Inspirations: Stories about Women Artists: Georgia O'Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, Alice Neel, Faith Ringgold [Hardcover]

Leslie Sills (Author), Ann Fay (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1988 | Age Level: 9 and up

This intriguing introduction to contemporary women artists features details on the life and work of four artists: Georgia O'Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, Alice Neel, and Faith Ringgold. "Sensitively written, the book is also beautifully designed."--Booklist, Starred Review. An ALA Notable Book for 1990.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4 Up The colorful artwork immediately engages the attention of anyone browsing through this collective biography. O'Keefe's arresting flower studies; Frida Kahlo's naive and symbolic self-portraits; Alice Neel's intense, sad-eyed children; and Faith Ringgold's intricate cloth pictures are marvelously reproduced. Sills' text lives up to the promise of the pictures. Her focus is not so much on the lives of these artists as on their art and the intensity of their vision. Enough is told of marriages and deaths, of family and education, to explain how each was influenced in the direction that she chose and why each was so deeply committed to the world of art. The selection of these four women, and the excellent quality of both the text and the art reproductions, result in a book which brings an enhanced understanding of contemporary art and an appreciation of the importance of women in modern art. Each of these women has achieved recognition and fame and each deserves to be introduced to young artists and readers. This book should be put in the hands of as many young people as possible. Shirley Wilton, Ocean County College, Toms River, N.J.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 7 pages
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company (November 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807536490
• ISBN-13: 978-0807536490
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,263,294 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring women, January 23, 1999

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This review is from: Inspirations: Stories about Women Artists: Georgia O'Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, Alice Neel, Faith Ringgold (Hardcover)

Read about inspiring women!!! Get a behind the scenes story about famous women artists, while seeing some of their paintings as illustrations. Also, find out what inspired the famous paintings that you love!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good story, January 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Inspirations: Stories about Women Artists: Georgia O'Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, Alice Neel, Faith Ringgold (Hardcover)

An inspiring story about great women who made a difference. Come read about the troubles of the famous artists you look up to! Find out what the paintings you love are based on! Get an inside look at all the women artists from Georgia O'Keefe to Frieda Kahlo. Find out how they got to be the great artists they are! See some of their paintings!!! This book is recommended for future women artists, women artists, and former women artists. Also recommended for people of all ages who like history and biographies. A good story.

5.0 out of 5 stars A well-written and inspiring book about women artists, February 3, 2006

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Rekha Achyutuni (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Inspirations: Stories about Women Artists: Georgia O'Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, Alice Neel, Faith Ringgold (Hardcover)

This book features the life stories of four women artists - Georgia O'Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, Alice Neel and Faith Ringgold. Each of them surmounted great odds including illness, betrayal, discouragement and poverty. But they continued to create works of art, and eventually became well-known.

There are many pictures of the artists and their art througout the book, and these photographs help trace their growth as artists. I wish there was some more information about the medium that the artist worked in to create these pictures.

This book is a good read overall, especially for women, and young girls aspiring to careers in art. But its appeal is much wider, and anyone can draw inspiration from these stories.