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Author:

Alexander, Heather, 1967- author.

Title:

A child's introduction to art : the world's greatest paintings and sculptures / by Heather Alexander ; illustrated by Meredith Hamilton.

Publisher:

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

96 pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm.

Subject:

Painting--Appreciation--Juvenile literature.
Sculpture--Appreciation--Juvenile literature.
Art appreciation--Juvenile literature.
Painting--Appreciation.
Sculpture--Appreciation.
Art appreciation.

Other Authors:

Hamilton, Meredith, illustrator.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Let's talk about art -- In the beginning -- Ancient Egypt -- Greek and Roman art -- Medieval art -- Ancient art around the world -- Limbourg Brothers -- Jan Van Eyck -- Sandro Botticelli -- Leonardo da Vinci -- Albrecht Dürer -- Michelangelo -- Pieter Bruegel -- Diego Velázquez -- Rembrandt Van Rijn -- Jan Vermeer -- Let's talk about color -- Francisco de Goya -- Katsushika Hokusai -- Édouard Manet -- Winslow Homer -- Claude Monet -- Edgar Degas -- Paul Cézanne -- Pierre-Auguste Renoir -- Mary Cassatt -- When is flat not flat? -- Auguste Rodin -- Henri Rousseau -- Paul Gauguin -- Vincent Van Gogh -- Georges Seurat -- Gustav Klimt -- Edvard Munch -- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec -- Where is art? -- Henri Matisse -- Paul Klee -- Franz Marc -- Pablo Picasso -- Salvador Dali -- Jackson Pollock -- Jacob Lawrence -- Andy Warhol -- What's happening with art now?

Summary:

Explores the world of art and artists, including Michelangelo, Mary Cassatt, and Vincent Van Gogh, and features do-it-yourself art projects.

ISBN:

1579129560
9781579129569

OCLC:

(OCoLC)854828487

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

JLPF081 -- Ericson Public Library (Boone)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

GIPC251 -- De Soto Public Library (De Soto)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

DTPD413 -- Garner Public Library (Garner)

KAPF566 -- Keokuk Public Library (Keokuk)

TGPD826 -- LeClaire Community Library (Le Claire)

AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)

JKPC771 -- Polk City Community Library (Polk City)

NVPB663 -- Riceville Public Library (Riceville)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

BWPD851 -- Bertha Bartlett Public Library (Story City)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

BJPD251 -- Waukee Public Library (Waukee)