Artist in Overalls
Publication Information
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:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    biography and autobiography, nonfiction, symbolic language
HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading
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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