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Discover her art : women artists and their masterpieces / Jean Leibowitz & Lisa Labanca Rogers.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago, IL : Chicago Review Press, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: 191 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1641606142
  • 9781641606141
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction -- Part I: Classical Painting and Other Realistic Styles. 1. Lavinia Fontana ; 2. Artemisia Gentileschi ; 3. Rachel Ruysch ; 4. Adélaïde Labille-Guiard ; 5. Rosa Bonheur ; 6. Berthe Morisot ; 7. Mary Cassatt ; 8. Cecilia Beaux ; 9. Lluïsa Vidal ; 10. Angel De Cora -- Part II: Modern Painting. 11. Suzanne Valadon ; 12. Paula Modersohn-Becker ; 13. Angelina Beloff ; 14. Tarsila do Amaral ; 15. Laura Wheeler Waring ; 16. Amrita Sher-Gil ; 17. Yuki Ogura ; 18. Loïs Mailou Jones ; 19. María Izquierdo ; 20. Amelia Peláez ; 21. Maria Leontina ; 22. Pan Yuliang ; 23. Alma Woodsey Thomas ; 24. Joan Mitchell -- Appendix: Value Scale and Color Wheel.
Summary: "Discover her art invites young art lovers and artists to learn about painting through the lives and masterpieces of 24 women from the 16th to the 20th century." -- Back cover.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 704.042 L525 Available 33111010988307
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 704.042 L525 Available 33111010855001
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"An inclusive, easy-to-read guidebook to women artists." -- Publishers Weekly.



"A must for art history curriculum and to diversify biography shelves." -- School Library Journal.



Discover Her Art invites young art lovers and artists to learn about painting through the lives and masterpieces of 24 women from the 16th to the 20th century.



In each chapter, readers arrive at a masterwork, explore it with an artist's eye, and learn about the painter's remarkable life and the inspirations behind her work. Young artists will discover how these 24 amazing women used composition, color, value, shape, and line in paintings that range from highly realistic to fully abstract. Hands-on exercises encourage readers to create their own art!



Whether you love to make art or just look at it, you will enjoy discovering the great work of these women artists.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Discover her art invites young art lovers and artists to learn about painting through the lives and masterpieces of 24 women from the 16th to the 20th century." -- Back cover.

Ages 9 & up Chicago Review Press.

Introduction -- Part I: Classical Painting and Other Realistic Styles. 1. Lavinia Fontana ; 2. Artemisia Gentileschi ; 3. Rachel Ruysch ; 4. Adélaïde Labille-Guiard ; 5. Rosa Bonheur ; 6. Berthe Morisot ; 7. Mary Cassatt ; 8. Cecilia Beaux ; 9. Lluïsa Vidal ; 10. Angel De Cora -- Part II: Modern Painting. 11. Suzanne Valadon ; 12. Paula Modersohn-Becker ; 13. Angelina Beloff ; 14. Tarsila do Amaral ; 15. Laura Wheeler Waring ; 16. Amrita Sher-Gil ; 17. Yuki Ogura ; 18. Loïs Mailou Jones ; 19. María Izquierdo ; 20. Amelia Peláez ; 21. Maria Leontina ; 22. Pan Yuliang ; 23. Alma Woodsey Thomas ; 24. Joan Mitchell -- Appendix: Value Scale and Color Wheel.

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