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Rosa's animals : the story of Rosa Bonheur and her painting menagerie / Mary Macdonald

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Macdonald, Maryann
Published
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2018.
Physical Description
1 online resource (64 pages) : color illustrations
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Contents
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Back Cover
Summary
Painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) led a highly nontraditional life, especially for a woman in the nineteenth century. She kept lions as pets, was awarded the Legion of Honor by Empress Eugénie, and befriended "Buffalo Bill" Cody. She became a painter at a time when women were often only reluctantly educated as artists. Her unconventional artistic work habits, including visiting slaughterhouses to sketch an animal's anatomy and wearing men's clothing to gain access to places like a horse fair, where women were not allowed, helped her become one of the most beloved female painters of her time. Among the artworks discussed are The Horse Fair and Ploughing in the Nivernais
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ISBN
9781683352938 (electronic bk.)
1683352939 (electronic bk.)
1419728504
9781419728501
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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