![]() ![]() In addition, McDermott is Primary Education Program Director for the Joseph Campbell Foundation. Gerald McDermott, award-winning author, illustrator, and filmmaker who died on December 26 at age 71, will be fondly remembered for his unique style of vibrant, visual storytelling, which has inspired and engaged generations of kids, those who worked with him and fans of his work tell School Library Journal. Among his many honors and awards are the Caldecott Medal for Arrow to the Sun, a Pueblo myth, and Caldecott honors for Anansi the Spider: A Tale from Ashanti and Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest. These films became the basis for McDermott's first picture books. Once in New York, he began to produce and direct a series of animated films on mythology in consultation with renowned mythologist Joseph Campbell. He attended Cass Technical High School, where he was awarded a National Scholastic Scholarship to Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. ![]() It was his fascination with the imagery of African folklore that led him to the story of Anansi the Spider. He is highly regarded for his culturally diverse works inspired by traditional African and Japanese folktales, hero tales of the Pueblos, and the archetypal mythology of Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Caldecott Medalist Gerald McDermott's illustrated books and animated films have brought him international recognition. ![]()
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