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An eye for art : focusing on great artists and their work.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, DC : National Gallery of Art with Chicago Review Press, Incorporated, 2013Edition: First editionDescription: 177 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1613748973 (pbk.)
  • 9781613748978 (pbk.)
Uniform titles:
  • Essays. Selections
Subject(s):
Contents:
Studying Nature. John Constable -- Claude Monet -- Martin Johnson Heade -- Georgia O'Keeffe -- Andy Goldsworthy -- Exploring Places. Rembrandt van Rijn -- Canaletto -- Jasper Francis Cropsey -- Thomas Moran -- Henri Matisse -- George Bellows -- Examining Portraits. Leonardo da Vinci -- Elisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun -- Vincent van Gogh -- Chuck Close -- Telling Stories. Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi -- Raphael -- Peter Paul Rubens -- John Singleton Copley -- Augustus Saint-Gaudens -- Jacob Lawrence -- Observing Everyday Life. Osias Beert the Elder -- Jan Steen -- Edouard Manet -- Winslow Homer -- Mary Cassatt -- Wayne Thiebaud -- Questioning Traditions. Giuseppe Arcimboldo -- Johannes Vermeer -- J.M.W. Turner -- Pablo Picasso -- Joan Miró -- Diego Rivera -- Romare Bearden -- Jackson Pollock -- Playing with Space. Edgar Degas -- Alexander Calder -- Dan Flavin -- Martin Puryear -- Timeline of artists.
Summary: "For the past eleven years the National Gallery has issued a family quarterly that included an "Inside Scoop" featuring artists and works from the museum. This book is a collection of those "Scoops"--Updated, revised, and expanded. The book is grouped around seven general themes and highlights works from different time periods to encourage comparisons among them. We hope the book will inspire children to explore and develop "an eye for art.""-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of full color images, this family-oriented art resource introduces children to more than 50 great artists and their work, with corresponding activities and explorations that inspire artistic development, focused looking, and creative writing. This treasure trove of artwork from the National Gallery of Art includes, among others, works by Raphael, Rembrandt, Georgia O'Keeffe, Henri Matisse, Chuck Close, Jacob Lawrence, Pablo Picasso, and Alexander Calder, representing a wide range of artistic styles and techniques. Written by museum educators with decades of hands-on experience in both art-making activities and making art relatable to children, the activities include sculpting a clay figure inspired by Edgar Degas; drawing an object from touch alone, inspired by Joan Miro's experience as an art student; painting a double-sided portrait with one side reflecting physical traits and the other side personality traits, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's Ginevra de' Benci; and creating a story based on a Mary Cassatt painting. Educators, homeschoolers, and families alike will find their creativity sparked by this art extravaganza"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 708.153 N277 Available 33111007445543
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Introduce children ages 7 and up to more than 50 great artists and their work with this lively family-oriented art resource. This treasure trove from the National Gallery of Art features works of art by, among others, Raphael, Rembrandt, Georgia O'Keeffe, Henri Matisse, Chuck Close, Jacob Lawrence, Pablo Picasso, and Alexander Calder, representing a wide array of artistic styles and techniques. Each chapter is focused on a theme ranging from studying nature and observing everyday life to breaking traditions and telling stories and includes works from a broad spectrum of artists, art mediums, nationalities, and time periods. Forty fun activities throughout will inspire the artist and art appreciator in every child. Written by museum educators with decades of hands-on experience helping children connect with art and the lives of artists, the projects include molding a clay figure inspired by Edgar Degas's sculptures; drawing an object from touch alone, inspired by Joan Miró's experience as an art student; painting a double-sided portrait reflecting physical traits and personality traits, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's Ginevra de' Benci; and creating a story based on a Mary Cassatt painting. Educators, homeschoolers, and families alike will find their creativity sparked by this beautiful gathering of art and information from the nation's stellar collection.

"Presented by the National Gallery of Art, Washington."

Studying Nature. John Constable -- Claude Monet -- Martin Johnson Heade -- Georgia O'Keeffe -- Andy Goldsworthy -- Exploring Places. Rembrandt van Rijn -- Canaletto -- Jasper Francis Cropsey -- Thomas Moran -- Henri Matisse -- George Bellows -- Examining Portraits. Leonardo da Vinci -- Elisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun -- Vincent van Gogh -- Chuck Close -- Telling Stories. Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi -- Raphael -- Peter Paul Rubens -- John Singleton Copley -- Augustus Saint-Gaudens -- Jacob Lawrence -- Observing Everyday Life. Osias Beert the Elder -- Jan Steen -- Edouard Manet -- Winslow Homer -- Mary Cassatt -- Wayne Thiebaud -- Questioning Traditions. Giuseppe Arcimboldo -- Johannes Vermeer -- J.M.W. Turner -- Pablo Picasso -- Joan Miró -- Diego Rivera -- Romare Bearden -- Jackson Pollock -- Playing with Space. Edgar Degas -- Alexander Calder -- Dan Flavin -- Martin Puryear -- Timeline of artists.

"For the past eleven years the National Gallery has issued a family quarterly that included an "Inside Scoop" featuring artists and works from the museum. This book is a collection of those "Scoops"--Updated, revised, and expanded. The book is grouped around seven general themes and highlights works from different time periods to encourage comparisons among them. We hope the book will inspire children to explore and develop "an eye for art.""-- Provided by publisher.

"Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of full color images, this family-oriented art resource introduces children to more than 50 great artists and their work, with corresponding activities and explorations that inspire artistic development, focused looking, and creative writing. This treasure trove of artwork from the National Gallery of Art includes, among others, works by Raphael, Rembrandt, Georgia O'Keeffe, Henri Matisse, Chuck Close, Jacob Lawrence, Pablo Picasso, and Alexander Calder, representing a wide range of artistic styles and techniques. Written by museum educators with decades of hands-on experience in both art-making activities and making art relatable to children, the activities include sculpting a clay figure inspired by Edgar Degas; drawing an object from touch alone, inspired by Joan Miro's experience as an art student; painting a double-sided portrait with one side reflecting physical traits and the other side personality traits, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's Ginevra de' Benci; and creating a story based on a Mary Cassatt painting. Educators, homeschoolers, and families alike will find their creativity sparked by this art extravaganza"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 7 and up.

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