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The Secret World of Walter Anderson: Candlewick Biographies

Hester Bass

"A gorgeous chronicle of a versatile southern American artist." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

In a beautifully crafted biography, Hester Bass and Caldecott Honor winner E. B. Lewis pay homage to the most famous American artist you've never heard of. Reclusive nature-lover Walter Anderson spent weeks at a time on an uninhabited island, sketching and painting the natural surroundings and animals to create some of his most brilliant watercolors, which he kept hidden during his lifetime.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
  • Publish Date: Aug 5th, 2014
  • Pages: 48
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.09in - 5.93in - 0.05in - 0.33lb
  • EAN: 9780763671174
  • Recommended age: 06-09
  • Categories: Biography & Autobiography - ArtArt - HistoryHistory - United States - 20th Century

About the Author

Hester Bass is the author of SO MANY HOUSES, illustrated by Alik Arzoumanian. She lives in Owens Cross Roads, Alabama.

E. B. Lewis is the illustrator of more than thirty books for children. Among his many honors are a Coretta Scott King Award for TALKIN' ABOUT BESSIE: THE STORY OF AVIATOR ELIZABETH COLEMAN by Nikki Grimes, as well as three Coretta Scott King Honors. He lives in Folsom, New Jersey.

Praise for this book

A gorgeous chronicle of a versatile southern American artist... Superb watercolor technique, dramatic angles and moody shifts of light.
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)