His birthday was yesterday.
Born in Philadelphia, he now lives in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.
He was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1998 and 2018.
From Wikipedia:
Coretta Scott King Book Award
1986, for Illustrator: Flournoy, Valerie. The Patchwork Quilt. Pictures by Jerry Pinkney. New York: Dial, 1985.
1987, for Illustrator: Dragonwagon, Crescent. Half a Moon and One Whole Star. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. New York:Macmillan Publishing Company,1986.
1989, for Illustrator: McKissack, Patricia C. Mirandy and Brother Wind. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. New York: Knopf, 1988.
1997, for Illustrator: Schroeder, Alan. Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman. Pictures by Jerry Pinkney. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1996.
2002, for Illustrator: McKissack, Patricia C. and Jerry Pinkney. Goin' Someplace Special. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001.
http://www.jerrypinkneystudio.com/
https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/historians-miscellaneous-biographies/jerry-pinkney
http://www.jerrypinkneystudio.com/frameset.html
(book covers)
https://www.google.com/search?q=jerry+pinkney+books&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiK0e61lc3mAhVBUt8KHX0UCr0Q_AUoAXoECBEQAw&biw=1268&bih=855
(book covers)
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/search/?q=Jerry%20Pinkney;t=author
(Kirkus reviews)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/70868.Jerry_Pinkney
(reader reviews)
https://www.google.com/search?ei=rm0BXtD8OOa3ggfygZeoBw&q=jerry+pinkney+interview&oq=jerry+pinkney+interview&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0.3443.6344..6544...1.0..0.79.939.13......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i10j0i22i30.iaJavHenSRU&ved=0ahUKEwjQi4rflM3mAhXmm-AKHfLABXUQ4dUDCAo&uact=5
(many interviews)
https://www.google.com/search?q=jerry+pinkney&source=lnms&tbm=vid&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj2oN2Slc3mAhVDnOAKHZLWBkoQ_AUoBHoECBMQBg&biw=1268&bih=855
(videos)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Pinkney
Lenona.