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Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin
Today Benjamin West is remembered because he was the father of American painting: and many like to think of him as the only American ever to become President of the Royal Academy of England. Benjamin West grew up in a deeply religious Quaker family. Quaker beliefs forbid the use or creation of images or icons in a strict adherence to their view of the second Commandment barring graven images. With the help of his faithful Native American friends—who taught him to create colors from the elements of the earth, and his faithful cat Grimalkin—who willingly sacrificed the hairs of his tail for Ben’s paint brushes, the aspiring artist continued to paint the scenes of his bucolic childhood growing up in the wilds of Pennsylvania.
Marguerite Henry is the beloved author of such classic horse stories as King of the Wind, Misty of Chincoteague, and Stormy, Misty’s Foal, and her work has won several Newbery Awards and Honors.
You can also find Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin in Memoria Press’ Fourth Grade Supplemental Reading for American Studies Set. This group of biographies and novels is a perfect way for young students to immerse themselves in the lives and and culture of those who have made history in our America. Furthermore, learn more about the ways that Memoria Press teaches American History within our curriculum right here. Memoria Press features classic history books that taught a whole generation of Americans to love their nation’s history.
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