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Look at Me!: The Art of the Portrait for Children
By STRAND, Claudia
- ISBN
- 978-3-7913-7100-9
- Publisher
- Prestel
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2012 | Grades 5-up
Gr 5–7—A history of portraiture in fine art. Many of the portraits discussed are quite well known, such as Botticelli's Venus, da Vinci's Mona Lisa, and Van Gogh's self-portrait, while others are less familiar. Writing in informal second person, Strand invites readers to participate in a dialogue about the works' artistic qualities such as facial expression, profile, concepts of beauty, caricature, and abstraction. The discussion is interesting and ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
Chapters focusing on a variety of topics all relevant to portrait making--such as the concept of beauty, caricatures, self-portraits, a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
