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Birth
Ashley Bryan was born on July 13, 1923 in Harlem, NY -
First Book Publication
Alphabet Book Bryan made in kindergarten; He was the author, illustrator, publisher, and distributor -
Applies to College
Portfolio is extremely impressive, but "It would be a waste to give a scholarship to a colored person” -
Accepted to Cooper Union School of Art and Engineering in New York City
Acceptance based off his exam portfolio -
Serving in WWII
Only black man in his company. -
Serving in WWII
Bryan hid his artwork in his gas mask that depicted the scenes he saw everyday. -
First Visit to Cranberry Isles
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Goes to France to study art
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Returns to the Bronx
Teaches art full time until 1956 -
Attends the University of Freiburg in Germany
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Returns to New York
Taught at 9 or 10 institutions that included the Dalton School, Philadelphia College of Art, Queens College, and a residency at Dartmouth in 1967 -
Head of Visual Studies at Dartmouth
Bryan was here until 1988 creating a safe environment for individuals' creativity while breaking down barriers. -
Winner of Coretta Scott King Award for Beat the Story Drum, Pum-Pum (Atheneum)
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Retired life on The Cranberry Isles
Becomes full-time resident of The Cranberry Isles in 1988 where he creates art through "washed up treasures", as well as publishes numerous illustrated books. -
Blackbird wins the Coretta Scott King Award
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Winner of Coretta Scott King Award for Beautiful Blackbird
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Winner of Coretta Scott King Award for illustration in Let it Shine
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Received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for Lifetime Achievement
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Received the Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction
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Ashley Bryan school named in Cranberry Isles in his honor
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Received the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
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The Ashley Bryan Center is founded
" to preserve, celebrate, and share broadly Bryan's work and his joy of discovery, invention, learning, and community