Astonishing Women Artists
Description
Discover the lives of women artists from the 16th century to the present day, such as the early feminist Artemisia Gentileschi, the adventurous Emily Carr, the flamboyant Frida Kahlo, and the brilliant Georgia O'Keeffe.
About this Author
Heather Ball is a professional writer and editor. She has written three other books in the Women's Hall of Fame Series: Remarkable Women Writers, Magnificent Women in Music and Great Women Leaders, which was named an American Library Association Amelia Bloomer Project Recommended Read for 2005. She is a graduate of the Humber School for Writers in Toronto, and in 2003 she was named Centennial College's first-ever Writer of the Year. She lives and works in Toronto.
Reviews
These 10 women forged their own paths, fending off struggles to be true to themselves and the art they created.
Each well-researched profile entices the reader to learn more about the intriguing woman, her life and her work.
An essential purchase for both elementary and middle school libraries.
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