| Contents |
We are artists manifesto -- Introduction -- Kenojuak Ashevak, Canada: The happy owl -- Barbara Hepworth, UK: A beautiful thought -- Hannah Höch, Germany: At the cutting edge -- Tove Jansson, Finland: Living art -- Frida Kahlo, Mexico: Portrait of reality -- Corita Kent, US: Pop art with heart -- Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Australia: Dreaming -- Yayoi Kusama, Japan: A dot in the universe -- Gabriele Münter, Germany: A blue view -- Georgia O'Keeffe, US: Mother of modernism -- Lyubov Popova, Russia: Painting the future -- Faith Ringgold, US: Stitching history -- Amrita Sher-Gil, Hungary, India: Color of sunshine -- Alma Thomas, US: Fields of color -- Suzanne Valadon, France: Life as it is -- Hall of fame. |
| Abstract |
A richly illustrated book, We Are Artists celebrates the life and work of fifteen female artists from around the globe and the distinctive mark they made on art. Presented as a collection of exciting biographical stories, each section reveals how the artist's unique approach and perspective provided art and society with a new way of seeing things. We Are Artists places the spotlight on women painters, sculptors, printmakers, illustrators, designers, and craftswomen who created monumental artwork, often against daunting odds. The book includes reproductions of modern and contemporary artwork by Frida Kahlo, Yayoi Kusama, Georgia O'Keeffe, Alma Thomas, and Kenojuak Ashevak, to name a few. Through their personal stories, readers will learn about the art movements each artist worked in and the influence they exerted on both the art world and society as a whole. This book starts to rewrite art history for the next generation, and will inspire young readers and artists everywhere. -- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (138-139) and index. |
| Interest age level |
Ages 9-12 |
| Interest grade level |
Grades 3-6 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2019931886 |
| ISBN | 9780500651964 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0500651965 (hardcover) |
