![]() ![]() An assignment by his kindergarten teacher to make a drawing for each letter of the alphabet resulted in the creation of Bryan's first book. His mother had a love of gardening and had her children make paper bouquets to bring color and light into the small apartment. The neighborhood was a mix of all nationalities, religions, and professions and held together by the local German Lutheran church. Despite the hardships of a large black family who lived during the Great Depression, Bryan and his siblings possessed a great sense of community and African American pride, living in a place where neighbors and friends were referred to as their aunts and uncles.īryan's artistic abilities were influenced and nurtured by his family and community. ![]() He was raised in the Bronx by his Antiguan immigrant parents, along with two brothers, two sisters, and three orphaned cousins. ![]() Ashley Bryan was born into a tight-knit community on July 13, 1923, in Harlem, New York. ![]()
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