Series:

Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists

47 total works

Cover of Faith Ringgold (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists: Previous Editions)
Meet Artist Faith Ringgold!
Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series combines a delightful mix of full-color historical reproductions, photos, and hilarious cartoon-style illustrations that bring to life the works of renowned artists, combining poignant anecdotes with important factual information for readers (Ages 8-9).

This book presents a biography of the African-American artist who created the painted story quilt, an art form that combines rich oral history with colorful paintings on quilted fabric and canvas.

Cover of Rene Magritte

Rene Magritte

by Mike Venezia

Published 2 December 2005

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Titian

by Mike Venezia

Published 1 September 2003

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Jacob Lawrence

by Mike Venezia

Published 31 December 1999
Meet Artist Jacob Lawrence!
Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series combines a delightful mix of full-color historical reproductions, photos, and hilarious cartoon-style illustrations that bring to life the works of renowned artists, combining poignant anecdotes with important factual information for readers (Ages 8-9).

This book presents the life and work of the African American painter who used his art to tell stories about the lives of individual Blacks and historical events important in the lives of his people.

Cover of Claude Monet (Revised Edition)

Claude Monet (Revised Edition)

by Mike Venezia

Published 1 September 2014

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Rembrandt

by Mike Venezia

Published January 1990
Taken from a series which acts as an introduction to some of the world's greatest artists and their lives and works, this book looks at Rembrandt. In each book, the author uses cartoons and an entertaining storyline to enhance and give the reader an insight into full-colour reproduction of each artist's most famous paintings. The reader is encouraged to look at each painting and notice changes in the artist's style during his lifetime. A section at the end of each title gives more detailed information about the artist's life, his style of painting and the times in which he lived.

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Picasso

by Mike Venezia

Published 1 September 1988
Taken from a series which acts as an introduction to some of the world's greatest artists and their lives and works, this book looks at Picasso. In each book, the author uses cartoons and an entertaining storyline to enhance and give the reader an insight into full-colour reproduction of each artist's most famous paintings. The reader is encouraged to look at each painting and notice changes in the artist's style during his lifetime. A section at the end of each title gives more detailed information about the artist's life, his style of painting and the times in which he lived.

Cover of Pierre Auguste Renoir

Pierre Auguste Renoir

by Mike Venezia

Published 1 September 1996

Cover of Henri Rousseau

Henri Rousseau

by Mike Venezia

Published 1 January 2001

Cover of Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell

by Mike Venezia

Published 1 March 2001

Cover of Frederic Remington

Frederic Remington

by Mike Venezia

Published 1 March 2003

Cover of Vincent Van Gogh (Revised Edition) (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)

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Camille Pissarro

by Mike Venezia

Published 1 September 2003
Describes the life and work of the twentieth-century French painter, Camille Pissarro.

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Diego Velazquez

by Mike Venezia

Published 10 January 2003
Describes the life and career of the seventeenth-century Spanish artist famous for his portraits of royalty.

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Reni Magritte

by Mike Venezia

Published 2 December 2005
Describes the life and career of the twentieth-century Belgian Surrealist painter.

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Giotto

by Mike Venezia

Published 1 September 2000

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Henri Matisse

by Mike Venezia

Published 1 September 1997
Young readers will obtain a light-hearted ye t realistic overview of the celebrated artist''s life and wor k, enhanced by Venezia''s illustrations and story line. '

Cover of Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo

by Mike Venezia

Published 1 September 1999
Clever illustrations and story lines, together with full-color reproductions of actual paintings, give children a light yet realistic overview of each artist's life and style in these fun and educational books.

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Horace Pippin

by Mike Venezia

Published 30 April 2008

Cover of Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein

by Mike Venezia

Published 1 September 2001