Bianca with Jeanne Walker Harvey on Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas

In this episode, Bianca talks with Jeanne Walker Harvey, the author of Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas. Jeanne has been a longtime docent at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Just like Alma Thomas, she believes that art brings us joy. Her other picture books include Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines and My Hands Sing the Blues: Romare Bearden’s Childhood Journey. Jeanne studied literature and psychology at Stanford University. She lives in Northern California. Order a copy of Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas on Bookshop.org or Amazon. Visit Jeanne Walker Harvey at https://www.jeanneharvey.com/. Resources: Educators Guide and Art Activity Projects: https://www.jeanneharvey.com/projects. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: https://www.sfmoma.org/. Loveis Wise: https://loveiswise.com/. See some interior artwork from Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas here: https://www.jeanneharvey.com/ablaze-with-color. East West Literary Agency: https://eastwestliteraryagency.com/ Transcription: You can read the transcription on The Children's Book Review. Discussion Topics: About Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas Get to know Jeanne Walker Harvey Working as a docent at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art A discussion on painter Alma Thomas Researching for picture book biographies Jeanne Walker Harvey reads an excerpt from Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas The modern art of children's book illustrator Loveis Wise Jeanne Walker Harvey's creative life Using Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas in the classroom