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Sauncey and Mr. King's Gallery
Clara Ann Simmo
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Description for Sauncey and Mr. King's Gallery
Hardcover. Num Pages: 30 pages, 15 color illustraions. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 262 x 180 x 8. Weight in Grams: 280.
Between 1821 and 1842, Charles Bird King, a famous artist, painted individual portraits of 143 Indians. In this fictionalized account, Sauncey, an eight-year-old free black, lives in Mr. King’s house with her mama, Mr. King’s cook. Sauncey dreams of becoming a grand lady with a feather in her bonnet like the ones in the portraits. One day the yard boy tells Sauncey that he has just been down on Pennsylvania Avenue and has seen Indians. Her mama says that Mr. King is going to paint their pictures. Later, when everyone is out, Sauncey answers a knock on the door—Indians! Early ... Read more
Between 1821 and 1842, Charles Bird King, a famous artist, painted individual portraits of 143 Indians. In this fictionalized account, Sauncey, an eight-year-old free black, lives in Mr. King’s house with her mama, Mr. King’s cook. Sauncey dreams of becoming a grand lady with a feather in her bonnet like the ones in the portraits. One day the yard boy tells Sauncey that he has just been down on Pennsylvania Avenue and has seen Indians. Her mama says that Mr. King is going to paint their pictures. Later, when everyone is out, Sauncey answers a knock on the door—Indians! Early ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Tidewater Pub
Condition
New
Number of Pages
30
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780870334986
SKU
V9780870334986
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