15 Favorite Children's Books about Male Artists

Walter Anderson's Trees (Watercolor, from here)

Bass, Hester. (2009). The Secret World of Walter Anderson. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.
(Artist: Walter Anderson,1903-1965 ) Learn more about Walter Anderson here.

Edward Hopper's Night Windows, 1928.

Burleigh, Robert. (2014). Edward Hopper Paints His World. Illustrated by Wendell Minor. New York: Atheneum.
(Artist: Edward Hopper,1882-1967)

George Bellows's Cliff Dwellers, 1913)

Burleigh, Robert. (2012). George Bellows: Painter with a Punch! New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers.
(Artist: George Bellows, 1882-1925)

Jacob Lawrence's The Seamstress (gauche on paper), 1946

Duggleby, John. (1998). Story Painter: The Life of Jacob Lawrence. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
(Artist: Jacob Lawrence, 1917-2000)

Page Spread of Jackson Pollock from 1949 Life magazine.

Jackson Pollock's Summertime, Number 9A

Greenberg, Jan and Sandra Jordan. (2007). Action Jackson. Illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker. New York: Square Fish.
(Artist: Jackson Pollock,1912-1956)

Isamu Noguchi's Red Cube, 1968 (Located at 140 Broadway, Manhattan)

Hale, Christy.(2012).  The East-West House: Noguchi's Childhood in Japan. New York: Lee & Low Books.
(Artist: Isamu Noguchi, 1904-1988)

Romare Bearden's Empress of the Blues, 1974

Harvey, Jeanne Walker. (2011). My Hands Sing the Blues: Romare Bearden's Childhood Journey. Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon. Tarrytown, NY: Two Lions.
(Artist: Romare Bearden, 1911-1968)

Pottery by Dave Drake

Hill, Laban Carrick. (2010). Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. New York: Little, Brown.
(Artist: Dave Drake, about 1801-1870) 

Rene Magritte's The Human Condition, 1933

Johnson, D.B. (2012). Magritte's Marvelous Hats. New York: HMH Books for Young Readers.
(Artist: Rene Magritte,1898-1967)

Diego Rivera's The Uprising, 1931

Marín, Guadalupe Rivera. 2009. My Papa Diego and Me/Mi papa Diego y yo: Memories of My Father and His Art/Recuerdos de mi padre y su arte. New York: Lee & Low Books.
(Artist: Diego Rivera, 1886-1957)

Bil Traylor's Untitled (Man, Woman), 1940-1942  Watercolor on graphite and cardboard

Tate, Don. (2012). It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw. Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. New York: Lee & Low Books.
(Artist: Bill Traylor, 1854-1949)

Josef Alber's Homage to the Square, 1965

Wing, Natasha. (2009). An Eye for Color: The Story of Josef Albers. Illustrated by Julia Breckenreid. New York: Henry Holt. 
(Artist: Josef Albers, 1888-1967)

Henri Matisse's Harmony in Red, 1908

Winter, Jeanette. (2013).  Henri's Scissors. New York: Beach Lane Books.
(Artist: Henri Matisse, 1869-1954)

Pablo Picasso's The Old Guitarist, 1903

Winter, Jonah. (2012). Just Behave, Pablo Picasso! Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books.
(Artist: Pablo Picasso,1881-19730

Simon Rodia's Towers

Zelver, Patricia.  (2005). The Wonderful Towers of Watts. Illustrated by Frane Lessac. Honesdale, PA:  Boyds Mills Press .
(Artist: Simon Rodia,1879-1965)