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Author
Publisher
Creston Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"Growing up in the late 19th century, Laura Wheeler Waring didn't see any artists who looked like her. She didn't see any paintings of people who looked like her, either. So when she was offered a commission to paint portraits of accomplished African Americans, she jumped at the chance. Writers, singers, political activists, and thinkers all posed for her. Now her portraits hang in Washington, D.C.'s National Portrait Gallery, where children of all...
Author
Publisher
The Museum of Modern Art
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Growing up in Lahore, Pakistan, Shahzia flew kites, ate fruit from jamun trees, and devoured Russian fairy tales, American Westerns, and Bollywood films. She also read poetry in Urdu, her own language, and learned the slow and detailed painting technique of Indo-Persian miniatures. And when she moved far from home to study art, she brought her roots with her. Roots and Wings is a deeply personal story about how an artist grows. It is based on the...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
©2018.
Language
English
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Description
Discover the true story of NFL star Ernie Barnes a boy who followed his dreams and became one of the most influential artists of his generation with this beautifully illustrated nonfiction picture book.
7) Frida
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple text help chronicle the life of artist Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo, discussing how she learned to paint, how painting saved her life, and why her paintings are so unique.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"First there was one Zhou brother, and then there were two. They lived in a bookstore with their grandmother, Po Po, whose stories of paintings that flew through the air and landed on mountain cliffs inspired them to create their own art. Amid the turbulence of China's Cultural Revolution in the 1970s, the Zhou Brothers began painting together on the same canvas. Today, ShanZuo and DaHuang Zhou are icons in the art world, renowned for working side...
15) Vincent van Gogh
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Follows the life and artistic development of the painter who moved from Belgium and Holland to France, was influenced by Impressionism, and eventually created his own unique style.
16) Claude Monet
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life, art, and legacy of the artist Claude Monet. Includes a timeline linking the events in his life with world events.
Author
Language
English
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"Presents the life and accomplishments of the famous artist, scientist, engineer, and inventor."--Amazon.com.
Leonardo da Vinci was an enormously talenter person living among many talented people, but still he stood out. He was an artist, inventor, engineer and scientist. He wanted to work miracles but he often met with failure. He was also athletic and extremely handsome and very charming, but was a loner and had no family of his own. He accomplished...
19) Alexander Calder
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Briefly examines the life and work of the twentieth-century American sculptor, describing and giving examples of his art.
20) Diego Rivera
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Briefly examines the life and work of the twentieth-century Mexican painter, describing and giving examples of his art.
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