Discover her art : women artists and their masterpieces
Introduces readers to twenty-four professional women artists and their paintings in a variety of genres. Also describes their painting techniques, challenges, and triumphs.
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- ISBN: 9781641606141
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Physical Description
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xv, 191 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm - Publisher Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2022]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-185) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Classical painting and other and realistic styles. Lavinia Fontana ; Artemisia Gentileschi ; Rachel Ruysch ; Adelaide Labille-Guiard ; Rosa Bonheur ; Berthe Morisot ; Mary Cassatt ; Cecilia Beaux ; Lluisa Vidal ; Angel De Cora -- Modern painting. Suzanne Valadon ; Paula Modersohn-Becker ; Angelina Beloff ; Tarsila do Amaral ; Laura Wheeler Waring ; Amrita Sher-Gil ; Yuki Ogura ; Lois Mailou Jones ; Maria Izquierdo ; Amelia Pelaez ; Maria Leontina ; Pan Yuliang ; Alma Woodsey Thomas ; Joan Mitchell -- Appendix: Value Scale and Color Wheel -- Activities. Ten ways to build your art skills ; Activity 1: Copy a masterpiece ; Activity 2: Work on a series ; Activity 3: Walk away from your work ; Activity 4: Experiment with negative shapes ; Activity 5: Draw better faces ; Activity 6: Start with big shapes ; Activity 7: Explore value contrast ; Activity 8: Explore edge contrast ; Activity 9: Explore color contrast ; Activity 10: Look for abstract shapes. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 9 & up. 1070L Lexile. 1070L Lexile |