How Artists See Work: Farm, Factory, Office, Home

by Colleen Carroll

Book Overview

In How Artists See Work children can see how Patrick Desjarlait showed in one painting the many tasks that go into making maple syrup; how the Limbourg Brothers created the feeling of a hot July day on a medieval farm; how Jacob Lawrence used bright, bold colors and diagonal lines to capture the dynamic energy of a carpentry workshop; and why Maggi Hambling chose to portray a famous scientist with four hands instead of two.

Each...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789206722
• ISBN13: 9780789206725
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Abbeville Kids
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 6 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 3

Customer Reviews

How artists see work

It was a very informative book.