Artist in Overalls |
Publication Information
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Author: Duggleby, John |
Illustrator: Wood, Grant |
Title: Artist in Overalls |
Date: 1995 |
Publisher: Chronicle Books |
City: San Francisco |
ISBN, paperback: 0-8118-1242-1 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
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Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
biography and autobiography, nonfiction, symbolic language
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HSE Descriptor(s):
language arts - reading
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Summary: |
Born into a poor farming family in Iowa, Grant Wood struggled to study art and earn a living. He chose to paint simple people and scenes with a classical feel, a style that became known as Regionalism. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Because the book conveys the personality of Wood as well as the facts of his life, it makes a good model to study biography. The book can be used in text sets on art as well as biography. The list of museums displaying Grant Wood paintings and a sequence of how-to sketches expand the teaching possibilities. Use the beautifully reproduced paintings that illustrate the book to construct a list of the characteristics of his work. |
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