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My Name Is Georgia: A Portrait by Jeanette Winter
From the time she was a young girl, Georgia O'Keeffe saw the world in her own way.
At night she climbed a ladder to the starlit sky to await the sun. She walked in the hills at daybreak and in moonlight. She gathered bones and rocks, and brought them home to paint. And she always knew what was in her heart--to be an artist.
At night she climbed a ladder to the starlit sky to await the sun. She walked in the hills at daybreak and in moonlight. She gathered bones and rocks, and brought them home to paint. And she always knew what was in her heart--to be an artist.
Paperback, 48 pages
Published
March 1st 2003
by Sandpiper
(first published 1998)
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This is the story of Georgia O’Keefe. The author introduces the reader to the life of this amazing artist. Starting from when she was a little girl up until the day she passes, the reader hears the story from Georgia. “When I was twelve years old, I knew what I wanted—to be an artist.” When I was small, I always played alone. I did things others did not. I let my hair fly free when my sisters wore braids. I copied pictures from the art teacher’s cabinet ever Saturday. When I was at home, I drew...more
This is a sample, gentle introduction to the life and art of Georgia O'Keefe. I liked it but feel it might be a bit dull for little kids unless they are already pretty interested in art. The illustrations are good but do not have the same feel as O'Keefe's work, which is I assume what Winter was trying for. I did like the way they break the implicit frame of the square. I was a bit puzzled by the omnipresent brown striping on O'Keefe's face.
One thing I didn't like was the emphasis on O'Keefe's d...more
One thing I didn't like was the emphasis on O'Keefe's d...more
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Jul 20, 2010
Lisa Vegan
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
children who enjoy Georgia O’Keeffe’s art, art in general, or who are artists
This is a lovely introduction to Georgia O’Keeffe’s art but, even though I liked the illustrations, I’d actually rather have had her actual paintings be the illustrations. Winter seemed to try to mimic O’Keeffe’s style, and sort of got it, but I found the differences distracting. I guess for readers who haven’t seen O’Keeffe’s actual art works, these illustrations could work okay.
This did make me (and not for the first time) want to read about O’Keeffe’s life. Was she really that much of an intr...more
This did make me (and not for the first time) want to read about O’Keeffe’s life. Was she really that much of an intr...more
Jul 10, 2010
Dolly
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
people interested in artists
This is an interesting perspective on the artist, Georgia O'Keeffe. It's written as if it's an autobiography, but has third person tidbits thrown in as well. It describes her inspiration and creative musings about her art as well as the evolution her art made during her lifetime. There is a short narrative on each page and the book is written for children, but our girls weren't interested in listening to it, so I read it myself. I think more adults than children would appreciate this story.
Georgia sees the world differently. She drew things BIG so people could see how she saw things. She painted everything, statues, skies, flowers, bones, and the Earth. She loved to paint. She did it until she died at the age of 98. Now, her paintings are known all over the world, and through them, we can see what she saw.
Why I liked this book – First of all, it has wonderful, I repeat, WONDERFUL, illustrations. Second, I like that it is nonfiction and about an artist I really liked learning about...more
Why I liked this book – First of all, it has wonderful, I repeat, WONDERFUL, illustrations. Second, I like that it is nonfiction and about an artist I really liked learning about...more
Nov 19, 2012
Carrie
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This was an interesting biography about Georgia O'Keefee. It tells what she did when she was younger and how she was just kind of living day to day and just being a teenager basically. It shows her adulthood as well and how she followed her dream of doing art and she talked about New York city and New Mexico. This book teaches children to do what they love and never give up.
If I ever move into another life where collecting art is a possibility, I would own at least one of Georgia O'Keefe's paintings. The flowers are my favorites, but I also love the desert landscapes and the bones. This picture book biography hints at the beauty and power of an O'Keefe painting while giving the broad strokes of her life and vision.
My three-year-old is absolutely dleighted with this book. He wants it read to him over and over. He is now eager to begin painting flowers and wants very much to examine some bones. His favorite images are of the jack-in-the-pulpit and the steer skull held up against the blue sky.
Oct 03, 2011
Megan
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
2nd-5th grade
Recommended to Megan by:
"Good Things Come In Small Packages" Library Sparks October 2011
Blurring the line between biography and autobiography, Winter combines her own words with O'Keefe's words to create a 1st person narrative of O'Keefe's life appropriate for young readers. All illustrations are Winter's but are done in the style of O'Keefe.
This is a very nicely illustrated book about Georgia O'Keeffe and the influences on her life and her art. I didn't know that she lived to be 98!
I like the simplicity of Winter's artist biographies. This is one of my favorites.
Beautiful illustrations, we've read it a dozen times this week.
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This book I thought was a little boring, and I probably wouldn't want to present it to my students. A plus is that it contained great pictures!!
Written as though O'Keefe were telling you about herself. Shows the landscapes that were dominant in her work; discusses her connection to that landscape.
May 09, 2013
Brian Breese
marked it as to-read
Apr 09, 2013
Igraine
marked it as auf-gar-keinen-fall
Feb 05, 2013
Mrs.Heise
marked it as to-read
Jan 25, 2013
Samantha
marked it as to-read
Jan 14, 2013
Tara
marked it as to-read
Nov 14, 2012
Mia Mcdonald
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