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Andrew Wyeth

The Apprenticeship of Andrew Wyeth: Painting a Family Legacy by Gene Barretta

December 10, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Read via an online reader copy, though it is currently available, The Apprenticeship of Andrew Wyeth: Painting a Family Legacy by Gene Barretta is a lovely story about a painter who may not necessarily be “mainstream” (I judge “mainstream” as “pop culture” and by does my dad know who Person X is) but he was well known in the artworld. We also see how his childhood and youth would influence Wyeth to become the painter and adult Wyeth. There are lovely illustrations that capture the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books Tagged With: Andrew Wyeth, family, Gene Barretta, painters, painting, United States

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:546 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books · Tags: Andrew Wyeth, family, Gene Barretta, painters, painting, United States ·
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Born a Slave Became a Botanist, Scientist, Inventor

The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver by Gene Barretta

March 10, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver is a lovely snapshot of one piece of Carver’s life, I wish there was a little “more” to it. I do not mean Carver’s life as a whole. I was not looking for a biography, but I was looking for more about the growing plants in his garden and learning about them. Gene Barretta has strong text telling a good story. Everything that is told and shown is nice. It is poetic with Rank Morrison’s lyrical illustrations. […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History Tagged With: African-American, Agriculturists, Ethnic & Regional, Frank Morrison, Gene Barretta, George Washington Carver, Science & Nature, Science & Technology

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:116 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History · Tags: African-American, Agriculturists, Ethnic & Regional, Frank Morrison, Gene Barretta, George Washington Carver, Science & Nature, Science & Technology ·
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