McKinney Library Kid's Catalog

Presents an illustrated introduction to the life and work of artist Horace Pippin, describing his childhood love for drawing and the World War I injury that challenged his career.

Rosa Bonheur was one of the most famous female painters of the nineteenth century. By the time she was nineteen years old, her work had been accepted into the prestigious Salon de Paris.

"Georgia O'Keeffe is famously known for her colorful, large paintings of flowers, but this artist's portfolio expands far beyond Jack-in-the-pulpits. In this book, young readers will learn about O'Keeffe's childhood in Wisconsin and her years as a talented art school teacher. Her years as an artist in both New York and New Mexico, two areas that are heavily represented in her artwork, reveal O'Keeffe's influences. Explore the adventures that inspired...

Discusses the life and works of French Impressionist painter Claude Monet.

Discusses the characteristics of the Impressionism movement which began in the 1860s and presents biographies of fourteen Impressionist artists.

See how iconic artists like Frida Kahlo were influenced by their environments in this beautiful series produced in collaboration with The Met. See the world through Frida Kahlo’s eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces.

If you were a boy named Henri Matisse who lived in a dreary town in northern France, what would your life be like? Would it be full of color and art? Full of lines and dancing figures? Find out in this beautiful, unusual picture book about one of the world's most famous and influential artists by acclaimed author and Newbery Medal-winning Patricia MacLachlan and innovative illustrator Hadley Hooper.

Discusses the life and works of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh as told by a school child doing a report.