Beautiful shades of brown : the art of Laura Wheeler Waring

Beautiful shades of brown : the art of Laura Wheeler Waring / by Nancy Churnin ; illustrated by Felicia Marshall.

Author/creator	Churnin, Nancy author.
Other author/creator	Marshall, Felicia illustrator.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Berkeley, California : Creston Books, [2020]
Copyright Notice	©2020
Description	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Subject(s)	Waring, Laura Wheeler, 1887-1948--Juvenile literature. African American women artists--Juvenile literature. Women artists--Juvenile literature. African Americans in art--Juvenile literature.

Abstract	"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 races can admire the beautiful shades of brown she captured."-- Provided by publisher.
Interest age level	Ages 7-11
Interest grade level	Grades 1-4
Audience	AD 940 Lexile
Genre/form	Biographies.
LCCN	2019947514
ISBN	9781939547651 (hardcover)
ISBN	1939547652 (hardcover)