There are many great books about great artists, including autobiographies (books written by the person about himself or herself) and biographies (books about noteworthy people written by someone else). The following is a list of main sources used by the author in researching and writing this book.

Leonardo da Vinci

Giorgio Vasari, The Lives of the Artists. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008.

Liana Bortolon, The Life and Times of Leonardo. Philadelphia: Curtis Books, 1967.

Marco Rosci, Leonardo. New York: Mayflower Books, 1981.

Serge Bramly, Leonardo: The Artist and the Man. New York: Penguin Books, 1991.

Vincent van Gogh

Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan, Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist. New York: Dell Yearling, 2001.

Beatrix Potter

Margaret Lane, The Tale of Beatrix Potter. New York: Penguin, 1986.

Sarah Fabiny, Who Was Beatrix Potter? New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 2015.

Emily Carr

Emily Carr, Growing Pains: The Autobiography of Emily Carr. New York: Oxford University Press, 1946.

Maria Tippett, Emily Carr: A Biography. New York: Oxford University Press, 1979.

Georgia O’Keeffe

Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, Full Bloom: The Art and Life of Georgia O’Keeffe. New York: W. W. Norton, 2004.

Jeffrey Hogrefe, O’Keeffe: The Life of an American Legend. New York: Bantam Books, 1992.

Louise Nevelson

Laurie Lisle, Louise Nevelson: A Passionate Life. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990.

Natalie S. Bober, Breaking Tradition: The Story of Louise Nevelson. New York: Atheneum, 1984.

Dr. Seuss

Donald E. Pease, Theodor Seuss Geisel. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.

Judith Morgan and Neil Morgan, Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel. Boston: Da Capo Press, 1995.

Jackson Pollock

Deborah Solomon, Pollock: A Biography. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987.

Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, Pollock: An American Saga. New York: Clarkson Potter, 1989.

Charles Schulz

Beverly Gherman, Sparky: The Life and Art of Charles Schulz. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2010.

David Michaelis, Schulz and Peanuts. New York: Harper, 2008.

Yoko Ono

Jerry Hopkins, Yoko Ono. New York: Macmillan, 1986.

Nell Beram and Carolyn Boriss-Krimsky. Yoko Ono: Collector of Skies. New York: Amulet Books, 2013.

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Phoebe Hoban, Basquiat: A Quick Killing in Art. New York: Penguin, 1998.

Claude Monet

Ann Waldron, Who Was Claude Monet? New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 2009.

Matthias Arnold, Monet. London: Haus Publishing, 2005.

Pablo Picasso

Arianna Huffington, Picasso: Creator and Destroyer. New York: Avon Books, 1988.

John Richardson, A Life of Picasso. New York: Knopf, 1991.

True Kelley, Who Was Pablo Picasso? New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 2009.

Frida Kahlo

Barbara C. Cruz, Frida Kahlo: Portrait of a Mexican Painter. Springfield, N.J.: Enslow, 1996.

Hayden Herrera, Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo. New York: HarperCollins, 1983.

Jacob Lawrence

Peter D. Nesbett and Michelle DuBois, Over the Line: The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2000.

Romare Bearden and Harry Henderson, A History of African-American Artists: From 1792 to the Present. New York: Pantheon, 1993.

Andy Warhol

Tony Scherman and David Dalton, Pop: The Genius of Andy Warhol. New York: HarperCollins, 2009.

Victor Bockris, Warhol: The Biography. Boston: Da Capo Press, 2003.

Keith Haring

John Gruen, Keith Haring: The Authorized Biography. Whitby, Ontario: Fireside Publishing, 1991.