Who HQ

"Georgia O'Keeffe is famously known for her colorful, large paintings of flowers, but this artist's portfolio expands far beyond Jack-in-the-pulpits. In this book, young readers will learn about O'Keeffe's childhood in Wisconsin and her years as a talented art school teacher. Her years as an artist in both New York and New Mexico, two areas that are heavily represented in her artwork, reveal O'Keeffe's influences. Explore the adventures that inspired O'Keeffe's paintings of skyscrapers, barns, skulls, and flowers, and made her into an American art icon of the twentieth century"--

About the author

Sarah Fabiny; Illustrated by Dede Putra

Summary

Discover how a little girl raised on a dairy farm grew up to become the first woman ever to have an exhibition of their entire life’s work at the Museum of Modern Art in this addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling Who Was series.

Georgia O'Keeffe is famously known for her colorful, large paintings of flowers, but this artist's portfolio expands far beyond Jack-in-the-pulpits. In this book, young readers will learn about O'Keeffe's childhood in Wisconsin and her years as a talented art school teacher. Her years as an artist in both New York and New Mexico, two areas that are heavily represented in her artwork, reveal O'Keeffe's influences. Explore the adventures that inspired O'Keeffe's paintings of skyscrapers, barns, skulls, flowers, and made her into an American art icon of the twentieth century.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Fabiny, Fabiny Sarah, Dede Putra, Who HQ
• Assisted by: Dede Putra (Illustration)
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.09.2022
• EAN: 9780448483061
• ISBN: 978-0-448-48306-1
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 194 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Who Was?
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Art, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Art / Painting, People & places (Children's / Teenage), PICTURE BOOKS, ACTIVITY BOOKS & EARLY LEARNING MATERIAL, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Art and artists, Art: general interest (Children's / Teenage)