Georgia O’Keeffe: She Saw the World in a Flower
written by Gabrielle Balkan | illustrated by Josy Bloggs
published by DK Children, September 7, 2021
ages 7-9 | 56 pages | 7.69” x 10.06” | Hardcover
List Price $14.99 | ISBN: 978-0744033670
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REVIEWS + PRESS
“This installment in the series shines. A clearly written, interesting account of the artist’s life that also shows an obvious respect for the artist’s self-assuredness, independence, and self-expression.” — School Library Journal
“The text is concise, well organized, and informative. Balkan gives weight and meaning to the name of the What the Artist Saw series. — Booklist, starred review
The Met Celebrates its 150th anniversary with a line of children’s books — Publisher’s Weekly
ABOUT THE BOOK
See the world through Georgia O'Keeffe's eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces.
Have you ever wondered exactly what your favorite artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint the way they did? In this charming illustrated series of books to keep and collect, created in full collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can see what they saw, and be inspired to create your own artworks, too.
In What the Artist Saw: Georgia O'Keeffe, meet famous American painter Georgia O'Keeffe. Step into her life and learn what led her to look closely at nature and paint her iconic paintings of flowers and bones. See the vast New Mexico landscapes that inspired her work. Have a go at producing your own close-up still-life artworks! Follow the artists' stories and find intriguing facts about their environments and key masterpieces. Then see what you can see and make your own art.
Take a closer look at landscapes, or even yourself, with Vincent van Gogh. Try crafting a story in fabric like Faith Ringgold, or carve a woodblock print at home with Hokusai. Every book in this series is one to treasure and keep - perfect for budding young artists to explore exhibitions with, then continue their own artistic journeys.
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Behind the Scenes
• Watch a 4-minute video where I answer three questions about Georgia O’Keeffe and this book, including What is one surprising thing you learned about Georgia O'Keeffe? (Spoiler alert: it has to do with dogs!).
• Take a look at some of the primary sources that influenced illustrator Josy Bloggs’s illustrations for this book.
• Peek at some of the edits for my writing about the painting “Music, Pink and Blue No. 2*”, 1918
