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21) Andy Warhol
Author
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
A simple biography of American artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987) who helped develop Pop Art and made art fun for many people. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s.
22) Rembrandt
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Rembrandt van Rijn tells you in his own words the story of his own life and creative career in this lighthearted and informative look at one of the world's most famous artists.
23) Paul Cezanne
Author
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and work of the French Post-Impressionist artist, who tried new ideas in painting to express his love of nature.
25) Georges Seurat
Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and career of the nineteenth-century French Neo-Impressionist artist Georges Seurat, best known for inventing the painting technique known as Pointillism.
26) Henri Matisse
Author
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life and work of French post-impressionist artist Henri Matisse.
27) Marc Chagall
Author
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life and work of the artist Chagall, from his birth in Russia to his death at the age of ninety-seven.
29) Grant Wood
Author
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
Relates the artistic career of the Iowan who painted people, life, and customs of the American Midwest and whose style became known as Regionalism.
30) Paul Klee
Author
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
Discusses, in simple text, the life and work of the abstract painter, focusing on his use of color, shape, and symbolism.
31) Giotto
Author
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life and work of Giotto, considered the most important Italian artist of the fourteenth century.
32) Alexander Calder
Author
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and work of the twentieth-century artist Alexander Calder, famous for creating the moving sculptures known as mobiles.
33) Diego Velázquez
Author
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and career of the seventeenth-century Spanish artist famous for his portraits of royalty.
35) Winslow Homer
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of the 19th century American artist Winslow Homer.
36) Jacob Lawrence
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the African American painter who used his art to tell stories about the lives of individual Blacks and historical events important in the lives of his people.
37) Dorothea Lange
Author
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life and work of the twentieth century American photographer, Dorothea Lange.
38) Pieter Bruegel
Author
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
Description
Briefly examines the life and work of the sixteenth-century Flemish painter, describing and giving examples of his art.
40) Grandma Moses
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life and work of the twentieth-century American painter known as Grandma Moses.
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