In Memory: Floyd Cooper
Photo credit: Velma Cooper
Celebrated illustrator Floyd Cooper died on Friday, July 16, 2021, in Easton, Pennsylvania after a battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Velma and sons Dayton and Kai and his grandchildren. He was 65.
Floyd Cooper, Illustrator of Black Life for Children, Dies at 65 from the New York Times by Alex Vadukul. Peek: “He sought to revive and recount chapters of African American history that he felt weren’t taught enough in classrooms.”
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