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Grandma Moses by Alexandra Wallner (Holiday House, 2004)
A recognized artist at 80, glimpses into Moses’ childhood and beyond show her lifelong interest in art. An inspiring read for any age.
See some of Moses’ work at the Cal State Pomona web site.
Uncle Andy’s: A Faabbbulous Visit with Andy Warhol by James Warhola (Putnam, 2003)
Campbell’s soup. Paintings of Elvis and Marilyn Monroe. Andy Warhol’s nephew gives readers an insider’s view of his uncle’s pop art.
The Andy Warhol Museum in Warhol’s hometown of Pittsburgh has a stellar collection of his work. Of note: Warhol’s “fifteen minutes of fame” quote lives on.
Beatrix by Alexander Wallner (Holiday House, 1995)
Beloved English author and illustrator, Potter’s life is captured on the page in this tribute to her.
The Beatrix Potter Society was “founded in 1980 by a group of people professionally involved in the curatorship of Beatrix Potter material.” Click here and read about Some Places to Visit (with links) to Potter materials and memories.
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.
Sandy’s Circus: A Story About Alexander Calder by Tanya Lee Stone, illustrated by Boris Kulikov (Viking, 2008)
A childhood fascination with found objects, tinkering and the circus would lead Alexander “Sandy” Calder to create a miniature, movable circus as an adult. This portable circus, which he packed up in five suitcases, was the precursor of Calder’s later invention—the mobile.
A Google Images search for Alexander Calder will yield pages and pages of his amazing work.
