Daniel Minter (born 1961, Ellaville, Georgia) is an African-American artist and educator working in painting, sculpture, illustration, assemblage, and public art.
[4] He has illustrated twelve children's books, including two award-winning collaborations with the author Kelly Starling Lyons: Ellen's Broom, which won a 2013 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, and Going Down Home with Daddy, which was a 2020 Caldecott Honor recipient.
[5][6] Minter has also designed two Kwanzaa stamps for the United States Postal Service, issued in 2004 and in 2011.
[7][8][9] Minter now lives in Portland, Maine,[10] where he continues his creative work and assists with The Underground Railroad, of which he is a board member.
Minter's work has appeared at many shows throughout Portland and can be seen in the official logos of the Underground Rail-Road and the Maine Interfaith Youth Alliance.