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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. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Crawford County.

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 -

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24510. ‡aArtists : ‡binspiring stories of their lives and works / ‡cwritten by Susie Hodge ; illustrated by Jessamy Hawke.
250 . ‡aFirst American edition.
264 1. ‡aNew York : ‡bDK Publishing, a division of Penguin Random House, ‡c2022.
264 4. ‡c©2022
300 . ‡a144 pages : ‡billustrations (chiefly color) ; ‡c29 cm
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500 . ‡aIncludes index.
520 . ‡aMeet 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. -- ‡cProvided by publisher.
50500. ‡tRock art -- ‡tThutmose -- ‡tTimarete & Irene -- ‡tMyron & Phidias -- ‡tAncient sculpture -- ‡tIaia -- ‡tAraniko -- ‡tPainting people -- ‡tShen Zhou -- ‡tAlbrect Dürer -- ‡tMichelangelo & Raphael -- ‡tRenaissance -- ‡tShin Saimdang -- ‡tArtemisia Gentileschi -- ‡tRembrandt Van Rijn -- ‡tKatsushika Hokusai -- ‡tCartoons -- ‡tAdélaïde Labille-Guiard -- ‡tRosa Bonheur -- ‡tHarriet Powers -- ‡tAuguste Rodin & Camille Claudel -- ‡tEdmonia Lewis -- ‡tVincent Van Gogh -- ‡tGeorges Seurat -- ‡tRabindranath Tagore -- ‡tImpressionism -- ‡tLouis Wain -- ‡tHilma of Klint -- ‡tWassily Kandinsky -- ‡tAbstract art -- ‡tMargaret Macdonald Mackintonsh & Charles Rennie Mackintosh -- ‡tHenri Matisse -- ‡tPiet Mondrian -- ‡tPaula Modersohn-Becker -- ‡tJean Arp & Sophie Taeuber-Arp -- ‡tClementine Hunter -- ‡tFolk art -- ‡tPablo Picasso & Lyubov Popova -- ‡tGeorgia O'Keeffe -- ‡tCollage -- ‡tPrincess Fahrelnissa Zeid -- ‡tGerda Taro -- ‡tLouise Bourgeois -- ‡tArt materials -- ‡tJackson Pollock -- ‡tSalvador Dali -- ‡tEquipment -- ‡tFrida Kahlo -- ‡tAmrita Sher-Gil -- ‡tCharlotte Salomon -- ‡tBetye Saar -- ‡tAndy Warhol -- ‡tActivist art -- ‡tYayoi Kusama -- ‡tMarisol -- ‡tNam June Paik -- ‡tEster Mahlangu -- ‡tDoris Salcedo -- ‡tYinka Shonibare -- ‡tJean-Michel Basquiat -- ‡tBanksy -- ‡tArt over time -- ‡tMore artists.
650 0. ‡aArtists ‡vJuvenile literature.
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650 0. ‡aCreative ability ‡vJuvenile literature.
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655 7. ‡aIllustrated works. ‡2lcgft ‡0(ME)146
7001 . ‡aHawke, Jessamy, ‡eillustrator. ‡0(ME)689857
904 . ‡aMARCIVE 2023
904 . ‡aMARCIVE 2023
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