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Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Puerto Rican mother and Haitian father. When he was eight and recovering from a car accident, his mother gave him a copy of Gray's Anatomy, which sparked his interest in the human form. This biography of the world's most famous street artist features a facts and photos section at the back.
46) Cézanne's parrot
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
All Cezanne wants is to be a great painter like his friends Monet, Pissarro, and Renoir. But when he shows his works, the professors, the critics, and the collectors all dismiss him: "Too flat!" "Too much paint!" "These are rough and unfinished!" Even his own pet parrot, Bisou, can't be brought to say, "Cezanne is a great painter!" And who can blame them? Cezanne doesn't care about tradition, and he doesn't follow the rules. He's painting in a way...
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Series
Publisher
Montena
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
Leonardo Da Vinci fue uno de los pintores más importantes de la historia, además de un talentoso músico, y un estupendo científico e inventor. Construyó máquinas voladoras, submarinos, ¡e incluso helicópteros! Sin embargo, le costaba mucho terminar las cosas que empezaba. Por eso, hoy en día solamente lo conocemos por sus obras más famosas, pero hay mucho más ... Descúbrelo todo en este libro.
Presents the life and accomplishments of...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"This is the story of Marcel Duchamp and how the Dada art movement changed the way people thought about what art could be and what could be art. From drawing a mustache on the Mona Lisa to attaching a bicycle wheel to a stool, Duchamp challenged long-held notions of art and how it should be made. People were amused, confused, and sometimes offended, and that was just the way Marcel Duchamp liked it. With Marcel's Masterpiece, Jeff Mack explores Duchamp's...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"His crew calls him Maestro. Thousands of fans call him a magician. Over the past five decades, Dale Chihuly has created some of the most innovative and popular works of art in museums and gardens around the world. Authors Greenberg and Jordan met with Chihuly in his studio for exclusive interviews discussing his early life, his passion for glassblowing, and his dazzling works. Lavishly illustrated with Chihuly's art and family photographs, this book...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
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El galardonado artista John Parra nos trae un conmovedor y engañosamente simple cuento infantil ilustrado inspirado por su propia niñez, sobre el lazo entre padre e hijo, el valor de trabajar duro y los vínculos que existen entre la naturaleza, el arte y la creatividad.Hoy es el gran día: ¡la primera vez que su papá lleva a Juanito a ayudarlo en su trabajo de contratista de jardinería! A lo largo del día, Juanito dibuja todo lo que le llama...
51) Paul Klee
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life, art, and legacy of the artist Paul Klee. Includes a timeline linking the events in his life with world events.
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...
Author
Publisher
Enslow Elementary
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
Español
Description
Tells the life story of twentieth-century Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, describing the bus accident in which she was severely injured at the age of eighteen, her start as a painter, her relationship with Diego Rivera, and her art.
Author
Publisher
Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
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Description
Presents Maya Angelou's poem illustrated by paintings and drawings of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Features biographies of both the author and artist. This stirring marriage of poetry and art combines the daring of Basquiat's vision with the courage and strength of
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Children can meet famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo and learn how she experimented with different ways of painting herself and channeled her experiences into her art, in this collaboration with The Met that will inspire readers to create their own masterpiece.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Journey to the Moon on the Apollo 12 mission with astronaut and artist Alan Bean! As a boy, Alan wanted to fly planes. As a young navy pilot, Alan wished he could paint the view from the cockpit. So he took an art class to learn patterns and forms. But no class could prepare him for the beauty of the lunar surface some 240,000 miles from Earth. In 1969, Alan became the fourth man and first artist on the moon. He took dozens of pictures, but none...
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Jam-packed with imaginative ideas for all kinds of creative crafts . . . this book will make YOU an artist! Pick up your pencils, collect your collage materials, and take inspiration from 25 of the world's best-known artists in this fact-filled book full of activities. Discover famous masterpieces through the included photographs of real works of art - from ancient cave painting to contemporary performance - and lots more in between!"-- Provided...
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