Raúl Colón has built a celebrated career in children’s picture book illustration. His instantly recognizable style of textured watercolor-and-colored-pencil paintings appear in over 50 books. He creates stories inspired by his Puerto Rican heritage, like Sugar Cane: A Caribbean Rapunzel, and biographies of Latin American heroes such as baseball legend Roberto Clemente, dancer José Limón, and novelist Gabriel García Márquez. In Child of the Civil Rights Movement and As Good as Anybody, Colon depicts the powerful work of activists who fought for justice in the 1960s. But he also makes books of poetry, books about creativity, and even books about books!
Visitors can cheerfully follow characters through more than 84 artworks, as they journey from the African savanna to a magical library, the North Pole, and a museum where art leaps off the walls.
Wed – Fri 10am – 4pm
Sat 10am – 5pm
Sun 12pm – 5pm
Mon & Tue CLOSED
Adult $15
Youth (ages 1 - 18), Student, Teacher, or Senior (65+) $8
Members FREE
East Gallery
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
125 West Bay Road
Amherst, MA
42.321104614461, -72.5329501
Created in Color: The Picture Book Art of Raúl Colón
