Author: Finger, Brad
Brand: Prestel Junior
Color: Multicolor
Edition: Illustrated
Features:
- Children Should Know Series
Binding: Hardcover
Format: Illustrated
Number Of Pages: 48
Release Date: 26-09-2010
Details: Product Description This lively introduction to some of the towering figures in American art will inspire children to dream, create, and think. Who was Whistler’s mother? Why did Georgia O’Keeffe paint all those flowers? How did Joseph Cornell create his incredible boxes? These questions and more are answered in this book on American artists designed to catch young readers’ attention and satisfy their unending curiosity. Each artist is featured in double-page spreads that are as unique as their subjects. Fascinating biographical portraits, interesting sidebars, and ideas to spark the imagination enhance exquisite reproductions of well-known works. Presented chronologically, these profiles are strung together by a continuous timeline that highlights world events that impacted the artists’ work. Children and adults alike will find much to learn, savor, and enjoy in this colorful introduction that is both interactive and edifying—not to mention fun. From Booklist Beginning with Winslow Homer and ending with Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns, this picture-book overview introduces 13 well-known American artists. On each double-page spread, short biographies combine with richly reproduced images of the artists’ famous works; a time line that sets the artist’s life in historical context with other world events; an easy-reference box listing the artist’s birth and death dates, painting styles, and other facts; and suggestions for activities and further research. Occasional quiz questions that appear throughout the profiles create even more interactive opportunities. The peppy, exclamatory tone is occasionally cloying; for example, a caption for a Winslow Homer painting of boys playing in a field reads, “It’s time to have some fun on a sunny day!” And it’s puzzling that information about artistic mediums isn’t always listed next to the reproductions. Still, Finger, an art historian, writes with clarity and enthusiasm as he deftly incorporates details from the artists’ lives with observations about their work. A lengthy glossary closes this inviting survey that is well suited for both browsing and classroom use. Grades 2-4. --Gillian Engberg From the Inside Flap This lively introduction to some of the towering figures in American art will inspire children to dream, create, and think. From the Back Cover This lively introduction to some of the towering figures in American art will inspire children to dream, create, and think.
Package Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.7 x 0.5 inches
Languages: English, German
