Diane Cook (2)

This was an artist that I'd heard of before due to his leg issues and was aware of the work of to some degree, but didn't have the background on. I knew he was connected to the Moulin Rouge and that he did poster work, but I didn't realize he was such a mother's child all through his life. I also didn't realize that he'd died so young, though that seemed to be a running theme of his generation of artists. You can't find a good painter that died at a ripe old age, or didn't at least have some show more kind of horrendous decline in his later years. The biography was well written, though a bit heavy on letters to his mother in the middle. On the whole, fun and informative. show less

Personal Response:
This book is a good introduction into the life of Mozart. It is so hard for me to comprehend the talent this man had. He has created such beautiful music and I enjoyed learning more about his life.

Curricular Connections:
Use as an example of a biography when teaching students about writing biographies.