artists

A young girl from Brooklyn, New York enjoys her summer at the beach where she can paint and listen to the wild waves.

Transfixed by the beauty of a passing flock of white swans, a Japanese painter finds that he cannot work until he sees them again.

A young painter listens and learns as he spends the summer observing and working with the artists who flock to his island for the season.

Discusses the motivation, materials, and techniques of the first "artists" in colonial America--the sign painters--and how their works contribute to a better understanding of early American history and society.

Briefly examines the life and work of the renowned twentieth-century artist, describing and giving examples from his various periods or styles.

A biography of the inventor of the telegraph and Morse code, who planned from early childhood to be a painter of great historical pictures but first won recognition as a portrait painter.

Traces the life of John James Audubon from his early childhood in France to his career in America and his eventual success as an artist and naturalist.

Briefly examines the life and work of the sixteenth-century Flemish painter, describing and giving examples of his art.

Briefly examines the life and work of the twentieth-century American artist known for her paintings of flowers and presents examples of her art.

Briefly describes the life and work of the nineteenth-century French artist known for his paintings of the South Pacific.