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)

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Emily Carr, The Red Cedar, 1933, Oil (from here)

Deboh, Nicolas. (2007).  Four Pictures by Emily Carr. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books. 
(Artist Emily Carr, 1871-1945) 

María Hernández de la Cruz & Casimiro de la Cruz López's Huichol folk art. (from here)

Endredy, James. (2003). The Journey of Tunuri and the Blue Deer: A Huichol Indian Story. Illustrated by María Hernández de la Cruz & Casimiro de la Cruz López. Rochester, VT: Bear Cub Books.
(Artists: The Huichol folk art is yarn painting. You can learn more about it here.)

Illustration by Maria Merian in 1705.  (from here)

Engle, Margarita. (2010). Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian. Illustrated by Julie Paschkis. New York: Henry Holt and Co.
(Artist: Maria Merian, 1647-1717)

Michele Wood's self portrait, 2013 (from here)

Igus, Toyomi.(2004). Going Back Home: An Artist Returns to the South. Illustrated by Michele Wood. New York: Lee & Low. 
(Artist: Michele Wood) 

Quilt made by women from Gee's Bend, AL. (from here).

McKissack, Pat. (2008). Stitchin' and Pullin' A Gee's Bend Quilt. Illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera. New York:Random House Books for Young Readers.
(Artists: Women from Gees Bend, AL who make quilts)

Mora, Pat. (2002). Maria Paints the Hills. Illustrated by María Hesch. Albuquerque, NM: Museum of New Mexico Press.
(Artist: Maria Hesch, 1909-1994)

Grandma Moses's Sugaring Off, 1943 (from here)

Nikola-Lisa, W. (2000). The Year with Grandma Moses. Illustrated by Grandma Moses. New York: Henry Holt & Co.
(Artist: Grandma Moses, 1860-1961)

Georgia O'Keeffe's Blue and Green Music, 1921 ( from here)

Rodriguez, Rachel Victoria. (2006). Through Georgia's Eyes. Illustrated by Julie Paschkis. New York: Henry Holt & Co. 
Artist (Georgia O'Keeffe, 1887-1986)

Tomie Arai's Portrait/Young Women, 1998 (from here)

Rohmer, Harriet (Ed.). (1997). Just Like Me: Stories and Self-Portraits by Fourteen Artists. New York: Lee & Low.
(Artists: Tomie Arai, Carmen Lomas Garza, Michele Wood)

Sculpture, Gamin by Augusta Savage from here.

Schroeder, Alan. (2009).  In Her Hands: The Story of Sculptor Augusta Savage. Illustrated by JaeMe Bereal. New York: Lee & Low
(Artist: Augusta Savage, 1892-1962)

Emily Carr's Tree Trunk, 1931 (from here)

Vande Griek, Susan. (2002).  Art Room. Illustrated by Pascal Milelli. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books. 
(Artist: Emily Carr, 1871-1945))

Georgia O'Keeffe's Music Pink and Blue, 1918 (from here)

Winter, Jeanette. (2003). My Name Is Georgia: A Portrait by Jeanette Winter. New York: HMH Books for Young Readers.
Artist (Georgia O'Keeffe, 1887-1986)

Frida Kahlo's  Autorretrato con Collar de Espinas y Colibrí
 (Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Humming-bird) (from here)

Winter, Jonah.(2002). Frida. Illustrated by Ana Juan. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books.
(Artist: Frida Kahlo, 1907-1954).