- Hardcover: 48 pages
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 1 edition (Feb 1 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 015201649X
- ISBN-13: 978-0152016494
- Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 19.9 x 1.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 367 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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#676,109 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #43 in Books > Children's Books > Ages 9-12 > Staff Favorites
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"When I was twelve years old, I knew what I wanted--to be an artist." So begins My Name Is Georgia, Jeanette Winter's lovely picture-book portrait of American artist Georgia O'Keeffe. It is a portrait of a strong-minded young girl who liked to play by herself, dress differently from her sisters, and let her black hair fly when others wore braids. And it is the portrait of an artist who lived to be 98 years old, letting the world see things as she saw them through her remarkable paintings. This small book--with sparse, carefully chosen prose--traces O'Keeffe's life through her schooling in Chicago and New York, and her first trek to Texas: "And I painted the sunset and the sky and the wonderful loneliness and emptiness of the place. I painted day and night." From there she experienced the "canyons of steel" of New York City, "where other artists lived," then it was off to the New Mexico desert. Winter does an exquisite job of reflecting an artist's creative life--how she wanted others to see flowers the way she saw them, how she painted them "BIG, so people would notice." The author's illustrations, perfect squares on white pages with the occasional cloud or bird drifting out of the lines, make this small, powerful tribute shine. (Ages 6 and older) --Karin Snelson
From Publishers Weekly
Winter (illustrator of Diego) takes command of the picture book format to distill the essence of artist Georgia O'Keeffe. In prose as vivid as an O'Keeffe painting, Winter traces the life of this extraordinary woman who dedicated herself from childhood to her craft. The author captures readers' attention from the start by showing the creative seeds planted early on, as young Georgia rides by horse and cart from her Wisconsin farm to town every Saturday "to copy pictures from the stack in the art teachers' cupboard." Winter's poetic text carries readers effortlessly through the painter's years at art school in Chicago and New York ("I walked down in the canyons of steel") to her final home in New Mexico, where her subjects were the bleached bones, vast sky and red desert hills. Winter's compelling portrait depicts an artist whose laser-like focus allowed her to share her unique vision of something as expansive as the sky or as particular as a flower ("I painted it BIG, so people would notice"). Enhanced with selected quotes from O'Keeffe herself, this outstanding biography is easily one of Winter's best efforts to date. Visually, she pays homage to the artist with enough details to suggest the famous flower, skull and sky paintings, but wisely adheres to her own signature style to convey O'Keeffe and her environs. Winter's strength of line and saturated colors are a luscious blend of folk art simplicity and her singular paletteAskyscrapers of purple and plum; black clouds against a baby blue moon; desert hills of salmon pink outlined against lavender skies. A superb and inspiring introduction for children to an exceptional American artist. Ages 6-10.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Encouragement for Young Artists,
This review is from: My Name Is Georgia: A Portrait by Jeanette Winter (Hardcover)
This is a very encouraging book for budding young artists. The illustrations are very nice and the story of Georgia O'Keefe's life is presented in an interesting way. I ordered this as a Christmas gift for my 10-year-old niece, but after reading it I decided to give it to my 7-year-old niece instead. I think the reading level and presentation are more suitable for younger children. A bright 10-year-old would wonder why I gave her "a baby book."
4.0 out of 5 stars
A portrait of the celebrated American artist Georgia O'Keefe,
By Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (HALL OF FAME)
This review is from: My Name Is Georgia: A Portrait by Jeanette Winter (Hardcover)
The more you know about the artwork of Georgia O'Keefe, the more you will enjoy this portrait by Jeanette Winter, who works many of the artist's famous paintings into this lyrical book. At the end, Winter shows O'Keefe working on the biggest of her big paintings, "Sky Above Clouds IV." Other paintings, such as "Pelvis with the Distance," are hinted at as Winter explores how O'Keefe painted objects usually ignored by artists. Consequently, "My Name Is Georgia" is not the first book I would recommend to a young reader interested in O'Keefe's artwork, but certainly anyone who finds something special in her larger than life paintings of flowers or the skulls of cows, will enjoy Winter's portrait. Winter offers a few lines of text on each page with a square painting in which something--clouds, birds, the feet of the artist--extends beyond the borders. Like O'Keefe, these paintings off up vibrant colors that are as much an homage to the artist as the textual portrait.
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Artist Who Saw the World in a Unique Way.....,
This review is from: My Name Is Georgia: A Portrait by Jeanette Winter (Hardcover)
Georgia O'Keeffe was always different..."I did things other people don't do." She didn't dress like the other young girls, or wear her hair in braids, and she was content to be alone..."I was satisfied to be all by myself." From an early age knew she wanted to be an artist..."Maybe I could make something beautiful..." Jeanette Winter takes us on the journey of Georgia O'Keeffe's remarkable life, from her birth in Wisconsin in 1887, to art school in Chicago and New York, and then on to her years of painting in Texas, New York City, and finally the New Mexican desert. Her simple, spare prose, complete with quotations from Georgia's own writings, is engaging, and complemented by charming and evocative illustrations that enhance the story. Georgia O'Keeffe loved the sky, sunset, red hills, flowers, and bones, and she painted the world around her BIG, so that people would see it the way she did. Perfect for kids 6-10, My Name Is Georgia is a lovely introductory biography that will whet the appetite of young art lovers everywhere, and brings home the important message...Never be afraid to follow your dream.
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