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My Name is Georgia: A Portrait by Jeanette Winter (Silver Whistle, 1998)
From the age of twelve, O’Keeffe knew she wanted to be an artist. Using O’Keeffe’s own words within the text as well as O’Keeffe-like illustrations, readers are in for a vivid look at an interesting life.
The O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico, offers an online look at some of her amazing work.
Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Harcourt, 1993)
A composer and teacher, Boulanger’s nickname was “Tender Tyrant.” Among her famous pupils were Aaron Copland and Philip Glass.
Visit the Nadia Boulanger web site for more information about this influential woman.
Lives of the Artists: Masterpieces, Messes (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Harcourt, 1995)
A French-American modern artist, Duchamp had dust two inches thick in his NY apt—on purpose.
Visit MoMA.org (The Museum of Modern Art) and peruse images of Duchamp’s work from their collection.
Lives of the Artists: Masterpieces, Messes (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Harcourt, 1995)
Chagall, a Russian painter, studied in Paris, was arrested during a Nazi raid, and later released because of American intervention. He worked everyday up until his death at 97.
Go to the Guggenheim Museum for a short bio of Chagall and collection selections.
Bright Path: Young Jim Thorpe by Don Brown (Roaring Brook Press, 2006)
Thorpe found his calling at the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania and in 1912 was a star of the Summer Olympics.
The Official Site of Jim Thorpe: World’s Greatest Athlete is a source for biography, fast facts, photos and more.
