6/28/2023 0 Comments Lullaby by Langston Hughes![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His fine art focuses on race & identity and the intersection of history & mythology, ultimately examining how we create our own identities or allow them to be scripted to for us. Sean's books and illustrations often explore history and non-fiction subjects. After only a year and a half he dropped out but continued to educate himself while working full-time at the Brooklyn Museum. He moved to Brooklyn to attend art school at Pratt Institute. Some of his earliest inspirations were the crayons and coloring books his mom would buy for him and his older sister, drawing and handwriting competitions with classmates and an illustrated bible he received for Christmas in the 2nd grade. Growing up in the 70's in central New Jersey, his family didn't have much money for art supplies but he made the best of what was available discarded paper, blank end pages from old books and sometimes walls much to his mother's chagrin. "Sean Qualls finds inspiration everywhere. Sean Qualls, award-winning illustrator, artist & author ![]()
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