Contents Introduction 3 1 Best All-Around Hildegard von Bingen 4 2 Most Determined Ruth Asawa 6 3 Most Versatile Josephine Baker 8 4 Best Visionary Georgia O’Keeffe 10 5 Most Awarded Maria Tallchief 12 6 Most Talented Clara Schumann 14 7 Most Well-Traveled Dorothea Lange 16 8 Most Independent Maria Izquierdo 18 9 Biggest Rebel Mary Cassatt 20 10 Hardest Worker Alice Guy-Blaché 22 11 Class Clown Fanny Brice 24 12 Best Onstage Presence Bette Davis 26 Your Turn 30 Consider This 31 Glossary 31 Index 31 2
Introduction We are celebrating girl artists Artists are people who create There are different types of art There are visual arts Visual arts are creative works you can see These arts include painting and sculpting There are performing arts Performing arts are creative works normally done onstage These arts include dancing singing and acting Being a girl artist hasn’t always been easy Some people have thought that women shouldn’t be artists They thought that only men could do art Throughout history women have shown that they’re brave They’re strong They’re creative The girl artists in this book rise to the top They paved the way for today’s girl artists You don’t have to be famous to be an artist Your work doesn’t even have to be perfect If you love to create and are passionate you’re an artist Here’s to you and all the girl artists in our lives 3
1 chapter Best All-Around Hildegard von Bingen 4
You’re a world Everything is hidden in you Hildegard von Bingen The Best All-Around award goes to Hildegard von Bingen Bingen lived from 1098 to 1179 She was born in Germany She was a nun Nuns are women who belong to a religious community She is also a saint Saints are holy people She wrote books about science and religion She wrote poems She wrote music She made art Her music is still popular today She wrote over 70 church songs She also wrote a play set to music To her singing was the highest form of prayer Bingen had visions Visions are like dreams She believed God was talking to her She had paintings made of her visions She directed the art She had mandalas made Mandalas are designs using shapes They symbolize the universe 5
