art

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Dancing in red shoes will kill you

2005
Sixteen-year-old Kayla, a ballet dancer with very large breasts, and her sister Paterson, an artist, are both helped and hindered by classmates as they confront sexism, conformity, and censorship at their high school for the arts while still managing to maintain their sense of humor.

The lure of the exotic

Gauguin in New York collections
2002
Profiles the artistic works of eighteenth-century French artist Paul Gauguin.

The art of the Renaissance

1997
An illustrated survey of the art and culture of Renaissance Europe.

Prints

2012
This book introduces the reader to making prints and exploring different historical and modern examples.

Drawing

2012
This book introduces the reader to drawing, including differences in size, technique and style.

Collages

2012
This book introduces the reader to collages, examining what collages are and how they are made.

Self-portrait

2009
Explores how artists use colors, textures, and expression to communicate something about themselves. Includes project ideas for kids to make their own self-portraits using various techniques.

I spy a freight train

transportation in art
1996
Draws the viewer's eye to notice a transportation-related object in each of the well-known paintings represented in this work.

The Art Lesson

1898
The story of how Tommy learns to express his own individuality and listen to his own creative impulses and imagination.

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