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Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Fun and easy art-appreciation activities abound in this resource that features over 60 great artists across the ages. A concise biography for each artist tells why his or her work is important, and a kid-tested art activity tries out the artist's approach. Young artists will sketch inventive designs in the style of da Vinci and draw in a nature notebook like Audubon. To understand Rodin, they will create a clay carving. Picasso will inspire a fractured...
Author
Publisher
Duo Press LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Pablo Picasso is one of the most celebrated artists in the world, and this amusing book shows his life in a remarkably original way. By featuring 100 Pablo Picassos throughout the book, young readers will explore the artist life from his childhood, to his major contributions to modern art, and from his love for pets to his endless curiosity about life. The book also invites readers to count the Picassos all the way to a 100, adding an entertaining...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A story spanning a decade and starring a cast of characters straight out of novel-from rock icons and film stars, art dealers and art forgers-brings to life the bitter debate over the authenticity of a series of paintings by the most famous American artist of the 20th century.
Author
Publisher
Phaidon Press Limited
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Since The Metropolitan Museum of Art's founding in New York City nearly 150 years ago, generations of artists have found boundless inspiration in its galleries. "The Artist Project" celebrates the role that great art plays in spurring creativity in the twenty-first century. Interviews with 120 international contemporary artists discussing works from The Met's collection that spark their imagination offer new insights into art, museums, and the creative...
Author
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams in association with Art Institute of Chicago
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An analysis of Georges Seurat's famous painting, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, including where and when it was made, interesting details, and the techniques used to create a sense of stillness.
66) Blue period: 2
Series
Blue period volume 2
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Art has changed the course of Yatora's once dull life, and now he's aiming for Japan's most competitive art school. With entrance exams a year away, he'll need to expand his limited eye for art, and quickly. He turns to new peers and the masters to envision pieces only he can produce, and soon dives into his first competition--the same one where his Art Club role model nearly scored last place. Among geniuses and lifelong art kids, does Yatora even...
Series
Catwad volume 2
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Publisher
Trinity University Press
Pub. Date
©2011
Language
English
Description
"A bilingual counting book from 1 to 10, in English and Spanish, featuring artwork from the collections of the San Antonio Museum of Art; the book is a partnership with the museum, the San Antonio Public Library Foundation, and Trinity University Press"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Prestel
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"Great art for clever eyes and minds: famous artworks from around the world, invite young viewers on an exciting journey through centuries of colors, forms, and detailed images. The visual puzzles, games, and large pictures will delight even the youngest children, whether reading with their parents or on their own. An inspiring book of fun and discovery for art lovers of all ages."--p.4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
Catapult
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Like a song that feels written just for you, Larissa Pham's debut work of nonfiction captures the imagination and refuses to let go. Pop Song is a book about love and about falling in love -- with a place, or a painting, or a person -- and the joy and terror inherent in the experience of that love. Plumbing the well of culture for clues and patterns about love and loss -- from Agnes Martin's abstract paintings to James Turrell's transcendent light...
72) The museum
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
A young girl tours and twirls through museum galleries experiencing different emotions evoked by different styles of art, and then expresses her energy and inspiration when she finds an empty canvas.
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to the greatest gallery on Earth. Put yourself in the picture with this incredible visual guide displaying the best artistic works of all time. You're the very special guest with unlimited access to the world's most important art through the ages, from ancient cave paintings to modern-day street art. On your journey through time, you'll see a wealth of valuable art, including Egyptian tomb paintings, Roman frescoes, Byzantine mosaics, and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
PICTURE BOOKS. A beautiful new cover to celebrate 25 years of making art an adventure! The stars in Vincent van Gogh's painting are so beautiful that Katie can't resist reaching in and taking one. But what will she do when all the other stars come tumbling out of the painting, too? Will Katie be able to catch the stars before the gallery guard notices they've floated away? The story has five favourite Van Gogh paintings: The Starry Night Noon Vincent's...
77) Why art?
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Why art? What is it? What is it for? These are the questions that have vexed scholars and historians, makers of art and lovers of art, since the beginning of civilization. What color is art? Can beautiful art be ugly, can ugly art be beautiful? Does art distort life, mirror it, or duplicate it? Does art have taste? In Why Art?, we are guided through a metaphysical journey where the mysterious and regenerative properties of art are put to the test....
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