Education
Burke received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Syracuse University.
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Jim Burke
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In addition to his publishing work, he has created many personal paintings, including "Cast Shadows of Florence" which has been accepted into London"s Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, 2008. Burke has lectured at Syracuse University, The Norman Rockwell Museum and the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He formerly instructed painting and illustration at Pratt Institute.
He returned to Manchester, New Hampshire in Fall of 2009, at which time he was appointed as Chairperson of the Illustration Department at the New Hampshire Institute of Artist
“All Star!” Honus Wagner and the Most Famous Baseball Card Ever, written by Jane Yolen, Philomel/Penguin - 2010 “Naming Liberty” written by Jane Yolen, Philomel/Penguin - 2008 “Johnny Appleseed” written by Jane Yolen, Harper Collins - 2008 “Take Maine Out to the Ball Game” by Jim Burke, Little, Brown & Company - 2006 “Maggie’s Amerikay” by Barbara Timberlake Russell, Farrar, Straus Giroux - 2006 Recognition & Platinum and Gold Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book John Sloan and George Bellows of the Ash Can SchoolEdward HopperJohn Singer SargentJames McNeil WhistlerEdgar DegasFrank Duveneck.
Achievements
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Gold Medal from the prestigious Society of Illustrators Platinum and Gold Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book Awards Parent"s Choice Gold Best Book Award Original Art Show, 6 books have received Awards of Excellence Communication Arts Award of Excellence Print"s Regional Design Award of Excellence. 23 Awards of Excellence (for Illustration Annuals 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51) from the Society of Illustrators.
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United States