Full Name Jon J Muth Name Jon Muth Website jonjmuth.com/muth.html | Occupation Artist, illustrator Nationality American Role Comic book artist | |
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Born July 28, 1960 (age 63) ( 1960-07-28 ) Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Awards Caldecott Medal, Book Sense Book of the Year Award: Children's Illustrated Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Picture Books Books Zen Shorts, Zen Ties, Hi - Koo!: A Year of Seasons, Dracula: A Symphony in Moonli, Zen Ghosts Similar People Kent Williams, Mo Willems, John Byrne, Walt Simonson, John Buscema | ||
Jon j muth 2011 national book festival
Jon J Muth (; born July 28, 1960) is an American comics artist and children's book illustrator who is known for his painted artwork.
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The stonecutter with illustrator jon j muth
Career
Muth studied stone sculpture and shodō (書道) (brush calligraphy) in Japan; and studied painting, printmaking, and drawing in England, Austria, and Germany.
In the comics industry, his works include J. M. DeMatteis' graphic novel Moonshadow, Grant Morrison's The Mystery Play, Neil Gaiman's The Sandman: The Wake with Michael Zulli and Charles Vess, Mike Carey's Lucifer: Nirvana and Swamp Thing: Roots. He received an Eisner Award in the category "Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior Art)" in 1995 for his work on The Mystery Play. In addition, Muth has had an award-winning career as a children's book writer and illustrator. He explained that "A sense of joy is what moved me from comics to picture books. My work in children's books grew out of a desire to explore what I was feeling as a new father." He received a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators in 1999 for his illustrations in Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse. Muth created a version of the stone soup fable set in China and illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game. In 2005, Muth collaborated with author Caroline Kennedy on A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children.
