Ezra Jack Keats

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Author
Illustrator
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Caldecott_Medal
gptkb:Laura_Ingalls_Wilder_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1916-03-11
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:child Julius_Keats
gptkbp:createdCharacter Peter
Amy
Willie
The Snowy Day's protagonist
gptkbp:deathDate 1983-05-06
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Hastings-on-Hudson,_New_York
gptkbp:education gptkb:Pratt_Institute
gptkbp:field Illustration
Writing
gptkbp:genre Children's literature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ezra Jack Keats
gptkbp:influenced Children's book illustration
Illustrators and authors
Modern children's literature
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Arturo_Schomburg
gptkb:William_Steig
gptkbp:inspiredBy Cultural diversity
Urban life
Childhood experiences
gptkbp:knownFor Diverse characters in children's literature
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future authors
Recognition in children's literature
Pioneering multicultural children's books
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Whistle_for_Willie
gptkb:Peter's_Chair
The Snowy Day
A_Letter_to_Amy
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition gptkb:Annual_Ezra_Jack_Keats_Book_Award
gptkb:Ezra_Jack_Keats_Foundation
Exhibitions of his work
Literary awards in his name
gptkbp:spouse Miriam_Keats
gptkbp:style Collage
Mixed media
Watercolor