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Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
In Amsterdam in the mid-1600s, Cornelia's life as the illegitimate child of renowned painter Rembrandt is marked by plague, poverty, and despair at ever earning her father's love, until she sees hope for a better future in the eyes of a wealthy suitor.
286) Paris red: a novel
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"At seventeen, Victorine Meurent abandons her old life to become immersed in the Parisian society of dance halls and cafés, meeting writers and artists like Baudelaire and Alfred Stevens. As Manet's model, Victorine explores a world of new possibilities and stirs the artist to push the boundaries of painting in his infamous portrait Olympia, which scandalizes even the most cosmopolitan city"--Dust jacket flap.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From the author of "John Deere, That's Who!" comes a lively picture book biography of Samuel Morse that highlights how he revolutionized modern technology and communication. Full color.
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books / Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Description
The deep and enduring friendship between Vincent and Theo Van Gogh shaped both brothers' lives. They shared everything, swapping stories of lovers and friends, successes and disappointments, dreams and ambitions. Heiligman draws on the letters Vincent wrote to Theo during his lifetime to weave a tale of two lives intertwined as Theo supported Vincent's struggles to find his path in life.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Generously illustrated with archival prints and photos of Catlin's own paintings, this accessible biography of one of America's best-known painters weaves a well-researched history with stories of Catlin's travels and adventures.
292) Vincent Van Gogh
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life, art, and legacy of the Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh. Includes a timeline linking the events in his life with world events.
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"New York City painter Duncan Hannah's "20th Century Boy," an account of his life amid the city's glamorous demimondes in their most vital era as an aspiring artist, roaring boy, dandy, cultural omnivore and far-from-obscure object of desire"--
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Boyle Family have worked together for more than 30 years producing an art that scrutinises and replicates fragments of reality. Mark Boyle and Joan Hills began making assemblages in the early 1960s. In 1964 they started their life-long project Journey to the Surface of the Earth, recreating randomly-selected parts of the world's cityscapes and landscapes. This unique practice continued as Mark and Joan's children Sebastian and Georgia increasingly...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"First there was one Zhou brother, and then there were two. They lived in a bookstore with their grandmother, Po Po, whose stories of paintings that flew through the air and landed on mountain cliffs inspired them to create their own art. Amid the turbulence of China's Cultural Revolution in the 1970s, the Zhou Brothers began painting together on the same canvas. Today, ShanZuo and DaHuang Zhou are icons in the art world, renowned for working side...
298) The elopement
Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
1897. Rowena Blythe is wealthy, entitled and beautiful. As her twenty-fourth birthday approaches, she's expected to marry - and to marry well. Her parents commission a portrait of Rowena to help cement her reputation as a great society beauty. However, Bartek, the artist's young assistant, is unlike any man Rowena has met before wild, romantic and Bohemian. While society at large awaits the announcement of Rowena's engagement, it is Bartek who captures...
300) Salvador Dali
Author
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life, art, and legacy of the artist Salvador Dali. Includes a timeline linking the events in his life with world events.
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