Biography Today Author Series Book

Preface         5
Ansel Adams 1902-1984: American Nature Photographer         9
Romare Bearden 1912?-1988: American Collage Artist         17
Margaret Bourke-White 1904-1971: American Photographer         26
Alexander Calder 1898-1976: American Sculptor and Creator of Mobiles         36
Marc Chagall 1887-1985: Russian Painter and Stained-Glass Artist        46
Helen Frankenthaler 1928-: American Abstract Painter         56
Jasper Johns 1930-: American Pop-Art Painter         63
Jacob Lawrence 1917-: American Painter of African-American Themes         71
Henry Moore 1898-1986: English Sculptor         80
Grandma Moses 1860-1961: American Folk Artist and Primitivist Painter         89
Louise Nevelson 1899-1988: Russian-American Sculptor         97
Georgia O'Keeffe 1887-1986: American Painter         106
Gordon Parks 1912-: American Photographer and Filmmaker         114
I.M. Pei 1917-: Chinese-American Architect         124
Diego Rivera 1886-1957: Mexican Painter and Muralist         134
Norman Rockwell 1894-1978: American Painter and Illustrator         141
Andy Warhol 1928?-1987: American Pop-Art Painter, Silk-Screen Artist, and Filmmaker         152
Frank Lloyd Wright 1869-1959: American Architect         160
Photo and Illustration Credits         171
Name Index         173
General Index         179
Places of Birth Index         199
Birthday Index (by month and day)         207
People to Appear in Future Issues         211