Following My Paint Brush
Following My Paint Brush by Dulari Devi and Gita Wolf (Tara Books Pvt. Ltd, 2010). Following My Paint Brush is the story of Dulari Devi, a domestic helper who went on to become an artist in the Mithila style of folk painting from Bihar, eastern India. (Grade 5 & under)
Award Status: Honorable Mention
Award Year: 2011
Author: Dulari Devi & Gita Wolf
Read more and purchase on the publisher’s website.
Lesson Plan
Films to complement using Following my Paint Brush by Dulari Devi in your classroom are: Munni (‘little Girl’): Childhood and Art in Mithila (DVD, 30 minutes, 1981), and Mithila Painters: Five Village Artists from Madhubani, India (DVD, 40 minutes, 1994). There is free film guide for Mithila Painters.