Earlier this month, author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Frank Morrison celebrated the release of their new picture book in verse, Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop (Little Bee, Jan. 8), a tribute to the history of this art form. We’ve gathered a selection of photo highlights from the launch events, which took place in New York City.
(From l.): Shimul Tolia, CEO of Little Bee Books; Lauren Carr, former Little Bee publicist; author Carole Boston Weatherford; illustrator Frank Morrison; and publicist Paul Crichton on the January 11 opening reception at the Richard Beavers Gallery in Brooklyn, N.Y. Frank started off his art career as a street artist, and the gallery displays original works of graffiti by Morrison.
A piece by Morrison in the front window of the Richard Beavers Gallery.
Weatherford paid a visit to Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn.
Weatherford presenting to third graders of the Chapin School in Manhattan.
The illustrator signed copies of Roots of Rap during the launch party at Beavers Gallery.
Morrison delivering a drawing demo at PS 327 in Brooklyn.
Morrison and Weatherford at Langston Hughes House.
