A Prairie Boy's Winter

Description:

Canadian artist Kurelek's own childhood--on prairie farms during the 30s--vividly illuminates this vision of a boy's winter life on a prairie farm. Both realistic and lyrical, it captures its subject in a way that speaks to readers of all ages.

subjects: 1930s,  American History,  Art,  Canada,  Canadian,  Canadian Art,  Canadian artists,  children's,  kid's,  juvenile,  literature,  book,  books,  picture book,  fiction,  folk art,  domestic life,  farming,  farm life,  winter,  geography,  history,  memoir paintings,  play,  prairie seasons,  westward expansion,  winter in art,  farm life in art,  social life and customs in art,  Winter in art,  Farm life,  Juvenile literature,  Children,  Winter,  Boys, fiction

People: William Kurelek (1927-1977)

Places: Canada,  Great Plains

Times: 1930s