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Author
Publisher
Creston Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"Growing up in the late 19th century, Laura Wheeler Waring didn't see any artists who looked like her. She didn't see any paintings of people who looked like her, either. So when she was offered a commission to paint portraits of accomplished African Americans, she jumped at the chance. Writers, singers, political activists, and thinkers all posed for her. Now her portraits hang in Washington, D.C.'s National Portrait Gallery, where children of all...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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Hispanic & Latino Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
OBD Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month - Youth
September - Celebrate National Hispanic-Heritage Month - YOUTH
OBD Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month - Youth
September - Celebrate National Hispanic-Heritage Month - YOUTH
Description
An introduction to the life, career, and influence of the Mexican painter Diego Rivera.
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
From quilts to marble, from comic strips to welded steel, African Americans have created exciting works of art for more than a hundred years. African-American Artists traces the struggles and shows the work of many of these men and women. This book will introduce you to Harriet Powers, who was born a slave and who told legends and stories on her quilts. You'll meet Horace Pippin, who taught himself to paint and kept painting even after he lost the...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Black History Month - ROD Children's
Black History Month-NLS
Eisenhower Public Library Kids Black History Month
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Black History Month-NLS
Eisenhower Public Library Kids Black History Month
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Description
Discover the true story of NFL star Ernie Barnes a boy who followed his dreams and became one of the most influential artists of his generation with this beautifully illustrated nonfiction picture book.
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Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times-bestselling author of ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE comes an illuminating set of profiles of Black and Queer icons from the Harlem Renaissance, interspersed with personal essays and spot illustrations by a Steptoe Award-winning illustrator"--
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Vincent van Gogh paints what others consider inelegant. But painting those sunflowers bring happiness to his troubled heart. And it isn't until he begins traveling that his world opens up to new friends and new ideas that help his heart and art thrive more than he could have ever imagined. Award-winning author-illustrator Zahra Marwan has depicted a breathtaking passage of Vincent van Gogh's life in The Sunflowers, filled with dreamy watercolor artwork....
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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2022-06 - Pride Month Novels
AANHPI Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
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AANHPI Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
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Description
"Gyo Fujikawa's iconic children's books are beloved all over the world. Now it's time for Gyo's story to be told--a story of artistic talent that refused to be constrained by rules or expectations. Growing up quiet and lonely at the beginning of the twentieth century, Gyo learned from her relatives the ways in which both women and Japanese people lacked opportunity. Her teachers and family believed in her and sent her to art school and later Japan,...
Author
Publisher
Little Brown and Company, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Featuring eighteen women creators, ranging from writers to inventors, artists to scientists, this board book adaptation of Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World introduces trailblazing women like Mary Blair, an American modernist painter who had a major influence on how color was used in early animated films, environmental activist Wangari Maathai, and architect Zaha Hadid. The irresistible full-color illustrations show the Dreamers as...
16) Salvador Dali
Author
Language
English
Description
Briefly describes the life and work of the twentieth-century Spanish surrealist painter, describing and giving examples of his art.
18) Tattoo artists
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Pub
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
This book explores the interesting and nontraditional careers of tattoo artists. It elaborates on the history of the tattoo, the evolution of the tools, and today's fascination with the art.
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Jam-packed with imaginative ideas for all kinds of creative crafts . . . this book will make YOU an artist! Pick up your pencils, collect your collage materials, and take inspiration from 25 of the world's best-known artists in this fact-filled book full of activities. Discover famous masterpieces through the included photographs of real works of art - from ancient cave painting to contemporary performance - and lots more in between!"-- Provided...
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