Jerelle Kraus

Jerelle Kraus is an American art director, artist, and writer.

Early life Kraus was born in Southern California to Joyce Kraus and Dr. Otto Kraus. Ms. Kraus taught at the Edison School, Berkeley, and Mr. Kraus was an emeritus professor of philosophy at University of California Los Angeles. Jerelle attended Pomona College, was a sophomore exchange student at Swarthmore College, received a certificate from École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, a BA and an MA in art from the University of California, Berkeley, and was a Fulbright scholar in Munich.

In 1977, Kraus began her tenure at The New York Times. She was the first art director of the Living section. She began at the op-ed section in 1979.

The book has received many reviewers' acclaim including The Washington Post, Bill Maher, San Francisco Chronicle, Ralph Steadman, Slate, History Wire, Publishers Weekly, Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting, and NBC.com.

Current life Kraus lives in New York City where she works as a freelance writer and teaches as an adjunct professor at Fordham University. She is the ex-wife of Argentine artist, Horacio Cardo, who died on October 22, 2018, of complications caused by a stroke.