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Beautiful shades of brown : the art of Laura Wheeler Waring  Cover Image Book Book

Beautiful shades of brown : the art of Laura Wheeler Waring / by Nancy Churnin ; illustrated by Felicia Marshall.

Churnin, Nancy, (author.). Marshall, Felicia, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"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. So when she was offered a commission to paint portraits of accomplished African Americans, she jumped at the chance. Writers, singers, political activists, and thinkers all posed for her. Now her portraits hang in Washington, D.C.'s National Portrait Gallery, where children of all races can admire the beautiful shades of brown she captured."-- Provided by publisher

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781939547651
  • ISBN: 1939547652
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
  • Publisher: Berkeley, California : Creston Books, [2020]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
AD940L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader LG 4.8 0.5 0.5 509571
Subject: Waring, Laura Wheeler, 1887-1948 > Juvenile literature.
African American women artists > Juvenile literature.
Women artists > Juvenile literature.
African Americans in art > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Biographies.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 8 of 9 copies available at SPARK Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Alexander Hamilton Memorial System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library JB WAR (Text) 37268003060597 AHMFL Juvenile Biography Available -


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