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After the War Was Over
In this charming book, Michael Foreman describes growing up in post-World War II England and preparing to be an artist. His text, watercolors, and illustrated memorabilia evoke innocence and pleasure in a world recovering from war.
Author: Foreman, Michael |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Artist in Overalls
Born into a poor farming family in Iowa, Grant Wood struggled to study art and earn a living. He chose to paint simple people and scenes with a classical feel, a style that became known as Regionalism.
Author: Duggleby, John |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Chuck Close Up Close
This biography of the contemporary artist Chuck Close captures his inventiveness in text and vivid color photographs. An index of illustrations, an essay on portraits, a bibliography, and a list of museums that display the artist's work provide informati
Author: Greenberg, Jan & Jordan, Sandra |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
Dave is an amazing artist, poet and potter who lived in South Carolina in the 1800's. His artistry was all the more amazing because of his slave status. The writing is spare and poetic and the illustrations are truly amazing and make the text come alive f
Author: Hill, Laban Carrick |
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language arts - reading | language arts - writing | social studies
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Deep Blues
Bill Traylor, who worked as a farm laborer before and after the Civil War, was "discovered" as a folk artist at the age of 85.
Delicious: The Life & Art of Wayne Thiebaud
Illustrated with lush reproductions of his paintings, this biography of painter Wayne Theibaud recounting his long career and late fame, is a story of perseverance from outside the mainstream. Thiebaud paints "things that have been overlooked," like food,
Author: Rubin, Susan Goldman |
HSE Descriptors:
literature and arts
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Delicious: The Life & Art of Wayne Thiebaud
Illustrated with lush reproductions of his paintings, this biography of painter Wayne Theibaud recounting his long career and late fame, is a story of perseverance from outside the mainstream. Thiebaud paints "things that have been overlooked," like food,
Author: Rubin, Susan Goldman |
HSE Descriptors:
literature and arts
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Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, The
A story in three parts about a Victorian artist, Waterhouse Hawkins, who brought dinosaurs to life for all to see, originally in England and later in New York City He devoted over three decades to building the first life-size models of these giant creatur
Author: Kerley, Barbara |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, The
A story in three parts about a Victorian artist, Waterhouse Hawkins, who brought dinosaurs to life for all to see, originally in England and later in New York City He devoted over three decades to building the first life-size models of these giant creatur
Author: Kerley, Barbara |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Eyes of the Dragon
A Chinese magistrate commissions a famous painter of dragons to paint one on the protective walls of the village. This tale relates what happens when the magistrate fails to keep his agreement.
Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau, The
Whimsical biography of Henri Rousseau illustrated in his style of artwork. This book recounts the life of Henri Rousseau who began painting at the age of 41. Spare text written in lovely figurative language - "the flowers open their hearts" and "He holds
Author: Markel, Michelle |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Georgia's Bones
A biography of the artist Georgia O'Keeffe's early years "celebrates her fascination with natural shapes and 'common objects'" with rich text and color-saturated illustrations. The text explores themes including creativity, diversity (in ways of being in
Author: Bryant, Jen |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Harlem Stomp!
Subtitled "A cultural history of the Harlem Renaissance," this book has 10 chapters that address how Harlem came to be a cultural "magnet" in the 1920s. The book interweaves history, poetry, and archival photos that brings the cultural history of Harlem t
Author: Hill, Laban Carrick |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Heart to Heart
Contemporary poets create poems in response to works of modern American art. The reproductions are very good. An introduction, index, and biographical notes of poets and artists extend the scope of the book. The poems are uneven in quality.
Author: Greenberg, Jan (Ed.) |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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I Have a Dream
The text of the "I Have a Dream" speech is accompanied by illustrations from noted Coretta Scott King Award and Honor Book artists. The Foreword by Mrs. King explains the project, and notes from each artist explain details of the illustrations.
Author: King, Dr. Martin Luter, Jr. |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Ingenious Mr. Peale, The
Charles Wilson Peale's life spanned the early years of the U.S. He was an acclaimed portrait painter, established the first portrait gallery in the nation, and pursued other interests, such as natural history.
Author: Wilson, Janet |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Looking at Paintings: Self-Portraits
Self-portraits of many noted artists are included. The accompanying text identifies features of the portraits and offers biographical information about the artists.
Author: Roalf, Peggy |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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My Name is Georgia
This simple biography of Georgia O'Keefe describes how she was true to her life-long goal of being an artist and how she gained inspiration for her paintings from the natural world around her.
Author: Winter, Jeanette |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Painting the Wind
This "is a beautiful story about holding on to perfect moments that only a summer in a place that you love can offer" (dust jacket).
Author: MacLachlan, Patricia & MacLachlan, Emily |
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River of Dreams
This beautiful book is a tribute to the Hudson River and its strategic, economic and cultural significance throughout history.
Author: Talbot, Hudson |
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social studies | language arts - reading | language arts - writing
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Safari
Bateman, a famous nature artist, creates a pictorial safari of African wildlife. The text offers detailed, interesting lore and the information boxes contain facts about habitat, height, weight, food, and range. The photograph-like paintings engage the
Author: Bateman, Robert |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Talking with Tebe
Editor Lyons collected these excerpts about Clementine Hunter, considered one of America's finest folk artists, from magazine and newspaper articles and tape-recorded interviews. The artist's work illustrates the book.
Author: Lyons, Mary E. (Ed.) |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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There Goes the Neighborhood
Ten buildings that caused controversy when erected are the subjects of this book. Included are the famous (Washington Monument, Eiffel Tower) and the not-so-famous (the glass house, Frank O. Gehry's house). In the process of learning about these buildings
Author: Rubin, Susan Goldman |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Tour America
The poet chooses to write about 26 favorite locations in the United States, pairing the varied poetic forms with mixed media that reflects the essence of the site. Maps and a list of art works enchance this combination of history, geography, art, and poe
Wideness and Wonder: The Life and Art of Georgia O'Keeffe
Factual, informative account of Georgia O'Keeffe's interesting journey from farm girl to artist and her stubborn dedication to making art her own way. Illustrated with her works and Alfred Stieglitz's photographs of her. Excellent reference for artists.
Author: Rubin, Susan Goldman |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | language arts - writing | social studies
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Art and Photography > art > artists > Audubon, John James
Boy Who Drew Birds, The: A Story of John James Audubon
This is a fascinating and very visual biography of the early life of Audubon that explains why he came to America and how and where he developed an interest in birds. This interest led him to learning about migration by banding birds.
Author: Davies, Jacqueline |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | science | social studies | language arts - writing
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Art and Photography > art > artists > Basquiat, Jean Michel
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
In this single poem, Angelou celebrates courage to face internal and external fears, the courage that grows out of a belief in ourselves. The contemporary art is bold and child-like but may have the power to scare children. The text is repetitive and ea
Art and Photography > art > artists > Bearden, Romare
Block, The
This collection of Langston Hughes poems is complemented by the illustrations of Romare Beardon. An introduction by Bill Cosby precedes the collection, and biographies of the poet and artist conclude it.
Author: Hughes, Langston |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Drawing in the Sand, A
In words and illustrations, Jerry Butler tells his story of becoming an artist--the people who encouraged him and the African American artists who established a tradition for him to join. Some students may find the uses of different type face distracting
Author: Butler, Jerry |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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I Live in Music
Each line of Shange's poem is placed with one of Romare Bearden's paintings. The book ends with the complete poem, and with short biographies of Shange and Beardon.
Author: Shange, Ntozake |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Romare Bearden
This biography of the multi-talented artist Romare Bearden is vibrantly illustrated with reproductions of his work. An author's note, a timeline, a bibliography, a glossary, and a list of the locations of art works make the book as useful in the classroo
Author: Greenberg, Jan |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Women of Hope
The author wrote essays on thirteen African American women to accompany photographs of the Bread and Roses Cultural Project. The essays feature inspiring women who exhibited courage in overcoming barriers of race and gender in fighting for rights we all
Author: Hansen, Joyce |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Art and Photography > art > artists > Bonnard, Pierre
Lives of the Artists
These are "unconventional biographies" of five artists: Rembrandt, Guardi, Van Gogh, Bonnard, and Nevelson. Each is accompanied by illustrations of the artist's work.
Author: Goffstein, M.B. |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Art and Photography > art > artists > Callett, Elizabeth
Drawing in the Sand, A
In words and illustrations, Jerry Butler tells his story of becoming an artist--the people who encouraged him and the African American artists who established a tradition for him to join. Some students may find the uses of different type face distracting
Author: Butler, Jerry |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Art and Photography > art > artists > Close, Chuck
Chuck Close Up Close
This biography of the contemporary artist Chuck Close captures his inventiveness in text and vivid color photographs. An index of illustrations, an essay on portraits, a bibliography, and a list of museums that display the artist's work provide informati
Author: Greenberg, Jan & Jordan, Sandra |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Art and Photography > art > artists > da Vinci, Leonardo
Around the World in a Hundred Years
During the late 15th century, explorers sailed a relatively unknown world in search of gold and spices. By turns ambitious and cruel, these explorers changed the map of the world in 100 years. The book includes many maps, notes, a bibliography, and an i
Author: Fritz, Jean |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Genius of Leonardo, The
Giacomo, a servant of Leonardo da Vinci, recounts the later life of the famous Italian Renaissance painter and inventor. The magnificent illustrations capture sketches, works of art, and daily life and the text includes quotation in italics from the note
Author: Visconti, Guido |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Leonardo Da Vinci
This biography of Da Vinci's life has beautiful illustrations in various Renaissance styles and a pronunciation guide, a foreword about the historical period, and a postscript that demonstrates the vulnerability of works of art.
Author: Stanley, Diane |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Leonardo daVinci
This fascinating biography of Leonardo daVinci emphasizes his scientific curiosity and observation of the natural world that he recorded in his illustrated notebooks. The author has included very helpful resources: location of the notebooks today; books
Author: Krull, Kathleen |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Leonardo's Horse
Contemporary sculptors completed the horse that Leonardo da Vinci began but never finished.
Author: Fritz, Jean |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Mona Lisa, The
Archival prints, photographs, reproductions, and illustrations introduce the reader to the world and life of Leonardo da Vinci, painter of the Mona Lisa.
Author: Kalz, Jill |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Second Mrs. Gioconda
In this fictionalized story of real people, Salai, servant of Leonardo da Vinci, tells how the painting of Mrs. Gioconda known as the Mona Lisa came to be painted.
Author: Konigsburg, E. L. |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Stolen Smile, The
This somewhat fictionalized account recounts the stealing of Leonardi da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911 by Vincenzo Peruggia. End notes provide additional cultural and historical information.
Author: Lewis, J. Patrick |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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They Saw the Future
The author selects people throughout history who predicted the future. A bibliography provides further reading about the 12 seers included. There is an index.
Author: Krull, Kathleen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Art and Photography > art > artists > Giotto
Boy Named Giotto, A
This exquisitely illustrated biography portrays the early years of the Renaissance painter, Giotto, who lived in Italy from 1267-1337.
Author: Guarnieri, Paolo |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Art and Photography > art > artists > Guardi, Gianantonio
Lives of the Artists
These are "unconventional biographies" of five artists: Rembrandt, Guardi, Van Gogh, Bonnard, and Nevelson. Each is accompanied by illustrations of the artist's work.
Author: Goffstein, M.B. |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Art and Photography > art > artists > Kahlo, Frida
Diego Bigger Than Life
These short poems tell about the life of the artist Diego Rivera, his various loves, his life as an artist, and his unusual and intense life. It ends with a one paragraph comment by his last wife, Frida Kahlo. Back matter includes a wealth of information
Author: Bernier-Grand |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Looking at Paintings: Self-Portraits
Self-portraits of many noted artists are included. The accompanying text identifies features of the portraits and offers biographical information about the artists.
Author: Roalf, Peggy |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Art and Photography > art > artists > Lawrence, Jacob
Drawing in the Sand, A
In words and illustrations, Jerry Butler tells his story of becoming an artist--the people who encouraged him and the African American artists who established a tradition for him to join. Some students may find the uses of different type face distracting
Author: Butler, Jerry |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Great Migration, The
This book consists of reprints of a series of sixty paintings, by Jacob Lawrence, depicting the migration of African-Americans from the South to the North. In search of a better life, people moved by the thousands, from rural lifestyles to urban poverty.
Author: Lawrence, Jacob |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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John Brown: One Man Against Slavery
This book tells the story of John Brown, White abolitionist and dissident, from the point of view of his daughter Annie. The book brings historical ideas and moral conflicts alive in a personal and elaborate way. The book answers the question: Can one p
Author: Everett, Gwen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Story Painter: The Life of Jacob Lawrence
This biography of the African American painter Jacob Lawrence, known for his series Migration and Toussaint L'Ouverture, is illustrated by the painter's works.
Author: Duggleby, John |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Art and Photography > art > artists > Michaelangelo
Michelangelo
Diane Stanley has added to her work another stunningly visual biography filled with details of the painter, sculptor, and poet Michelangelo Buonarroti. The beautiful illustrations refer to famous works and people of the times. The book includes a useful
Author: Stanley, Diane |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Art and Photography > art > artists > Nevelson, Louise
Lives of the Artists
These are "unconventional biographies" of five artists: Rembrandt, Guardi, Van Gogh, Bonnard, and Nevelson. Each is accompanied by illustrations of the artist's work.
Author: Goffstein, M.B. |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Art and Photography > art > artists > O'Keefe, Georgia
Georgia's Bones
A biography of the artist Georgia O'Keeffe's early years "celebrates her fascination with natural shapes and 'common objects'" with rich text and color-saturated illustrations. The text explores themes including creativity, diversity (in ways of being in
Author: Bryant, Jen |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
|
My Name is Georgia
This simple biography of Georgia O'Keefe describes how she was true to her life-long goal of being an artist and how she gained inspiration for her paintings from the natural world around her.
Author: Winter, Jeanette |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Sweet Smell of Roses, A
The book jacket says it all: "There's a sweet, sweet smell in the air as two young girls sneak out of their house, down the street, and across town to where men and women are gathered, ready to march for freedom and justice?--with Martin Luther King, Jr.
Author: Johnson, Angela |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Wideness and Wonder: The Life and Art of Georgia O'Keeffe
Factual, informative account of Georgia O'Keeffe's interesting journey from farm girl to artist and her stubborn dedication to making art her own way. Illustrated with her works and Alfred Stieglitz's photographs of her. Excellent reference for artists.
Author: Rubin, Susan Goldman |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | language arts - writing | social studies
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Art and Photography > art > artists > O'Keeffe, Georgia
Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon, The
This book, written almost in a scrapbook format, tells about Michael Collins, who stayed with the spacecraft while fellow astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. The book contains diagrams, charts, and black and white and colored ph
Author: Schyffert, Bea Uusma |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Art and Photography > art > artists > Picasso, Pablo
Looking at Paintings: Self-Portraits
Self-portraits of many noted artists are included. The accompanying text identifies features of the portraits and offers biographical information about the artists.
Author: Roalf, Peggy |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Picasso and the Girl With a Ponytail
The cubist artist Picasso met his model Sylvette when he was in his 70's. The book chronicles how they met and how she gained confidence to become an artist herself. The author includes a biography of Picasso and photographs of his paintings and sculptu
Author: Anholt, Laurence |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Art and Photography > art > artists > Pippin, Horace
Drawing in the Sand, A
In words and illustrations, Jerry Butler tells his story of becoming an artist--the people who encouraged him and the African American artists who established a tradition for him to join. Some students may find the uses of different type face distracting
Author: Butler, Jerry |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Starting Home
The full title of this book is Starting Home: The Story of Horace Pippin, Painter. Lyons tells the story of Pippin, an African-American painter, with a style that makes compelling reading. The book chronicles the effect of history and the impac
Author: Lyons, Mary |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Art and Photography > art > artists > Pollock, Jackson
Action Jackson
Watercolors and text invite the reader to accompany Jackson Pollock as he creates his famous 1950 action painting, "Lavender Mist." A biography and bibliography expand information about the artist.
Author: Greenberg, Jan & Jordan, Sandra |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Art and Photography > art > artists > Ringgold, Faith
Drawing in the Sand, A
In words and illustrations, Jerry Butler tells his story of becoming an artist--the people who encouraged him and the African American artists who established a tradition for him to join. Some students may find the uses of different type face distracting
Author: Butler, Jerry |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Art and Photography > art > artists > Van Gogh, Vincent
Lives of the Artists
These are "unconventional biographies" of five artists: Rembrandt, Guardi, Van Gogh, Bonnard, and Nevelson. Each is accompanied by illustrations of the artist's work.
Author: Goffstein, M.B. |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Yellow House, The
During a brief few months of their productive artistic years, the painters Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gaugin shared a yellow house in Arles, in southern France. The book is illustrated with their works of art and the illustrator's researched depiction of
Author: Rubin, Susan |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Art and Photography > art > artists > van Rijn, Rembrandt
Lives of the Artists
These are "unconventional biographies" of five artists: Rembrandt, Guardi, Van Gogh, Bonnard, and Nevelson. Each is accompanied by illustrations of the artist's work.
Author: Goffstein, M.B. |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Art and Photography > art > artists > Wood, Grant
Artist in Overalls
Born into a poor farming family in Iowa, Grant Wood struggled to study art and earn a living. He chose to paint simple people and scenes with a classical feel, a style that became known as Regionalism.
Author: Duggleby, John |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Art and Photography > art > artists > Wyeth, Andrew
First Impressions: Andrew Wyeth
This biography of Andrew Wyeth is the result of a friendship between the artist and the author. The book focuses on Wyeth's early years, his relationship with his father, and his development as an artist. One reader felt that the vocabulary might be diff
Author: Meryman, Richard |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Art and Photography > art > artists > Wyeth, Jamie
Year on Monhegan Island, A
Photojournalist Julia Dean chronicles a year in the life of residents of Monhegan Island, a small island off the east coast of Maine. We learn about their culture, government, and economy, as well as a bit about part-time resident Jamie Wyeth.
Author: Dean, Julia |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Art and Photography > art > artists > Wyeth, N.S.
N.C. Wyeth's Pilgrims
The author researched the first years of the Pilgrims at Plymouth to create a text to accompany murals painted by N.C. Wyeth. The text includes detailed descriptions, end papers from the Mayflower log, an author's note about his research, and a section a
Author: San Souci, Robert |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Social Studies Social Studies > sociology Social Studies > sociology > women Social Studies > sociology > women > artists
Berenice Abbott, Photographer
The biography's subtitle "An Independent Vision" suggests the creativity, innovation, perservance that Berenice Abbot exhibited as she pursued the newly emerging field of photography and associated with the leading photographers of the 1920's and 1930's.
Author: Sullivan, George |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Clara Schumann
This biography chronicles the life of Clara Schumann, child prodigy and wife of composer Robert Schumann and mother of eight children. The book is illustrated with portraits and diary excerpts. A preface, an epilogue, a timeline, and an index make the b
Author: Reich, Susan |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Martha Graham: A Dancer's Life
This well-researched and tastefully honest biography recounts the long, productive life of Martha Graham--dancer, teacher, and choreographer. The author includes notes, acknowledgements, picture credits, a selected bibliography, and an index.
Author: Freedman, Russell |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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My Name is Georgia
This simple biography of Georgia O'Keefe describes how she was true to her life-long goal of being an artist and how she gained inspiration for her paintings from the natural world around her.
Author: Winter, Jeanette |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange
This biography of photographer Dorthea Lange contains many of her photographs. Lange photographed and helped raise awareness of the poor conditions of the migrant workers during the Depression.
Author: Partridge, Ellizabeth |
HSE Descriptors:
literature and arts | social studies
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Runaway Girl: The Artist Louise Bourgeois
This biography of Louise Bourgeois traces the influences of her childhood in France and her independent development as a woman artist later in the U.S. The book includes beautiful reproductions of her work and numerous back pages for further exploration.
Author: Greenberg & Jordan, Sandra |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - writing | social studies
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Wideness and Wonder: The Life and Art of Georgia O'Keeffe
Factual, informative account of Georgia O'Keeffe's interesting journey from farm girl to artist and her stubborn dedication to making art her own way. Illustrated with her works and Alfred Stieglitz's photographs of her. Excellent reference for artists.
Author: Rubin, Susan Goldman |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | language arts - writing | social studies
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Work Work > artist
Circle Unbroken
A young girl learns the tradition of making sweet grass baskets.
Author: Raven, Margot |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Edward Hopper: Painter of Light and Shadow
Illustrated with beautifully reproduced paintings in chronological order, this biography of the American artist Edward Hopper recounts his long, productive life, his marriage to artist Josephine Nivison, and his friendships with fellow artists Guy Pene du
Author: Rubin, Susan Goldman |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Leonardo daVinci
This fascinating biography of Leonardo daVinci emphasizes his scientific curiosity and observation of the natural world that he recorded in his illustrated notebooks. The author has included very helpful resources: location of the notebooks today; books
Author: Krull, Kathleen |
HSE Descriptors:
science
|
Story Painter: The Life of Jacob Lawrence
This biography of the African American painter Jacob Lawrence, known for his series Migration and Toussaint L'Ouverture, is illustrated by the painter's works.
Author: Duggleby, John |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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