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Rosa's animals : the story of Rosa Bonheur and her painting menagerie / Maryann Macdonald.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Macdonald, Maryann, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bonheur, Rosa, 1822-1899--Juvenile literature.
- Bonheur, Rosa.
- Painters--France--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Painters.
- Women painters--France--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Women painters.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (64 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2018.
- Summary:
- Painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) led a highly nontraditional life, especially for a woman in the nineteenth century. She kept lions as pets, was awarded the Legion of Honor by Empress Eug nie, 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, a bibliography, and an index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 61) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-68335-293-9
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