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Borne of necessity : Julie Ault and Martin Beck ... [and others] / by Platt, Ron,1959-author.(CARDINAL)205350; Ault, Julie,artist.(CARDINAL)269961; Beck, Martin,1962-artist.(CARDINAL)269960; Whitman, Dave,author, narrator.(CARDINAL)269959; Weatherspoon Art Museum.(CARDINAL)265209;
Includes bibliographical references.Making things visible / Carol Becker -- Borne of Necessity / Ron Platt -- Plates -- Artist's biographies -- Works in the exhibition.
Subjects: Catalogs.; Exhibition catalogs.; Social problems in art; Poverty in art; Poor in art; Art, Modern; Art, Modern;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Rickshaw girl / by Perkins, Mitali,author.; Hogan, Jamie,illustrator.;
In her Bangladesh village, ten-year-old Naima excels at painting designs called alpanas, but to help her impoverished family financially she would have to be a boy--or disguise herself as one.730LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Painting; Sex role; Rickshaws; Families; Alpana (Art); Ten-year-old girls; Girl artists; Women's role; Role reversal; Poverty; Disguise; Accidents; Creative ability; Creative ability in girls; Determination (Personality trait) in children; Villages; Country life; Painting; Sex role; Families; Gender roles.;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 15
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Even the stars look lonesome / by Angelou, Maya.(CARDINAL)126661;
A house can hurt, a home can heal -- Africa -- Aging -- Godfrey Cambridge and fame -- A song to sensuality -- They came to stay -- Mother and freedom -- Loving learning -- Poetic passage -- Art in Africa -- Vacationing -- Age and sexuality -- Rural museums, southern romance -- I dare to hope -- Poor poverty -- Danger in denial -- The rage against violence -- Art for the sake of the soul -- Those who really know teach -- Even the stars look lonesome sometimes.A collection of essays in which the African-American author discusses the things she cares about, shares personal experiences, and offers her opinion on a wide variety of subjects, including age and sexuality, the burdens of fame, and rage and violence.1130L
Subjects: Creative.; African American women authors; African American women authors;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Even the stars look lonesome / by Angelou, Maya,author.(CARDINAL)126661;
A House Can Hurt, a Home Can Heal -- Africa -- Aging -- Godfrey Cambridge and Fame -- A Song to Sensuality -- They Came to Stay -- Mother and Freedom -- Loving Learning -- Poetic Passage -- Art in Africa -- Vacationing -- Age and Sexuality -- Rural Museums -- Southern Romance -- I Dare to Hope -- Poor Poverty -- Danger in Denial -- The Rage Against Violence -- Art for the Sake of the Soul -- Those Who Really Know Teach -- Even the Stars Look Lonesome Sometimes.Even the Stars Look Lonesome is Maya Angelou talking of the things she cares about most. In her unique, spellbinding way, she re-creates intimate personal experiences and gives us her wisdom on a wide variety of subjects. She tells us how a house can both hurt its occupants and heal them. She talks about Africa. She gives us a profile of Oprah. She enlightens us about age and sexuality. She confesses to the problems fame brings and shares with us the indelible lessons she has learned about rage and violence. And she sings the praises of sensuality.1130L
Subjects: Meditations.; Angelou, Maya.; African American women authors.; American literature.; North Caroliniana.;
Available copies: 98 / Total copies: 118
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The art of joy / by Sapienza, Goliarda.(CARDINAL)728133;
Traces the events of the twentieth century through the experiences of Sicilian-born Modesta, who defies the conventions of her fascist, patriarchal society to rise from poverty and marry an aristocrat without compromising her deeply held values.
Subjects: Fiction.; History, Modern;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Marc Chagall / by Welton, Jude.(CARDINAL)368594;
Examines the life and work of the Russian-born painter, describing and giving examples of his art.4.4-8.1070LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Chagall, Marc, 1887-1985; Chagall, Marc, 1887-1985.; Artists; Art appreciation; Artists; Art appreciation.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Darling days / by Wright, iO Tillett,author.(CARDINAL)628455;
"The author describes her search for an authentic sense of self and gender identity in a coming of age biography set in the 1980s and 1990s urban bohemia of New York's Lower East Side, where punk rock, poverty and heroin met art and glamour"--NoveList.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Wright, iO Tillett.; Wright, iO Tillett; Transgender people; Artists; Child actors; Gender identity; Mother and child; Transgender people.; Gender identity.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Darling days [sound recording] / by Wright, iO Tillett,author.(CARDINAL)628455;
Compact disc.Read by the author."The author describes her search for an authentic sense of self and gender identity in a coming of age biography set in the 1980s and 1990s urban bohemia of New York's Lower East Side, where punk rock, poverty and heroin met art and glamour, "--NoveList.
Subjects: Autobiographies; Audiobooks.; Wright, iO Tillett.; Wright, iO Tillett; Transgender people; Artists; Child actors; Gender identity; Mother and child;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The art of freedom : teaching the humanities to the poor / by Shorris, Earl,1936-2012.(CARDINAL)152516;
A prison romance -- In the beginning-1995 -- It's about freedom -- Appalachia in Wisconsin -- Black leggings -- Darfur -- Hawakeer -- A crack in the foundation -- On revolutionary ground -- Yaaveskaniryaraq -- Cervantes in Buenos Aires -- A hole in the wall -- Kukulkan and Quetzalcoatl -- The block -- The happiest person living in poverty -- Ahn-neong hah-seh-yo -- On Puget Sound -- In the beginning-2011.Documents the author's observations of circumstances reflected in a maximum-security prison and subsequent launch of a humanities college course for dropouts, immigrants and former inmates who eventually became high-achieving contributors to society.
Subjects: Adult education; Education, Humanistic; Humanities; Poor;
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Andy Warhol : prince of pop / by Greenberg, Jan,1942-(CARDINAL)349871; Jordan, Sandra(Sandra Jane Fairfax)(CARDINAL)349870;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Relates the artist's rise from poverty and obscurity to Pop icon, discussing his art, controversial films, and hip magazine.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987.; Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987; Artists; Artists; Pop art; Pop art.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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