Burke, Judy. “Talking Jazz with Wynton Marsalis.”
Highlights for Children
. June 1997. This interview of Marsalis was written expressly for children.
“Folk Art, Special Feature on Horace Pippin.”
Scholastic Art
. Vol. 19 No. 3. Dec 1988/Jan 1989. Written for students, this edition features Pippin and includes his historical works and images of childhood memories. The Masterpiece of the Month features a two page reproduction of “Domino Players.” Howard, Nancy Shroyer.
Jacob Lawrence, American Scenes, American Struggles
. Davis Publications, Inc.: Worchester, Massachusetts, 1996.
Hughes, Langston.
The Dream Keeper and Other Poems
. Alfred A, Knopf, 1994. Originally published in 1932, this collection was intended for young people. It includes “Homesick Blues” and several other blues poems.
“Jacob Lawrence, Working with Shapes.”
Scholastic Art
. Vol. 25 No. 6, Ap/May 1995. Student art magazine on aspects of Lawrence’s work, it features themes of America, protest (images from Harriet Tubman Series and Migration Series) and sport.
Lawrence, Jacob.
Harriet and the Promised Land
. Simon and Schuster: New York, 1968, 1993. Lawrence’s paintings and narrative pay tribute to Harriet Tubman.
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The Great Migration
. The Museum of Modern Art, The Phillips Collection, Harper Collins Publishers: New York, 1992. With introduction by Lawrence and poem by Walter Dean Myers, all 60 of The Migration Series paintings are featured with rewritten captions with a young audience in mind.
Lyons. Mary.
Deep Blues, Bill Traylor, Self-Taught Artists
. Charles Scribner’s Sons: New York, 1994. Written for middle school readers, this informative biography of little known, self-taught artist, Traylor, born into slavery, is told though historical references and interesting anecdotes with reproductions of his work and photographs.
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Starting Home, The Story of Horace Pippin, Painter
. Charles Scribner and Sons: New York, 1993. This informative biography of Pippin is written for middle school readers and includes many interesting details and anecdotes, color reproductions and photographs.
“Romare Bearden, Working with Juxtaposition.”
Scholastic Art
. Vol. 26 No. 4. Feb 1996. This student magazine features Bearden’s themes of rural and urban life and music. The Masterpiece of the Month is a two page reproduction is “Three Folk Musicians.”