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Born in Harlem
He was the second six children -
His first publication
He Worte a brilliant book about the ABC's with drawing all at the age of 5 -
Graduating High school
After high school he went to the tuition free school, Cooper Union School of Art and Engineering in NYC -
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World War 2
He was draft day the US army into the segregated 502nd Port Battalion -
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Colombia University
He enrolled in Colombia University to study arts, and graduating in 1950 -
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Studying Abroad
He went France to study art at Univerite d’Aix Marseill -
Skowhegan
He won an annual art competition in Skowhegan -
More School
Ashley headed to the University of Freiburg on a Fulbright grant -
Returning to NY
He returned to NY, and began teaching art at different institutions -
Drawing Poems
Ashley signed a contract to illustrate poems by Rabindranath -
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Dartmouth College
Ashley joined faculty at Dartmouth College, and eventually became head of visual studies and taught all levels of undergraduate courses. -
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Cranberry Isles
He retired from Dartmouth and moved to Cranberry isles. During these years he made illustrated books to bring african tales, proverbs, spirituals, and songs to life.He published 10 books with Atheneum and 8 with other publishers. -
Beautiful Blackbird
He published Beautiful Blackbird wing a Coretta Scott King book award -
The Beginning of The Awards
Let It Shine won Ashley his third Coretta Scott King award, and honored as a New York City library lion. -
More Awards
He won Laura Ingalls Wilder award for lifetime achievement -
Even More Awards
He won the Golden Kite award for the Words to the My Life Song -
A school in Cranberry Isle
The people of cranberry island named a school after Ashley. -
Another Award
He won the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton award for lifetime achievement. -
His Lifetime Goal
The Ashley Bryan Center was built -
One of his final books
He published Freedom Over Me -
An Abundant Amount of Awards
Freedom over me was award Newbery Honor, Coretta Scott King author honor, and Boston Globe honored book award -
Forever History
An agreement is reached that University of Pennsylvania will hold Ashley works -
Infinite Hope
His final book, Infinite Hope receives Coretta Scott king author honor -
Gone But Not Forgotten
On February 4, in the city of Sugarland, Texas. Ashley passes due to old age.