Duncan Tonatiuh
Biography
Duncan Tonatiuh
Duncan Tonatiuh is an award winning author and illustrator.
His book DIEGO RIVERA: His World and Ours, published in 2011 by Abrams Books for Young Readers is the winner of the 2012 Pura Belpré illustration award for a work that best portrays, affirms and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in children's books. It is also the winner of a 2012 Tomás Rivera Mexican American children's book award. His book PANCHO RABBIT AND THE COYOTE: A Migrant's Tale (Abrams 2013) has received starred reviews and has been featured in USA Today, The Chicago Sun and The Houston Chronicle among other major publications because it deals with the controversial topic of immigration. It was selected as a 2014 ALA Pura Belpré Author and Illustrator Honor Book.
His book SEPERATE IS NEVER EQUAL will be available in May 2014. It tells the true story of Sylvia Mendez, a child in the 40's of Mexican and Puerto-Rican descent who was not allowed to attend a "White's Only" school. Thanks to the efforts of her parents and the local Latino community, legal segregation in schools in California ended.
Duncan was born in Mexico City and grew up in San Miguel de Allende. He graduated from Parsons The New School for Design and from Eugene Lang College in New York City in 2008. His work is inspired by Ancient Mexican art, particularly that of the Mixtec codex. His aim is to create images that honor the past, but that address contemporary issues that affect people of Mexican origin on both sides of the border.
Duncan Tonatiuh
