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Artists : inspiring stories of their lives and works  Cover Image Book Book

Artists : inspiring stories of their lives and works / written by Susie Hodge ; illustrated by Jessamy Hawke.

Hodge, Susie, 1960- (author.). Hawke, Jessamy, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Meet the creative minds behind famous works of art. Who inspired Henri Matisse? Why did Rembrandt die poor? How did Frida Kahlo discover that she liked painting? Find out in this enthralling book, which tells the colorful stories of more than 50 brilliant artists, from ancient times to the present day. Their work has enriched the lives of many--and might just change how you see the world. -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780744056679
  • ISBN: 0744056675
  • Physical Description: 144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First American edition.
  • Publisher: New York : DK Publishing, a division of Penguin Random House, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Rock art -- Thutmose -- Timarete & Irene -- Myron & Phidias -- Ancient sculpture -- Iaia -- Araniko -- Painting people -- Shen Zhou -- Albrect Dürer -- Michelangelo & Raphael -- Renaissance -- Shin Saimdang -- Artemisia Gentileschi -- Rembrandt Van Rijn -- Katsushika Hokusai -- Cartoons -- Adélaïde Labille-Guiard -- Rosa Bonheur -- Harriet Powers -- Auguste Rodin & Camille Claudel -- Edmonia Lewis -- Vincent Van Gogh -- Georges Seurat -- Rabindranath Tagore -- Impressionism -- Louis Wain -- Hilma of Klint -- Wassily Kandinsky -- Abstract art -- Margaret Macdonald Mackintonsh & Charles Rennie Mackintosh -- Henri Matisse -- Piet Mondrian -- Paula Modersohn-Becker -- Jean Arp & Sophie Taeuber-Arp -- Clementine Hunter -- Folk art -- Pablo Picasso & Lyubov Popova -- Georgia O'Keeffe -- Collage -- Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid -- Gerda Taro -- Louise Bourgeois -- Art materials -- Jackson Pollock -- Salvador Dali -- Equipment -- Frida Kahlo -- Amrita Sher-Gil -- Charlotte Salomon -- Betye Saar -- Andy Warhol -- Activist art -- Yayoi Kusama -- Marisol -- Nam June Paik -- Ester Mahlangu -- Doris Salcedo -- Yinka Shonibare -- Jean-Michel Basquiat -- Banksy -- Art over time -- More artists.
Subject: Artists > Juvenile literature.
Art appreciation > Juvenile literature.
Creative ability > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Biographies.
Illustrated works.

Available copies

  • 4 of 6 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Crawford County. (Show)

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 6 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Crawford County Library-Steelville J700.92 HOD (Text) 33431000659506 J Non-Fiction In transit -
Jefferson County Library-Arnold J 700.922 HODGE (Text) 30061100211420 Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -
Jefferson County Library-Northwest J 700.922 HODGE (Text) 30051100211439 Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -
Jefferson County Library-Windsor J 700.922 HODGE (Text) 30065100211447 Juvenile Non-Fiction Checked out 04/17/2024
Trails Regional-Holden J 700.922 HOD (Text) 2205285253 Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -
Trails Regional-Waverly J 700.922 HOD (Text) 2205285261 Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -


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