Rosa’s Animals : The Story of Rosa Bonheur and Her Painting Menagerie
Book Details
Format
Hardback
ISBN-10
1419728504
ISBN-13
9781419728501
Publisher
Abrams
Imprint
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Country of Manufacture
CN
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 5th, 2018
Print length
64 Pages
Weight
602 grams
Dimensions
26.10 x 26.50 x 1.70 cms
KSh 2,900.00
Currently unavailable
0 in stock
Delivery Location
Delivery fee: Select location
Secure
Quality
Fast
The only children's biography on Rosa Bonheur--the most famous female painter of the nineteenth century.
Maryann Macdonald’s picture book biography Rosa’s Animals: The Story of Rosa Bonheur and Her Painting Menagerie is “an elegant, insightful portrait of an artist worth knowing” (Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review).
Painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur (1822–1899) led a highly nontraditional life, especially for a woman in the 19th century. She kept lions as pets, was awarded the Legion of Honor by Empress Eugénie, and befriended “Buffalo Bill” Cody. She became a painter at a time when women were often only reluctantly educated as artists. Her unconventional artistic work habits, including visiting slaughterhouses to sketch an animal’s anatomy and wearing men’s clothing to gain access to places like a horse fair, where women were not allowed, helped her become one of the most beloved female painters of her time.
Among the artworks discussed are The Horse Fair and Ploughing in the Nivernais. Along with her life story are a list of museums that house her work, archival color and black-and-white images, a bibliography, and an index.
“High-definition, full-page reproductions of her artwork, as well as supporting historical information about the era in which Bonheur lived, make this an accessible portrait of the artist.” —School Library Journal
Painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur (1822–1899) led a highly nontraditional life, especially for a woman in the 19th century. She kept lions as pets, was awarded the Legion of Honor by Empress Eugénie, and befriended “Buffalo Bill” Cody. She became a painter at a time when women were often only reluctantly educated as artists. Her unconventional artistic work habits, including visiting slaughterhouses to sketch an animal’s anatomy and wearing men’s clothing to gain access to places like a horse fair, where women were not allowed, helped her become one of the most beloved female painters of her time.
Among the artworks discussed are The Horse Fair and Ploughing in the Nivernais. Along with her life story are a list of museums that house her work, archival color and black-and-white images, a bibliography, and an index.
“High-definition, full-page reproductions of her artwork, as well as supporting historical information about the era in which Bonheur lived, make this an accessible portrait of the artist.” —School Library Journal
Get Rosa’s Animals by Maryann Macdonald at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by Abrams and it has 64 pages.
Customers Who Bought This Also Bought
Diary of a Young Girl
KSh 1,600.00
Beautiful Struggle
KSh 1,600.00
Hidden Figures
KSh 2,350.00
Lewis Hamilton
KSh 2,000.00
Bob Marley
KSh 1,800.00
When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank, Before the Diary
KSh 1,450.00
One Day: A True Story of Courage and Survival in the Holocaust
KSh 1,600.00
One Day: A True Story of Courage and Survival in the Holocaust
KSh 2,350.00
Fantastically Great Women Artists and Their Stories
KSh 1,450.00
Emma
KSh 1,800.00
In Search of the Little Prince
KSh 2,500.00
Burnpile: Surviving the Crash, My Mother, and Myself
KSh 2,350.00
