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Rocky Mountain cowboys volume 1
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When firefighter and single dad Steve Springfield moved his four kids to a colorado Christmas tree ranch, he inteded for it to be a safe haven. But he bever expected danger to follow them to his childhood home...or that he would come face-to-face with the one girl he could never forget. Folk artist Camille brandy lives a quiet life. As the town's resident eccentric, she's used to being lonely--until Steve freaking Springfield changes everything. Brave...
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A picture book biography about the barber shop of woodcarver Elijah Pierce, recipient of the highest folk art honor in the United States. "Creeeeak!" goes the screen door to self-taught artist Elijah Pierce's barbershop art studio. A young boy walks in for an ordinary haircut and walks out having discovered a lifetime of art. Mr. Pierce's wood carvings are in every corner of the small studio. There are animals, scenes from his life, and those detailing...
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"A celebration of a beloved folk artist, and her artistic expression of joy and beauty. Known for her vibrant and cheerful paintings of landscapes, plants, and animals, Maud Lewis' iconic folk art is celebrated around the world. Despite her beautiful art, she spent much of her life living in poverty with rheumatoid arthritis. In this stunning picture book, author Kathy Stinson and illustrator Lauren Soloy bring Maud's world to life: how she captured...
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Bill Traylor was born into slavery in 1853 on a cotton plantation in rural Alabama, and continued to farm the land until the late 1920s when he moved to Montgomery and worked odd jobs in the thriving segregated black neighborhood. A decade later, in his late 80s, Traylor became homeless and started to draw and paint, devising his visual language to depict his memories of slavery and scenes of a radically changing urban culture, becoming one of America's...
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"A biography of twentieth-century African American folk artist Bill Traylor, a former slave who at the age of eighty-five began to draw pictures based on his memories and observations of rural and urban life in Alabama. Includes an afterword, author's note, and sources"--Provided by publisher.
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Desperate for his art to survive, the King of Masks finds an apprentice in a destitute child purchased on the black market. When the child reveals an unexpected secret, their relationship is suddenly tested by both the old man's stubborn sense of tradition and the established customs of China.
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"Over the past 25 years, photographer Tom Pich has traveled the country to the homes and studios of recipients of the National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship, the highest honor given to folk and traditional artists in the US. His portraits give us a glimpse into their art, their process, and their culture. While each image tells a story on its own, Barry Bergey, former Director of Folk and Traditional Arts at the National Endowment...
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Teju Behan is a singer and self taught urban folk artist from Ahmedabad in western India who describes her life of poverty until a job working as a singer with a fellow artist led her to discover her own artistic talent.
Teju Behan es una cantante y autodidacta artista folclórica urbana de Ahmedabad en el oeste de la India que describe su vida de pobreza hasta un trabajo de trabajo como cantante con un artista compañero la llevó a descubrir su...
18) Drawing the city
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Teju Behan is a singer and self taught urban folk artist from Ahmedabad in western India who describes her life of poverty until a job working as a singer with a fellow artist led her to discover her own artistic talent.