Adrienne Adams
Illustrator

Adrienne Adams Net Worth

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

Birth Day February 10, 1906
Birth Place Arkansas
Age 114 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Aquarius

💰 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.

About the author

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