Showing 1–4 of 4 titles

• Genre: Visual Arts
• Audience: All Ages

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  Action Jackson

  By Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan, Robert Andrew Parker (illustrator)

  Greenberg and Jordan capture Jackson Pollock's spirit and artistic style through succinct narrative and purposeful words. Detailed source notes enrich this informational picture book, which superbly portrays a brief period in Pollock's life. Parker's watercolor illustrations splash out of their frames, reflecting the action and movement for which Pollock is renowned.

  • Nonfiction, Arts, Visual Arts
  • Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2003 (Honor Title)
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9780761316824
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  Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky

  By Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, Daniel Minter (Illustrator)

  The long and complex history of the color blue, once so difficult to acquire, is explored through stunning acrylic illustrations and easy-to-read, descriptive text.

  • Nonfiction, Arts, Visual Arts
  • Notable Children's Books 2023
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9781984894366
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  Make Meatballs Sing: The Life and Art of Corita Kent

  By Matthew Burgess (Author), Kara Kramer (Illustrator)

  This biography explores the life of artist and Catholic nun Corita Kent, who used her art as a form of activism and inspired people to see the sacred in the everyday.

  • Nonfiction, Arts, Visual Arts, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2022
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9781592703166
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  Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

  By Javaka Steptoe

  The short yet brilliant life story of Jean-Michel Basquiat and his determination to become an artist are revealed through poetic language and illustrations dramatically influenced by Basquiat's own style.

  • Nonfiction, Arts, Visual Arts, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2017, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2017 (Medal Winner)
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9780316213882