My Name Is Georgia: A Portrait by Jeanette Winter
From the time she was a young girl, Georgia O'Keeffe saw the world in her own way. At night she climbed a ladder to the starlit sky to await the sun. She walked in the hills at daybreak and in moonlight. She gathered bones and rocks, and brought them home to paint. And she always knew what was...
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From the time she was a young girl, Georgia O'Keeffe saw the world in her own way. At night she climbed a ladder to the starlit sky to await the sun. She walked in the hills at daybreak and in moonlight. She gathered bones and rocks, and brought them home to paint. And she always knew what was in her heart--to be an artist.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780152045975 (015204597X)
ASIN: 015204597X
Publish date: March 1st 2003
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 48
Edition language: English
This is a sample, gentle introduction to the life and art of Georgia O'Keefe. I liked it but feel it might be a bit dull for little kids unless they are already pretty interested in art. The illustrations are good but do not have the same feel as O'Keefe's work, which is I assume what Winter was try...
Written as though O'Keefe were telling you about herself. Shows the landscapes that were dominant in her work; discusses her connection to that landscape.
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