art appreciation

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Miro'

1995
Explores Miro's life and development as an artist, his entry into surrealism, and his versatility in abstract expression.

Feed Matisse's fish

2006
Contains a playtime book to introduce young students to touching a variety of textures inside well-known paintings. Also includes biographical sketches on famous painters.

Make Van Gogh's bed

2006
Provides an interactive experience for young children with the art of painters such as Van Gogh, Monet, and Gauguin. Presents paintings with rhymes and textured touch spaces.

Brush Mona Lisa's hair

2006
Features images of famous paintings embellished with textured areas for children to touch and feel. Includes works by such painters a Vermeer, Botticelli, and Raphael.

In the time of Michelangelo

2001
Profiles major artists of the European Renaissance, and provides glimpses of developments in art in other parts of the world during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

How to look at art

1994
Describes how to analyze and appreciate various schools, genres, and periods of art with emphasis on significant paintings, drawings, and sculptures that are representative of these artistic areas.

Look!

seeing the light in art
2007
A collection of eighteen famous paintings from around the world that examines the many different ways that light is used to add drama to the picture.

The art book for children

2007
Introduces children aged seven to eleven to the works of thirty artists from around the world and throughout history, encouraging them to open their minds and enhance their own creativity by studying the works of each artist.

The beginner's guide to art

1998
Describes the different styles of art, explains how the most common artistic techniques are used, and discusses how art has influenced cultures from around the world.

Animals in art

1997
Examines the depiction of animals in the art of various cultures throughout history. Also includes instructions for related projects and brief biographies of the artists mentioned in the text.

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