GEORGIA O'KEEFFE THE WIDENESS AND WONDEROF HER WORLD (GREAT ACHIEVERS) [Paperback]

Gherman (Author)

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Series: Great Achievers

"A reverential, chronological history of a major American painter. Gherman tells O'Keeffe's story from infancy to old age. . . . This is the story of a very strong woman, a pioneer in the sense of her singular vision and the courage to be lead by it."--School Library Journal. 26 black-and-white photos.

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From School Library Journal

Grade 5-8 A reverential, chronological history of a major American painter. Gherman tells O'Keeffe's story, from infancy to old age, simply and with the sorts of interpretation of recorded events and characteristic anecdotes in a way that animates the pages. She addresses the artist's development, a bit about her personal relationships and even more about the evolution of the modern art movement in America and her role as a woman in it. This is the story of a very strong woman, a pioneer in the sense of her singular vision and the courage to be led by it despite the distractions of a fractious art scene. O'Keeffe was, above all else, a colorist and an artist who expressed herself in images much larger than life. Thus, although the small black-and-white reproductions give a bare-bones hint of her method of abstraction (the juxtaposition of a Ranchos Church painting with a photograph of the building is particularly insightful), only the color reproduction on the jacket begins to do justice to the qualities of painting that brought her fame. And even some of the inadequate reproductions are further demeaned by being sucked into the gutter in the binding process. The enthusiasm of the writing demands an equal visual celebration of the art. Kenneth Marantz, Art Education Department, Ohio State Univ . , Columbus
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 131 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (March 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0020403887
• ISBN-13: 978-0020403883
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,347,155 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting!!!, June 2, 1998

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This review is from: GEORGIA O'KEEFFE THE WIDENESS AND WONDEROF HER WORLD (GREAT ACHIEVERS) (Paperback)

Georgia was a women who had a speicial talent in art. She went to many different schools to learn about the many different types of painting. She was critized my male artists because she was a women who wanted to paint. One man who helped her in her career was her husband who owned an art gallery in New York. Her paintings are very unique compared to other artists. She painted very big and colorful. Her drawings had cartoon characteristics which many people didn't like because it was not traditional. I liked this book very much because it showed how women in those days had to be very motivated to survive the pressure in the men's world. Also it showed how Georgia and other painters brought a knew style of painting into the new world.

4.0 out of 5 stars I liked this book very much because it was very detailed., June 2, 1998

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This review is from: GEORGIA O'KEEFFE THE WIDENESS AND WONDEROF HER WORLD (GREAT ACHIEVERS) (Paperback)

Georgia was a women who had a special talent in art. She went to many different schools to learn about the different types of painting. She always was critized by male artists because of her gender. One man who helped her durring her career was her husband, who owned an art gallery in New York. Her paintings are very unique caompared to other artists, they have many cartoon characteristics. They're very large and bright which many artists didn't like at that time. I liked this book because it showed how women those days had to have lot's of motivation to survive the man's world. Also it showed how different types of paintings came out into the new world.