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Chronicles the life of Vinnie Ream from her arrival in Washington, D.C., at the start of the Civil War through her apprenticeship with a sculptor where, after Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Vinnie fights prejudice for the honor of sculpting the statue of Lincoln in the Capitol rotunda.
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Pelican Publishing Company
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[2018]
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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"In this extraordinary picture book, author Joan Schoettler imparts the life of a remarkable woman, teacher, and artist. From the Japanese-American internment camps to the creation of the San Francisco School of the Arts, Ruth Asawa's life journey is one filled with injustice, learning, and expression. Known as the “Fountain Lady” of San Francisco due to the many fountains she designed, Asawa experimented with unconventional mediums, using lines,...
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At 88 years-old, Audrey Flack holds a unique place in the history of contemporary art in America. Feminist, rebel, mother, painter, sculptor and teacher, Audrey’s often controversial 40-year career evolved from abstract expressionism in the 1950s to photorealism in the 1970s. One of the first women ever included in the famed Janson’s History of Art, Audrey continues to create, explore, and inspire with her unique style and indomitable spirit....
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Getty Publications
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[2024]
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"This graphic biography chronicles the genesis of Ruth Asawa as an artist--from the horror of Pearl Harbor to her transformative education at Black Mountain College to building her life in San Francisco, where she would further develop and refine her groundbreaking wire sculptures"--
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