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The Painter's Eye: Learning to Look at Contemporary American Art
Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
Delacorte Press. 1991.
Out-of-print
hard cover.
7¾" - 9¾". 96 pages including index and glossary.
Color reproductions of art.
Provides the necessary tools for young readers to begin a lifetime appreciation of paintings and the work that painters do - as well as the magic they create. Photographs of many artists at work, along with short interviews or quotes about their childhoods and their work, help to bring the paintings to life. Includes works by Jennifer Bartlett, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Willem do Kooning, and many other artists.
Condition: like new. Dust jacket missing
Offered at $10.50
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Places
Philip Yenawine
for ages 4 - 8 yrs.
Delacorte Press/Museum of Modern Art
Hard cover. 8.5 " x 8.5". 24 pages
Color reproductions of art. Book introduces young readers and their parents to places in an assortment of the great masterpieces of twentieth century art. Author Philip Yenawine, a director of Visual Understanding in Education, asks questions like, "Can you find flowers, clouds, rocks, and water?" while looking at a painting from 1910. Artists include Hopper, Munch, Klimt, and Bonnard. Book comes with an illustrated summary of artworks to help adults look at art with children.
Offered at $6.50
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