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• The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

  a History

  Wolferman, Kristie C., 1948-

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• The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

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• The Secret Life of Sunflowers

  Molnár, Márta,

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  This novel, based on the story of Johanna Bonger, the sister-in-law of Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch painter.

• Lust for Life

  Stone, Irving, 1903-1989

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  Lust for Life is a semi-fictional re-telling of Vincent Van Gogh‘s life story, battling poverty and mental turmoil.

• Vincent Van Gogh

  His Life in Art

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  Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), perhaps the most famous artist in the world, is perceived by many as the 'mad' artist, the man who painted in a frenzy or simply the tormented soul who cuts off his ear. His artistic genius is often overshadowed by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cooking for Picasso

  a Novel

  Aubray, Camille,

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  Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor.

• Pablo Picasso

  1881-1973

  Warncke, Carsten-Peter

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• Pablo Picasso

  Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel (María Isabel)

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• Girl With a Pearl Earring

  Chevalier, Tracy

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  Girl with a Pearl Earring is a 1999 historical novel written by Tracy Chevalier. Set in 17th-century Delft, Holland, the novel was inspired by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring.

• Girl With a Pearl Earring

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• Vermeer

  Vermeer, Johannes, 1632-1675,

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  Johannes Vermeer, a renowned Dutch artist during the Golden Age era, made a name for himself from his famous works including the View of Delft and Little Street.

• Chasing Vermeer

  Balliett, Blue, 1955-

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  When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.

• Romare Bearden in the Homeland of His Imagination

  An Artist's Reckoning With the South

  Gilmore, Glenda Elizabeth,

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  Romare Howard Bearden (1911-1988). Recognized as one of the most creative and original visual artists of the twentieth century, the artist had a prolific and distinguished career.

• Jean-Michel Basquiat

  Now's the Time

  Basquiat, Jean-Michel, 1960-1988,

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  Jean-Michel Basquiat was a Neo-Expressionist painter in the 1980s. He is best known for his primitive style and his collaboration with pop artist Andy Warhol.

• Gordon Parks

  Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006

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  Gordon Parks, one of the greatest photographers of the twentieth century, was a humanitarian with a deep commitment to social justice. He left behind an exceptional body of work that documents American life and culture from the early 1940s into the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gordon Parks

  How the Photographer Captured Black and White America

  Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-

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• The Learning Tree

  Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006

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  Photographer, writer, and composer, Gordon Parks has written a moving, true-to-life novel of growing up as a black man in this country in this century. Hailed by critics and readers alike, The Learning Tree tells the extraordinary journey of a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Artemisia

  a Novel

  Lapierre, Alexandra

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  Artemisia Gentileschi is a significant Italian female artist of the late 1600s who was raped by her artist father's best friend, only to have her name dragged through the mud in a Roman court. The author brings this historical figure to life,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Artemisia Gentileschi

  the Image of the Female Hero in Italian Baroque Art

  Garrard, Mary D.

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  Artemisia Gentileschi, widely regarded as the most important woman artist before the modern period, was a major Italian Baroque painter of the seventeenth century and the only female follower of Caravaggio. This first full-length study of her life…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Frida

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  The life of artist Frida Kahlo, from her humble upbringing to her worldwide fame and controversy that surrounded both her and her husband, Diego Rivera.