Nicholasa Mohr

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Her father died when she was eight years old, leaving her mother with seven children. In order to escape the poverty that surrounded her, Mohr used her fantastic imagination to express her feelings. Her artistic talents helped earn her much praise in school and gave her the confidence which led to her success as an author. After graduating from high school in 1953 she went to the Arts Student's League, an art school located in New York. Here she discovered the works of Diego Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco which inspired her to study Hispanic art and travel to Mexico City. After a year she returned to the United States and attended the New School for Social Research. Then in 1959 she went to Brooklyn Museum of Art School. Throughout her studies Mohr was drawn to this type of art work because of its powerful message about social change. Mohr began to express herself using bold letters and symbols in her paintings. She attempted to tell stories through these works. Eventually she switched from painting to short stories. It took a few tries for a publisher to offer her a contract, but when he did, she started writing her first book, Nilda. Many of Mohr's books are about characters growing up in Hispanic</div> <div> neighborhoods in New York City, much like herself. Today, Mohr has written thirteen books, primarily aimed towards young adults, and has won numerous awards for her writing. She currently resides in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn, where she continues to write. Her latest book, Untitled Nicholasa Mohr, was just released in February of 1998 and is available in a local bookstore near you!</div> <bR> <div> <B>Works by Mohr:</B></div> <bR> <div> Nilda (1973)</div> <div> El Bronx Remembered: A Novella & Stories (1975)</div> <div> In Nueva York (1977)</div> <div> Felita (1979)</div> <div> Rituals of Survival: A Woman's Portfolio (1985)</div> <div> Going Home (1986)</div> <div> All For the Better: A Story of El Barrio (1993)</div> <div> Nicholasa Mohr: Growing Up Inside the Sanctuary of My Imagination (1994)</div> <div> The Magic Shell (1995)</div> <div> The Song of El Coqui & Other tales of Puerto Rico (1995)</div> <div> Old Letivia & the Mountain of Sorrows (1996)</div> <div> A Matter of Pride & other stories (1997)</div> <div> Untitled Nicholasa Mohr (1998)</div> <bR> <div> <B>Other Information Relating to Mohr and Latino Culture:</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Nicholasa Mohr is of Puerto Rican ancestory. Here is a map of the country Puerto Rico.</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/atlas/namerica/puertorm.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resour"><U>http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/atlas/namerica/puertorm.html</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Here are resources, both children and adult, for Latino literature.</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://latino.sscnet.ucla.edu/Latino_Bibliography.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://latino.sscnet.ucla.edu/Latino_Bib"><U>http://latino.sscnet.ucla.edu/Latino_Bibliography.html</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.uic.edu/~marczim/latlit/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.uic.edu/~marczim/latlit/"><U>http://www.uic.edu/~marczim/latlit/</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>The official Latino American webpage:</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.elpuentelatino.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.elpuentelatino.com/"><U>http://www.elpuentelatino.com/</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Review by student on </B><B><U>Felita</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF=" http://ksumail.kennesaw.edu/~jcope/3391/F99project/Brittany/Brittany1.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" http://ksumail.kennesaw.edu/~jcope/3391"><U>http://ksumail.kennesaw.edu/~jcope/3391/F99project/Brittany/Brittany1.html</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Lesson Plan on </B><B><U>Going Home</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1990/4/90.04.02.x.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/uni"><U>http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1990/4/90.04.02.x.html</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Writing and Illustrating Multicultural Literature</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.users.interport.net/~hdu/multicul.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.users.interport.net/~hdu/mult"><U>http://www.users.interport.net/~hdu/multicul.htm</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>El Museo del Barrio</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.fieldtrip.com/ny/28317272.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fieldtrip.com/ny/28317272.htm"><U>http://www.fieldtrip.com/ny/28317272.htm</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>History of the Bronx</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://bronxnewyork.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://bronxnewyork.com/"><U>http://bronxnewyork.com/</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Spanish Harlem Website</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.spanish-harlem.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.spanish-harlem.com/"><U>http://www.spanish-harlem.com/</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Spanish Language Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises and Guide</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF=" http://sophia.smith.edu/~tstcloud/latina/languages.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" http://sophia.smith.edu/~tstcloud/latin"><U>http://sophia.smith.edu/~tstcloud/latina/languages.html</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>