Lives of . . . Lives of the Artists: Masterpieces, Messes (and What the Neighbors Thought), (Paperback)

from dduning

Fantastic book written for children to have snapshot views of famous artists throughout history. I love that there are little known facts included in the articles to spark imaginations while reading non-fiction.

from debnance

Kathleen Krull tells intriguing details about thelives of twenty artists of the world, including DaVinci,Michelangelo, Van Gogh, Matisse, Chagall, O'Keeffe, Dali, andPicasso. All of the artists come across as having lived extremelyeccentric lives.

from viviandoughty

Kathleen Krull manages to fully engage the reader by adding interesting bits of information about each artist. Illustrations provide a humorous look at the subject as well. This collection serves as a great method to engage young readers and, hopefully, propel them along to deeper research regard...

from artlibby

This book provides a behind the scenes tour to twenty world renowned artists. It glimpses over the art historical data and jumps right into the juicy details of their lives. For instance, did you know that Georgia O'Keeffe lived to the ripe old age of ninety-eight, and then bequeathed her ranch a...

from ChristineEllei

This is a YA book about famous artists. I picked it up because I wanted to see how someone explains artists ranging from the Rennaisance through the Modernists to a young fan. It was a good introduction to artists for a young person, and the author did not gloss over some of the more tawdry aspec...