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Going Back Home: An Artist Returns to the South
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Going Back Home: An Artist Returns to the South

Toyomi Igus
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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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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Children's Book Press,U.S.
Country
United States
Date
1 April 2013
Pages
32
ISBN
9780892391974

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.

Read More
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Children's Book Press,U.S.
Country
United States
Date
1 April 2013
Pages
32
ISBN
9780892391974

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