Going Back Home: An Artist Returns to the South
Toyomi Igus
Going Back Home: An Artist Returns to the South
Toyomi Igus
American Book Award, Before Columbus Foundation
Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book, Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
National Parenting Publications Award, NAPPA
Skipping Stones Honor Award, Skipping Stones Magazine
More than half a century after her family moved North to find a better life, artist Michele Wood returned to the South to see and experience the land where her ancestors lived, struggled, and thrived.
More than half a century after her family moved North to find a better life, artist Michele Wood returned to the South to see and experience the land where her ancestors lived, struggled, and thrived.
In Going Back Home, Michele presents a series of paintings inspired by this personal journey. Through her complex and richly patterned art, Michele places herself back in history, imagining her ancestors’ struggles to overcome hardship through family love and community.
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