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kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review
3.0
There is a bit at the end, written it seems more for the adult reading the book to a child then a child reader, that gives information about Bearden. The book itself does so in a very, very general way. To say basic outline would be an overstatement. Still the pictures are lovely, and it is beautifully written.
bkmuse7's review
4.0
A beautifully illustrated picture book biography of Romare Bearden's childhood, from his early years in the South and his memories of home, to his love of trains and his journey north with his parents to Harlem as part of the Great Migration.
A great subject to diversify your art collection, as Bearden was of Cherokee and African American ancestry.
From illustrator Elizabeth Zunon's page: Elizabeth Zunon grew up in a hot, sunny, tropical country in West Africa called the Ivory Coast, where people speak French (and many other languages). Since her mother is American, she wanted to make sure that Elizabeth and her little brother could speak both French and English, so she read them a lot of bedtime stories in English after they came home from speaking French all day at school. As a little girl, Elizabeth loved to draw, paint, make up dances and play dress-up, and as she grew up, she didn't really change! Elizabeth went to art school in the United States and decided to focus on Children's Book Illustration. In school, she made a lot of paintings and books that were filled with images and memories of her childhood in the Ivory Coast. She still loves thinking about life there and drawing palm trees, tropical flowers, people in busy marketplaces, and days at the beach- especially since she now lives in Upstate New York, where it gets cold and snowy!
Author was a docent at San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art.
A great subject to diversify your art collection, as Bearden was of Cherokee and African American ancestry.
From illustrator Elizabeth Zunon's page: Elizabeth Zunon grew up in a hot, sunny, tropical country in West Africa called the Ivory Coast, where people speak French (and many other languages). Since her mother is American, she wanted to make sure that Elizabeth and her little brother could speak both French and English, so she read them a lot of bedtime stories in English after they came home from speaking French all day at school. As a little girl, Elizabeth loved to draw, paint, make up dances and play dress-up, and as she grew up, she didn't really change! Elizabeth went to art school in the United States and decided to focus on Children's Book Illustration. In school, she made a lot of paintings and books that were filled with images and memories of her childhood in the Ivory Coast. She still loves thinking about life there and drawing palm trees, tropical flowers, people in busy marketplaces, and days at the beach- especially since she now lives in Upstate New York, where it gets cold and snowy!
Author was a docent at San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art.
traditionson's review
5.0
Blues
This was an informative, very fun book that really captured the spirit of the blues whilst incorporating an art form that is unfortunately being lost in some ways. It was amazing to see the strength a patchwork painting can have.
This was an informative, very fun book that really captured the spirit of the blues whilst incorporating an art form that is unfortunately being lost in some ways. It was amazing to see the strength a patchwork painting can have.
peachmoni's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
booksandbosox's review
3.0
http://librarianosnark.blogspot.com/2013/03/picture-book-saturday-non-fiction.html
beecheralyson's review
4.0
I can't believe I missed this one and thank you to Paul Hankins for pointing it out to me. A beautiful portrait of the life of Romare Bearden. I have looked at the e-book of this and can already tell that this is one that needs to be in our school library.