

A Few Words with Illustrator Jean Patrick Icart-Pierre
Today, we’re featuring a brief interview with Jean P. Icart-Pierre. This Haitian-born artist, educator and OMB illustrator has called Brooklyn home for the past several decades. We found his answers as poetic and profound as his artwork. One Moore Book: When did you realize that you wanted to create art? Jean Icart-Pierre: Wow, I don’t even remember. I think it might be right out of the womb. I came out of my mother’s womb with a brush in my left hand and a pencil in my righ