Beautiful Shades of Brown: The Art of Laura Wheeler Waring

Growing up in the late 19th century, Laura Wheeler Waring didn't see any artists who looked like her. She didn't see any paintings of people who looked like her, either. As a young woman studying art in Paris, she found inspiration in the works of Matisse and Gaugin to paint the people she knew best. Back in Philadelphia, the Harmon Foundation commissioned her to paint portraits of accomplished African-Americans. Her portraits still hang in Washington DC's National Portrait Gallery, where children of all skin tones can admire the beautiful shades of brown she captured.

Publisher: Creston Books
Published: 02/04/2020
Pages: 36
Weight: 0.8lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.10w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781939547651
Age: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 509571 / Beautiful Shades of Brown: The Art of Laura Wheeler Waring


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2019
School Library Journal 02/01/2020 pg. 82

About the Author
Churnin, Nancy: - Nancy Churnin is the author of Martin & Anne and Sydney Taylor Notable Irving Berlin, the Immigrant Boy Who Made America Sing. She is a full-time writer located in Texas.Marshall, Felicia: - Felicia Marshall draws on her childhood experiences in rural Texas for her illustrations. Her most recent book Beautiful Shades of Brown, was an NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book, a Eureka Honor Book, and won the Northern Lights Book Award.