Grandpa and the Library: How Charles White Learned to Paint

Join us on Saturday, November 7th for a reading of "Grandpa and the Library: How Charles White Learned to Paint" with author Ian White as part of the Charles White Across Media (https://www.loganexhibitions.uchicago.edu/exhibitions/charles-white) exhibition and the Logan Center's Family Saturday.    This charming children's book follows the young Charles White as he goes to the library every day to look at picture books and watch the people around him. Later he draws what he has seen on scraps of paper. Over time he learns to be patient and observant, and, by watching art students painting in the park, he learns how to mix and use oil paints. As he grows up, Charles creates powerful portraits of the figures he sees and admires—of his family as well as of African American musicians, thinkers, scientists, and civil rights leaders. By telling his own stories and those of others, he becomes an artist. Written and illustrated by his son, C. Ian White, and featuring full-color reproductions of Charles White's own artworks, this deeply personal story traces the childhood influences that inspired young Charles to become an artist and a teacher.    For directions to the Logan Center and parking information, visit https://www.logancenter.uchicago.edu/visit (https://www.logancenter.uchicago.edu/visit)The Wells Lot at the corner of Drexel Avenue and 60th Street is free all day on Saturdays!