Blank Canvas: Artist Bios for KidsLike this list

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• Artists

  Inspiring Stories of Their Lives and Works

  Hodge, Susie, 1960-

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  This book highlights over 80 famous painters from the early Renaissance to well-known artists alive today. With full-page prints, readers are launched into the beauty of the artwork and the stories of the painters who created them.

• Maya Lin

  Artist-architect of Light and Lines

  Harvey, Jeanne Walker

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  The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is iconic, important, and powerful. Learn about the life of the minimalist artist-architect behind the creation of this national monument.

• Radiant Child

  the Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

  Steptoe, Javaka, 1971-

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  Basquiat did not live a long life, but his creations were awe-inspiring and life-changing. His paintings were not nice and neat, but rather vibrant collage-style paintings emulating the art he saw in the messy world around him.

• Paper Son

  the Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist

  Leung, Julie

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  Have you ever seen the movie Bambi? Immigrant Tyrus Wong arrived in America with only a suitcase, but he was granted an amazing opportunity to make the art he dreamed of. Now his art is memorialized in the iconic backgrounds of Disney's Bambi.

• Art Is Life

  the Life of Artist Keith Haring

  Brown, Tami Lewis,

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  Art is for everyone! Haring was one of America's most famous pop artists. He made unique, untraditional art including drawing on the walls of subways with chalk and painting on the Berlin Wall.

• Make Your Mark

  the Empowering True Story of the First Known Black Female Tattoo Artist

  Gresham, Jacci,

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  This picture book takes readers on a journey through Gresham's childhood and her path to becoming an incredibly successful tattoo artist.

• Yayoi Kusama

  Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel (María Isabel),

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  Polka dots, polka dots, and more polka dots! Known as the Princess of Polka Dots, she covered her creations with dots to show audiences the astounding way she experienced the world.

• Paul Cezanne

  He Saw the World in Spectacular Shapes

  Guglielmo, Amy,

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  Created in collaboration with The Met, this biography dives into Cezanne's world and his inspirations for his expressive painting style.

• The Wire Zoo

  How Elizabeth Berrien Learned to Turn Wire Into Amazing Art

  Wing, Natasha,

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  Dubbed the "Godmother of Wire", Berrien learned how to use wire to make amazing sculptures of animals. This passion lead to opportunities such as being an artist-in-residence for a zoo.

• Edgar Degas

  Boutland, Craig,

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  Now known as an Impressionist, Degas was most well-known for his paintings of the things he loved the most, such as horse racing and the ballet. Learn how to look closely at a painting and how to spot his art techniques.

• Frida Kahlo

  She Painted Her World in Self-portraits

  Guglielmo, Amy,

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  Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is most well-known for the experimental ways she painted herself into her art while showing the wonder and beauty of the world around her.

• Tomfoolery

  Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-age of Children's Books

  Markel, Michelle

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  Learn all about the man who changed the entire world of children's picture books with his merry and exciting illustrations.

• Ablaze With Color

  a Story of Painter Alma Thomas

  Harvey, Jeanne Walker

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  Alma was the first Black woman to have artwork displayed in the White House! She spent most of her life teaching art until she decided to focus on creating her own at the age of 70. Alma's life shows that it's never too late to follow your dreams.

• The Noisy Paint Box

  the Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art

  Rosenstock, Barb

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  Due to a condition called synesthesia, Kandinsky experienced the world differently than everyone around him. This led to him creating the world's first abstract art filled with intricate shapes and bright colors.

• The Vincent Van Gogh Atlas

  Denekamp, Nienke,

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  Travel around Europe with Van Gogh and see the world through his eyes. From Z to A, readers will be immersed in his life through illustrations, historical photos, letters, and more!