The Secret World of Walter Anderson
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- Synopsis
- THERE ONCE WAS AN ARTIST who braved storms, mosquitoes, alligators, and more to speak the language of nature in pencil and paint. His name was Walter Anderson. Residents along the Mississippi Gulf Coast thought he was odd, pedaling his rickety bicycle in his rumpled clothes and his ragged hat. They thought it strange that he rowed across twelve miles of open water in a leaky skiff to reach Horn, an uninhabited island swarming with gnats and flies and with no running water or electricity. But Walter didn't care what anybody thought. He spent weeks at a time on Horn Island, his personal paradise, sleeping under his boat, sometimes eating whatever washed ashore. Here was the place he most wanted to be in the world, sketching and painting the natural surroundings and the animals that became his friends. Here Walter Anderson could fully breathe, and here he created some of his most brilliant watercolors, work that he kept hidden during his lifetime. In this beautifully crafted biography, writer Hester Bass and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis pay homage to this uncompromising American artist and offer readers a powerful glimpse into the secret world of Walter Anderson.
- Copyright:
- 2009
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 46 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780763635831
- Publisher:
- Candlewick Press
- Date of Addition:
- 04/03/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Hester Bass
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Biographies and Memoirs
- Submitted By:
- Jamie Yates
- Proofread By:
- Jessica Woods
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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