Eugene Yelchin
Eugene Yelchin | |
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Yelchin in 2018 | |
| Native name | Евгений Аркадьевич Ельчин |
| Born | Yevgeny Arkadievich Yelchin October 18, 1956 Leningrad, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Illustrator, writer, designer |
| Nationality | Russian-American |
| Education | Design, Leningrad Institute of Theater Arts, 1979 Film, University of Southern California |
| Genre | Books For Young Readers (as author/illustrator); Theater and Film (as designer) |
| Relatives | Anton Yelchin (nephew) |
Eugene Yelchin (born Yevgeny Arkadievich Yelchin, Russian: Евгений Аркадьевич Ельчин, born October 18, 1956) is a Russian-American artist best known as an illustrator and writer of books for children and young adults. Yelchin is a National Book Award finalist for The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge co-authored with M. T. Anderson and the recipient of Newbery Honor for Breaking Stalin's Nose. He received Sydney Taylor Award for The Genius Under the Table, Golden Kite Award for The Haunting of Falcon House, Crystal Kite Award for illustrating Won Ton, National Jewish Book Award for illustrating The Rooster Prince of Breslov, and Tomie DePaola Award from the Society of Children Books Writers and Illustrators. His books were named Best Books of the Year by the New York Times, People Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Horn Book, USA Today, Amazon, NPR, School Library Journal, and others.
His nephew was actor Anton Yelchin.