Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-198) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Leonardo da Vinci: the marvelous Medusa shield -- Vincent van Gogh: the boy who loved bugs -- Beatrix Potter: nature girl -- Emily Carr: out of the woods -- Georgia O'Keeffe: born a rebel -- Louise Nevelson: coming to America -- Dr. Seuss: and to think that he saw it on Mulberry Street -- Jackson Pollack: boy on the move -- Charles Schulz: the shy guy -- Yoko Ono: reversal of fortune -- Jean-Michel Basquiat: the anatomy lesson -- Claude Monet: impress to success -- Pablo Picasso: problem child makes good -- Frida Kahlo: like father, like daughter -- Jacob Lawrence: little kid, great migration -- Andy Warhol: Mother knows best -- Keith Haring: through a kid's eyes.
Summary, etc.:
Forget the awards, the sold-out museum exhibitions, and the timeless masterpieces. When the world's most celebrated artists were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you!