Catching the fire
Subtitle: Philip Simmons, blacksmith
By: Mary E. Lyons ; with photographs by Mannie Garcia.
Contributors: Garcia, Mannie, ill.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 47
Subjects: Simmons, Philip, 1912- -- Juvenile literature.; Simmons, Philip, 1912-; Artist blacksmiths -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Architectural ironwork -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Juvenile literature.; Blacksmiths.; African Americans -- Biography.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography; Biography.
Description: Tells the story of this African American artist, the great-grandson of slaves, who has achieved fame and admiration for his ornamental wrought-iron creations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [46]-47) and index.