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"An inclusive, easy-to-read guidebook to women artists." - Publishers Weekly Discover Her Art invites young art lovers and artists to learn about painting through the lives and masterpieces of 24 women from the 16th to the 20th century. In each chapter, readers arrive at a masterwork, explore it with an artist's eye, and learn about the painter's remarkable life and the inspirations behind her work. Young artists will discover how these 24 amazing...
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IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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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...
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Women have made a difference in every field imaginable, and they continue to do so today. Women's Lives in History introduces readers to dozens of these remarkable people. Women in Arts and Entertainment features groundbreaking figures in dance, visual art, filmmaking, television, and many other disciplines. Compelling text and vivid photographs bring these women to life. Features include essential facts, a timeline, a glossary, additional resources,...
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IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Lots of students doodle in the margins of their schoolwork, but the truly creative are destined for a career in the arts. In this exciting book, early readers learn how make a career out of their artistic talents. Whether they like to draw, paint, or sculpt, readers explore the various arts with the help of vivid full-color photographs. Strong picture-text correlation and accessible text shows readers how they can help make the world a beautiful place....
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See the world through Faith Ringgold's eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces. Have you ever wondered exactly what your favorite artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint the way they did? In this charming illustrated series of books to keep and collect, created in full collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can see what they saw, and be inspired to create your own artworks, too. In What the Artist...
10) Michelangelo
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IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Discusses the life, works, and lasting influence of Michelangelo.
15) Monet
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IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Discusses the personal life and artistic accomplishments of Impressionist Claude Monet.
16) Paul Gauguin
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Presents a brief overview of the life and work of this French artist, describing and giving examples of his work.
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This is the story of Andy Warhol-and how his pop art took the world by storm. From drawing shoes for a shoe company to his Campbell's Soup cans and Marilyn Monroe prints, Andy made art out of the everyday. People claimed Andy's art wasn't real art, but that didn't stop him from making it, plus movies, a magazine, a TV show, and more!
With Art Is Everywhere, Jeff Mack explores Warhol's fascination (and our own) with celebrity and fame, and opens readers'...
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