Search Results: Returned 6 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 6
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2016., Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Just as spiders spin their webs, Louise Bourgeois's mother was a weaver of tapestries. Before Louise became a world-renowned contemporary artist, she was an apprentice in her family's tapestry shop. Weaving fabric with her nurturing mother taught Louise about form and color, and procided the inspiration for her later, most famous works as a sculptor.
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c1995., Primary, Modern Curriculum Press Call No: Biography LIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Beginning biographies.Summary Note: Offers a brief introduction to the life of architect Maya Lin, who designed the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C.
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2007., Juvenile, Holt Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Contributor biographical information Publisher description Summary Note: An illustrated biography of Patience Wright, a woman born into a Quaker family in 1725 who grew up to be a celebrated wax sculptor, and whose talent led her to England in the pre-Revolutionary War years where she was able to learn information about England's intentions toward the colonies and send the intelligence to America.
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c2007, Primary, Charlesbridge Call No: 730.92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The true story of Vinnie Ream's courage and persistence in the service of art, and in the service of a friend."--Dust jacket, front flap.
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2009, c2007., Primary, Charlesbridge Call No: [E] Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of Vinnie Ream, an aspiring artist living in Washington D.C. during the Civil War, who gained a reputation as a sculptor and succeeded in persuading President Abraham Lincoln to sit for her--an honor that led to her winning a government commission to create a statue of Lincoln after his assassination.