This year, 2015, the myhero project and americans who tell the truth created the shetterly prize. The original works are painted in acrylic on 30 x 36 wood panels. Artist and author of americans who tell the truth robert. Robert shetterly is a writer and artist who lives in brooksville, maine and the author of the book, americans who tell the truth.
Oren lyons, nativeamerican faithkeeper, human rights advocate, environmental activist. Shetterly chose ritz to be part of his americans who tell the truth project and here discusses with ritz his educational philosophy sitting among shetterly s 238 portraits which were exhibited all together for the first time at syracuse university. Americans who tell the truth robert shetterly interviews. Greensboro, nc students contribute to and learn from the awtt exhibit a video made by amelya black from the opening of the americans who tell the truth show in greensboro, north carolina.
Shetterly set out to paint americans who inspired him. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Robert shetterly author of americans who tell the truth. A book titled americans who tell the truth, written and illustrated by shetterly, won the international reading associations intermediatenonfiction award for 2006, and the nonprofit childrens book council listed it among the 2006 notable social studies trade books for young people. Truth tellers the ellsworth americanthe ellsworth american. Shetterly is best known for his portrait series, americans who tell the truth. He graduated in 1969 from harvard college with a degree in english literature.
Robert shetterly lives, with his partner gail page, a painter and childrens book writer and illustrator, in brooksville, maine. I spend more time researching than i do painting reading books, interviews, histories, biographies. Buy americans who tell the truth by robert shetterly 20050602 by robert shetterly isbn. Robert shetterly, artist founder of americans who tell the truth and the. Robert shetterly features quotes, biographies, and portraits of powerful and influential americans, including rachel carson, rosa parks, and mark twain, who used the power of truth combined with freedom of speech to. Personal website for robert shetterly view the website share. Robert shetterly is an american artist, best known for his portrait series, americans who tell the truth. Americans who tell the truth by robert shetterly 20050602 robert shetterly on. Robert shetterly s americans who tell the truth portraits and narratives highlight citizens who courageously address issues of social, environmental, and economic fairness. Fortunately, the author continues his documentation of brave american role models. By combining art and other media, awtt offers resources to inspire a new generation of engaged americans who will act for the common good, our communities, and the earth.
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National audubons childrens newspaper audubon adventures, and approximately 30 books. Americans who tell the truth by robert shetterly 200805. Robert shetterly, the founder of americans who tell the truth and the painter of the awtt portraits, was born in 1946 in cincinnati, ohio. Robert shetterly was inspired to create this beautiful book of portraits, portraits of americans unafraid to speak truth when those truths were not selfevident or inconvenient, after 911. Join us for an evening with maine artist and author robert shetterly as he. Buy americans who tell the truth book online at best prices in india on. Robert shetterly s most popular book is americans who tell the truth. The responses to the book, americans who tell the truth were of great interest to me, given that i have used the book in the classroom and also worked with the artist, rob shetterly here in louisville.
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