Derek Blanks

Derek Blanks received his B.F.A. degree from the Maryland Institute, College of Art in Baltimore. He has served as a painter and freelance illustrator for galleries, museums, and art publications, and he currently works as a graphic artist and photographer who has done campaigns and cover shoots for CoverGirl, ESSENCE, BET Networks, and Sony Music Entertainment, among others. To find out more about Derek Blanks, visit dblanks.com.


Books

  • Up the Learning Tree
    By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Derek Blanks
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    Up the Learning Tree

    Up the Learning Tree

    By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Derek Blanks
    Henry Bell is not allowed to learn to read and write. In fact, most enslaved children, like him, are severely punished if they are even caught with a book.

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