squad, led by famed art teacher Leon Friend. While in high school, Ancona was provided the opportunity to present his portfolio to the Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo. Upon graduation, George traveled to Mexico City by bus, and Tamayo arranged for him to study tuition-free at the Academia de San Carlos, where he took courses in drawing, sculpture, and fresco mural painting for five months.[citation needed]

Returning to New York, George took night courses at Art Students League and The Cooper Union, while starting his career in design by day at the New York Times. Confident in his skills, he stopped his studies and moved to Esquire, working alongside classmates Milton Glaser, Seymour Chwast and Art Kane. With a growing family, he soon moved on to Madison Avenue and worked as an art director at Grey Advertising and later Daniel & Charles Advertising.[citation needed]

Career edit

Over the years, he had hired and learned from many photographers, and he came to realize that they were having more fun than he was. In 1961, he stepped away from his agency job to take on work as a freelance photographer and cinematographer. At his loft studio on 3rd Avenue and 33rd Street, just below the dance studio of Merce Cunningham, he took on assignments for a wide range of clients, including Children’s Vogue, Charles Jourdan and Marlboro. As a cameraman, Ancona shot documentaries around the world, and did several early segments for Sesame Street, Big Blue Marble and other children's programs.[citation needed]

From 1962 to 1970, Ancona moved his family to the Gate Hill Cooperative in Stony Point, NY, where they lived alongside multidisciplinary artists including John Cage, David Tudor, M.C. Richards and Stan Vanderbeek. In 1989, Ancona and his family moved to Santa Fe, NM, where they immersed themselves in the city's culture and Spanish roots. He expanded his photography practice and was an active member of the arts community, garnering recognition from the New Mexico Book Association and received the City of Santa Fe Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Arts in 2014.[citation needed]

Bibliography edit

  • Monsters on Wheels, E. P. Dutton, 1974[3]
  • I Feel, E.P. Dutton, 1977[4]
  • Growing Older, E. P. Dutton, 1978[5]
  • Turtle Watch, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1990[6]
  • Powwow, Harcourt Brace & Company, 1993[7]
  • Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard/Harper Collins, 1993[8]
  • The Piñata Maker, Harcourt Brace & Company, 1994[9]
  • The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home, Macmillan/Simon & Schuster, 1994[10]
  • Earth Daughter, Simon & Schuster, 1995[11]
  • Mayeros: A Yucatec Maya Family, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard/Harper Collins, 1997[12]
  • Barrio: José’s Neighborhood, Harcourt Brace & Company, 1998[13]
  • Murals: Walls That Sing, Marshall Cavendish, 2003[14]
  • It’s Our Garden: From Seeds to Harvest in a School Garden, Candlewick Press, 2013[15]
  • Can We Help? Kids Volunteering to Help Their Communities, Candlewick Press, 2015[16]

Bibliographical Resources edit

https://faculty.ucmerced.edu/mmartin-rodriguez/index_files/vhAnconaGeorge.htm

Select awards and honors edit

  • 1974, AIGA Best Children's Science Book Award, Monsters on Wheels
  • 1978, Babbling Bookworm Fabulous Book Award, Growing Older
  • 1978, N.Y. Art Directors Club Award, I Feel
  • 1988, New York Academy of Sciences for Children's Science Book Award, Turtle Watch
  • 1993, New York Public Library Children's Book List 100 Titles, Powwow
  • 1994, Parents Choice, Texas Library Association Blue Bonnet Award, The Piñata Maker[citation needed]
  • 1994, Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children, The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home[citation needed]
  • 1995, National Science Teachers Association & Children's Book Council, The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home[citation needed]
  • 1995, American Booksellers Association Pick of the List, Earth Daughter[citation needed]
  • 1997, Children's Book Council, Notable Children's Books in Social Studies, Mayeros[17]
  • 2000, Pura Belpré Honor Book, Barrio[18]
  • 2003, Americas Award Commended Book, Murals[19]
  • 2014, Mayor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts, City of Santa Fe Arts Commission[20]
  • 2014, AAAS/Subaru Science Books and Films Prize for Excellence in Science Books, It's Our Garden[21]
  • 2014, International Latino Book Awards: Best Children's Nonfiction Picture Book category, It's Our Garden[22]
  • 2016/17, Carol D. Reiser Children's Book Award, Can We Help?, The Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta[23]
  • 1996, Pura Belpré Honor Book, Pablo Remembers[18]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "George Ancona Interview Transcript". Scholastic Teachers (scholastic.com/teachers). Retrieved 2014-10-15. "The author was interviewed by Scholastic students." No date.
  2. ^ "George Ancona". Scholastic Teachers/Scholastic Corporation. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  3. ^ "Monsters on Wheels". George Ancona | Children's Books. 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  4. ^ "I Feel". George Ancona | Children's Books. 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  5. ^ "Growing Older". George Ancona | Children's Books. 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  6. ^ "Turtle Watch". George Ancona | Children's Books. 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  7. ^ "Powwow". George Ancona | Children's Books. 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  8. ^ "Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead". George Ancona | Children's Books. 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  9. ^ "The Piñata Maker / El Piñatero". George Ancona | Children's Books. 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  10. ^ "The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home". George Ancona | Children's Books. 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  11. ^ "Earth Daughter". George Ancona | Children's Books. 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  12. ^ "Mayeros: A Yucatec Maya Family". George Ancona | Children's Books. 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  13. ^ "Barrio: José's Neighborhood". George Ancona | Children's Books. 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  14. ^ "Murals: Walls That Sing". George Ancona | Children's Books. 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  15. ^ "It's Our Garden: From Seeds to Harvest in a School Garden". George Ancona | Children's Books. 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  16. ^ "Can We Help? Kids Volunteering to Help Their Communities". George Ancona | Children's Books. 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  17. ^ "Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People".
  18. ^ a b "Pura Belpré Award | Awards & Grants". www.ala.org. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  19. ^ "Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature" (PDF).
  20. ^ "2014 Mayor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts | City of Santa Fe, New Mexico". www.santafenm.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  21. ^ "It's Our Garden". AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  22. ^ Comstock, Nora (2014-04-27). "16th Annual International Latino Book Awards 2014 Finalists - Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club". Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  23. ^ "Carol D. Reiser Youth Service Award".

External links edit

  • George Ancona Books
  • Reading Rockets Interview with George Ancona
  • Lee & Low Books Interview with George Ancona
  • 2014 Mayor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts: George Ancona
  • George Ancona at Library of Congress, with 110 library catalog records
  • Worldcat Library: George Ancona
  • George Ancona Obituary

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George Ancona December 4 1929 January 1 2021 was an American photo essayist and creator of photo illustrated children s picture books He was born and raised in Brooklyn New York the son of immigrants from Mexico 1 He is renowned for creating vivid photo essays that invite children to immerse themselves in new places and cultures to appreciate the work of everyday life and to accept themselves as well as others His intimate portraits and straightforward writings celebrate his own Mexican heritage and depression era upbringing in Brooklyn NY Trained as an artist and graphic designer he entered the children s book field initially as a photographer and over the past fifty years has authored photographed and designed over one hundred books that are beloved by children and librarians throughout the Americas George AnconaBornGeorge Efrain AnconaDecember 4 1929Brooklyn NY USADiedJanuary 1 2021 aged 92 Santa Fe NM USAOccupationPhotographer Writer Designer Filmmaker ArtistNationalityAmericanGenreChildren s literature Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Bibliography 4 Bibliographical Resources 5 Select awards and honors 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education editAncona was born in 1929 at the start of the Great Depression in Brooklyn NY His parents had come separately a few years earlier from Merida Yucatan They married and after first living over an Italian bakery in Williamsburg settled in Coney Island amidst other recent immigrants from Italy Ireland and Russia George attended P S 80 Elementary School and spent his free time playing and later working at Coney Island s notorious Steeplechase Amusement Park He painted signs for Coney Island at 12 or 13 years 1 and as a teenager knew I would become an artist 2 At Abraham Lincoln High School he had the privilege of being part of the elite Art Squad led by famed art teacher Leon Friend While in high school Ancona was provided the opportunity to present his portfolio to the Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo Upon graduation George traveled to Mexico City by bus and Tamayo arranged for him to study tuition free at the Academia de San Carlos where he took courses in drawing sculpture and fresco mural painting for five months citation needed Returning to New York George took night courses at Art Students League and The Cooper Union while starting his career in design by day at the New York Times Confident in his skills he stopped his studies and moved to Esquire working alongside classmates Milton Glaser Seymour Chwast and Art Kane With a growing family he soon moved on to Madison Avenue and worked as an art director at Grey Advertising and later Daniel amp Charles Advertising citation needed Career editOver the years he had hired and learned from many photographers and he came to realize that they were having more fun than he was In 1961 he stepped away from his agency job to take on work as a freelance photographer and cinematographer At his loft studio on 3rd Avenue and 33rd Street just below the dance studio of Merce Cunningham he took on assignments for a wide range of clients including Children s Vogue Charles Jourdan and Marlboro As a cameraman Ancona shot documentaries around the world and did several early segments for Sesame Street Big Blue Marble and other children s programs citation needed From 1962 to 1970 Ancona moved his family to the Gate Hill Cooperative in Stony Point NY where they lived alongside multidisciplinary artists including John Cage David Tudor M C Richards and Stan Vanderbeek In 1989 Ancona and his family moved to Santa Fe NM where they immersed themselves in the city s culture and Spanish roots He expanded his photography practice and was an active member of the arts community garnering recognition from the New Mexico Book Association and received the City of Santa Fe Mayor s Award for Excellence in the Arts in 2014 citation needed Bibliography editMonsters on Wheels E P Dutton 1974 3 I Feel E P Dutton 1977 4 Growing Older E P Dutton 1978 5 Turtle Watch Macmillan Publishing Company 1990 6 Powwow Harcourt Brace amp Company 1993 7 Pablo Remembers The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead Lothrop Lee amp Shepard Harper Collins 1993 8 The Pinata Maker Harcourt Brace amp Company 1994 9 The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home Macmillan Simon amp Schuster 1994 10 Earth Daughter Simon amp Schuster 1995 11 Mayeros A Yucatec Maya Family Lothrop Lee amp Shepard Harper Collins 1997 12 Barrio Jose s Neighborhood Harcourt Brace amp Company 1998 13 Murals Walls That Sing Marshall Cavendish 2003 14 It s Our Garden From Seeds to Harvest in a School Garden Candlewick Press 2013 15 Can We Help Kids Volunteering to Help Their Communities Candlewick Press 2015 16 Bibliographical Resources edithttps faculty ucmerced edu mmartin rodriguez index files vhAnconaGeorge htmSelect awards and honors edit1974 AIGA Best Children s Science Book Award Monsters on Wheels 1978 Babbling Bookworm Fabulous Book Award Growing Older 1978 N Y Art Directors Club Award I Feel 1988 New York Academy of Sciences for Children s Science Book Award Turtle Watch 1993 New York Public Library Children s Book List 100 Titles Powwow 1994 Parents Choice Texas Library Association Blue Bonnet Award The Pinata Maker citation needed 1994 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home citation needed 1995 National Science Teachers Association amp Children s Book Council The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home citation needed 1995 American Booksellers Association Pick of the List Earth Daughter citation needed 1997 Children s Book Council Notable Children s Books in Social Studies Mayeros 17 2000 Pura Belpre Honor Book Barrio 18 2003 Americas Award Commended Book Murals 19 2014 Mayor s Awards for Excellence in the Arts City of Santa Fe Arts Commission 20 2014 AAAS Subaru Science Books and Films Prize for Excellence in Science Books It s Our Garden 21 2014 International Latino Book Awards Best Children s Nonfiction Picture Book category It s Our Garden 22 2016 17 Carol D Reiser Children s Book Award Can We Help The Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta 23 1996 Pura Belpre Honor Book Pablo Remembers 18 References edit a b George Ancona Interview Transcript Scholastic Teachers scholastic com teachers Retrieved 2014 10 15 The author was interviewed by Scholastic students No date George Ancona Scholastic Teachers Scholastic Corporation Retrieved 2008 03 22 Monsters on Wheels George Ancona Children s Books 2018 09 21 Retrieved 2021 12 31 I Feel George Ancona Children s Books 2018 09 14 Retrieved 2021 12 31 Growing Older George Ancona Children s Books 2018 09 15 Retrieved 2021 12 31 Turtle Watch George Ancona Children s Books 2018 09 24 Retrieved 2021 12 31 Powwow George Ancona Children s Books 2018 09 30 Retrieved 2021 12 31 Pablo Remembers The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead George Ancona Children s Books 2018 09 26 Retrieved 2021 12 31 The Pinata Maker El Pinatero George Ancona Children s Books 2018 10 01 Retrieved 2021 12 31 The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home George Ancona Children s Books 2018 10 01 Retrieved 2021 12 31 Earth Daughter George Ancona Children s Books 2018 10 05 Retrieved 2021 12 31 Mayeros A Yucatec Maya Family George Ancona Children s Books 2018 10 07 Retrieved 2021 12 31 Barrio Jose s Neighborhood George Ancona Children s Books 2018 10 07 Retrieved 2021 12 31 Murals Walls That Sing George Ancona Children s Books 2018 10 08 Retrieved 2021 12 31 It s Our Garden From Seeds to Harvest in a School Garden George Ancona Children s Books 2018 10 08 Retrieved 2021 12 31 Can We Help Kids Volunteering to Help Their Communities George Ancona Children s Books 2018 10 08 Retrieved 2021 12 31 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People a b Pura Belpre Award Awards amp Grants www ala org Retrieved 2021 12 31 Americas Award for Children s and Young Adult Literature PDF 2014 Mayor s Awards for Excellence in the Arts City of Santa Fe New Mexico www santafenm gov Retrieved 2021 12 31 It s Our Garden AAAS Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books Retrieved 2021 12 31 Comstock Nora 2014 04 27 16th Annual International Latino Book Awards 2014 Finalists Las Comadres amp Friends National Latino Book Club Retrieved 2021 12 31 Carol D Reiser Youth Service Award External links edit nbsp Children s literature portal George Ancona Books Reading Rockets Interview with George Ancona Lee amp Low Books Interview with George Ancona 2014 Mayor s Awards for Excellence in the Arts George Ancona George Ancona at Library of Congress with 110 library catalog records Worldcat Library George Ancona George Ancona Obituary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Ancona amp oldid 1217763021, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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