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Author
Publisher
Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
187 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this inspiring memoir, a renowned woodworker shares how he found happiness despite real-life struggles with drug addiction, anxiety, depression, financial despair, and permanent blindness caused by a failed suicide attempt at the age of sixteen. As John struggled to free himself from addiction, search for his independence, and find his purpose, he met his future wife, Anni, an artist who also faced her own physical and mental health challenges....
31) Surrealists
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
64 p. : ill. (mostly col.) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the characteristics of the Surrealism movement which began in Paris in 1924 and presents biographies of twelve Surrealist artists.
Author
Series
Publisher
Walter Foster Jr
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jurassic Classics: The Prehistoric Masters of Art uses prehistoric dinosaur humour to introduce young readers to art history in a fun and inviting new way. The Prehistoric Masters of Art features an assortment of artist biographies, each with a "prehistoric" twist, such as Leonardo da Vilociraptor, Vincent van Guanadon, and Frida Kahlopholus. After a brief "dino" history of each artist, a clever parody of his or her most famous sketches and paintings...
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Before Darwin, before Audubon, there was Maria Sibylla Merian.
An artist turned naturalist known for her botanical illustrations, Merian was born just sixteen years after Galileo proclaimed that the earth orbited the sun. But at the age of fifty, she sailed from Europe to the New World on a solo scientific expedition to study insect metamorphosis-an unheard-of journey for any naturalist at that time, much less a woman.
When she returned, she...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Most people can name some famous artists and recognize their best-known works. But what's behind all that painting, drawing, and sculpting? What was Leonardo da Vinci's snack of choice while he painted Mona Lisa's mysterious smile? Why did Georgia O'Keeffe find bones so appealing? Who called Diego Rivera "Frog-Face"? And what is it about artists that makes both their work and their lives so fascinating-to themselves, to their curious neighbors, and...
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