Mr. Porter’s Painted Walls

Susan Leach

Description

A little girl in 1830 New England is encouraged to see herself as an artist by the historical itinerant painter Rufus Porter.
Mr. Porter’s Painted Walls is an introduction to American folk artist, Rufus Porter (1792-1884). He was an itinerant painter, prolific inventor and founded the magazine, Scientific American. Known as “The Yankee DaVinci” Mr Porter held patents for inventions from airships and labor saving farm tools to wind mills. Hundreds of his artworks survive today in the form of murals and portraits.
We meet him through Rose, a creative and curious child who loves to draw. Mr. Porter is hired by her parents to paint a mural in their home on the village green. The 1830s New England village is buzzing with excitement about the traveling painter who has sailed to Hawaii and traveled from Vermont to Virginia. He inspires young Rose to see herself as an artist and his beautiful mural transforms their home.

Sujets

• Fiction Jeunesse
• Juvenilee Fiction
• Nueva Inglaterra
• Rufus Porter
• History of the United States
• Mural
• Colonial
• Artist
• Art
• New England
• Peinture murale
• American History
• Colonialisme
• Architecture

Informations

• Publié par: Archway Publishing
• Date de parution: 19 juillet 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781665724098
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Copyright © 2022 Susan Leach.

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Interior Image Credit: Susan Leach

ISBN: 978-1-6657-2410-4 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-6657-2411-1 (hc)
ISBN: 978-1-6657-2409-8 (e)




Archway Publishing rev. date: 07/26/2022

MR. PORTER’S PAINTED WALLS

FOR ROSE
It was a warm June morning and Rose was wide awake before the cows mooed to be milked or the rooster had a chance to crow.
The village outside her window was quiet, but Rose was too excited to sleep. An artist was coming to her house today. His name was Mr. Rufus Porter and he was coming to paint a mural!