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 Miss Etta and Dr. Claribel : bringing Matisse to America
 Author: Fillion, Susan

 Publisher:  David R. Godine (2011)

 Dewey: 709.2
 Classification: Collective Biography
 Physical Description: 83 p., ill., 26 cm.

 BTSB No: 334689 ISBN: 9781567924343
 Ages: 10-14 Grades: 5-9

 Subjects:
 Cone, Etta, -- 1870-1949
 Cone, Claribel, -- 1864-1929
 Matisse, Henri, -- 1869-1954
 Women art collectors -- Biography

Price: $6.50

Summary:
Tells the amazing story of two daring Jewish women who traveled to Europe and abroad from Baltimore and eventually collected some of the most seminal pieces of early modern art by such famous artists as Matisse, Picasso, and other famous artists at the turn of the century.

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: MG
   Reading Level: 8.10
   Points: 2.0   Quiz: 155450
Reading Counts Information:
   Interest Level: 6-8
   Reading Level: 10.60
   Points: 5.0   Quiz: 55450

Common Core Standards 
   Grade 8 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 8.RI Craft & Structure
   Grade 8 → Reading → CCR College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading



Full Text Reviews:

School Library Journal - 09/01/2011 Gr 4–8—Art and history intertwine in the story of Claribel and Etta Cone, two sisters from Baltimore whose intellectual openness and love of art-not to mention tidy personal fortunes-brought them into contact with many pioneering minds of the early 20th century. More than mere art patrons, the sisters forged decades-long friendships with Gertrude Stein and her brother Leo, Pablo Picasso, and especially Henri Matisse. The collection of art that they amassed, which includes many masterpieces of Postimpressionism as well as works from Asia and Africa (now at the Baltimore Museum of Art), liberally illustrates the gracefully designed pages of this book. So too do the author's colorful Matisse-inspired illustrations, most of which are based on archival photographs. An art educator in Baltimore, Fillion has spent untold hours with the Cone Collection and with the voluminous correspondence and other papers of the sisters. She frequently describes a scene or situation from Claribel's or Etta's perspective, an effective and engaging device. In the hands of a writer less intimate with the sisters, this might feel false or presumptive, but Fillion keeps it simple and convincing. A beautiful and accessible gateway to a study of Postimpressionism, and a moving portrait of two extraordinary women.—Paula Willey, Baltimore County Public Library, Towson, MD - Copyright 2011 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

Booklist - 10/01/2011 Etta and Claribel Cone, two wealthy, unmarried sisters in Baltimore’s German Jewish community at the turn of the twentieth century, broke new ground when they bought up experimental art by Matisse, Picasso, and other modern painters before the artists were widely recognized. The sisters befriended two other siblings in Baltimore, Leo and Gertrude Stein, and they bonded over their love of seeking and buying new, experimental art. Now, the huge Cone collection is part of the Baltimore Museum of Modern Art. Beautiful reproductions of Matisse’s works appear throughout this introduction to the sisters, as well as paintings by the author in Matisse’s style based on archival photographs that show the Cones with items in their collection. What will draw older teens (and adults) to this handsome large volume, though, is the informal, detailed commentary on the artists’ works. The general discussion of impressionism and cubism is always part of the story, along with jargon-free invitations to look closely at the individual paintings and sculptures. - Copyright 2011 Booklist.

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