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Psychiatrist Andrew Marlowe, devoted to his profession and the painting hobby he loves, has a solitary but ordered life. When renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his patient, Marlow finds that order destroyed. Desperate to understand the secret that torments the genius, he embarks on a journey that leads him into the lives of the women closest to Oliver and a tragedy at the heart of French Impressionism....
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Pub. Date
2024.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm
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When a little girl asks meaningful questions about creating art, her questions are answered by a diverse group of artists throughout time and history. This inspiring picture book about making art doubles as an introduction to the multifaceted and global history of art. Making both art history and art creation accessible to all, "Time to Make Art" nourishes creativity, encouraging young readers to see the artist in themselves.
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Pub. Date
2023.
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239 pages : illustrations (color) ; 27 cm
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"A down-to-earth, visual guidebook that shows how to "read," understand, and get the most out of art. For beginners, art history might seem a daunting subject with complex rules and impenetrable technical language. Even for more seasoned art lovers the question of how to think about art is a perennial riddle. Art Uncovered is the perfect resource for both audiences: an engaging, visual primer for the general reader and educators. Designed like an...
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Pub. Date
2020.
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28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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A wordless picture book in which a boy spends his day traveling through masterpieces of Western art, including works by Boticelli and Banksy, and ending at a tree for everyone's creations. Includes a chart showing the artist, title, and date of each work represented.
10) Can you find it?
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Pub. Date
2002
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40 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
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Presents a diverse collection of well-known paintings which show how, through the centuries, artists have hidden small details to be discovered by curious eyes.
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Pub. Date
c2010
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34 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 27 cm.
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Can you find the hidden details in these American paintings, prints, and textiles from The Metropolitan Museum of Art? Includes "Washington Crossing the Delaware," by Emmanuel Leutze; "Across the Continent: "Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way"," by Frances Flora Bond Palmer for Currier & Ives; "The Last Moments of John Brown," by Thomas Hovenden; "Thanksgiving Turkey," by Grandma Moses; "The Photographer," by Jacob Lawrence; and "Street Story...
13) Izzy paints
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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After Izzy visits an art museum in the big city, he becomes inspired to make his own art.
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©2007
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8 videodiscs (1440 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 347 pages ; 19 cm).
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Presents a course in Western visual art that serves as both a mind-broadening survey and an essential introduction. It is designed to give anyone interested in Western art a firm familiarity with its basics, including major artists and styles in various media and providing a broad foundation for deeper exploration.
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Pub. Date
1994
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
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Here's a menagerie of animals and birds to be found in the world's great works of art--if only you look! With its rich variety of artists from around the world and throughout the centuries, this is a treasure of a book for every member of the family to pore over and enjoy. "Brilliant, beautiful, and fun."--Kirkus Reviews.
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[2015]
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31 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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Showcases works of art that tell stories, from the Bayeaux Tapestry to Edward Hopper's "Automat" to Henri Matisse's portrait of Icarus, and provides instructions for creating art projects inspired by these pieces.
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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In 'Love Wins,' Rob Bell confronted the troubling questions that many people of faith were afraid to ask about heaven, hell, fate, and faith. Using the same inquisitive approach, he now turns to our most sacred book, providing insights and answers that make clear why the Bible is so revered and what makes it truly inspiring and essential to our lives. Rob takes us deep into actual passages to reveal the humanity behind the Scriptures. You cannot get...
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