Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Written in first person as if juan is really telling his story, it is the chronicle of much of juans life and and his colorful experiences as apprentice to a master. Elizabeth was born in bakersfield, california, the daughter of. Nacar, the white deer enlarges upon a note in the history of the manila galleon, the spanish vessel that plied between the orient and acapulco, new spain now mexico. Iscriviti a prime ciao, accedi account e liste accedi account e liste resi e ordini iscriviti a prime carrello. This work of historical fiction is based on the life of an actual person who modeled for a work of art. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Their final move was to cuernavaca, morelos, known popularly as the city of eternal spring.
Elizabeth was born in bakersfield, california, the daughter of attorney fred ellsworth. Juanico learns to love his new master and longs to paint, even though it is forbidden. Kate reading is an audie awardwinning narrator and. Although juan is a slave, a friendship develops between him and his benevolent master, the great spanish artist velazques, who secretly teaches him to paint. Juans intelligence shines through in every page and his intuitiveness fills the book with detail. It was inspired by her elder son luis interest in art, particularly painting. It is a story about interracial freedom and friendship that takes place in the 1600s but appeared in the 1960s during the great. Id read this some years ago, and found it a wellwritten juvenile historical fiction, and that was why the name of the author sounded so familiar. A live online meeting of the ama art lovers book club has been scheduled for 6 p. After their two sons, luis federico and enrique ricardo trevinoborton, were born, they lived in monterrey for a time, then moved to mexico city in 1941.
Her persistence can be attributed to her familys characteristic stubbornness. Also, his struggle to paint because spanish slaves at the time. The making of a masterpiece by anthony bailey which mentions v. Elizabeth was born and raised in bakersfield, california, at the turn of the century 1904, a time when society was changing with astonishing rapidity. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. She tells us, all my books enclose a little kernel of truth something that really happened. This book was actually bought by me as a pendant to velazquez and the surrender of breda. After their two sons, luis federico and enrique ricardo trevino borton, were born, they lived in monterrey for a time, then moved to mexico city in 1941. Artists, fiction, history, juvenile fiction, newbery medal, spanish.
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