Great American Artists for Kids: Hands-On Art Experiences in the Styles of Great American Masters (Bright Ideas for Learning (TM)) 75 great American masters are introduced through open-ended quality art activities allowing kids to explore great art styles from colonial times to the present. Special art options for very young children are included. Each child-tested art
| TITLE | : | Great American Artists for Kids: Hands-On Art Experiences in the Styles of Great American Masters (Bright Ideas for Learning (TM)) |
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| RATING | : | 4.88 (349 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 0935607005 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Paperback |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 144 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 2008-07-04 |
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75 great American masters are introduced through open-ended quality art activities allowing kids to explore great art styles from colonial times to the present. Each child-tested art activity presents a biography, full color artwork, and techniques covering painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, architecture, and more. Special art options for very young children are included. Many great artists will be familiar names, like Cassatt, Warhol, and O'Keeffe. Other names will be new to some, like Asawa, Smithson, and Magee. Each featured artist has a style that is interesting to children, with a life history that will entertain and inspire them.Sample of some of the artists and companion activities:Andy Warhol - Package DesignBev Doolittle - Camouflage DrawDale Chihuly - Pool SpheresMaya Lin - Memorial PlaqueJasper Johns - Encaustic FlagJoseph Raffael - Shiny DiptychRoy Lichtenstein - Comi
EDITORIAL :
Great Words From Great People"Just seeing this book is a thrill. It shows art atits fullest and liveliest and brings out andinspires the would-be artist in all of us! Thespirit of creativity streams off its pages.What agift the authors have given student andteacher, child and adult alike, and indeed artitself. Looking at the book makes me want torush into the studio and paint!"Joseph RaffaelAmerican artist"Among many other emphases, "GreatAmerican Artists for Kids" focuses childrenon the delight of putting one color directly nextto or on top of another color, as opposed tofilling in black outlines which normally occur inconventional coloring books."Wolf KahnNew York, NYAmerican artist"As a Museum Curator of Education whobelieves in making art, art history and artistscome alive, it is rare to find such an amazingresource. Everything about "Great AmericanArtists for Kids" is a fun and very
REVIEW :
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This was a fascinating time in world history. This book is a definite buy if you're looking for good knowledge. Uncertainty is not another kind of risk. I don't usually write reviews, but I am for this book because it was a
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