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9) Pop art
Author
Series
Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
"Peaking in the 1960s, Pop Art began as a revolt against mainstream approaches to art and culture and evolved into a wholesale interrogation of modern society, consumer culture, and the role of the artist and artwork. Focusing on issues of materialism, celebrity, and media, Pop Art drew on mass-market sources, from advertising imagery to comic books, from Hollywood's most famous faces to the packaging of consumer products, the latter epitomized by...
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Children's authors and illustrators recount their childhood aspirations and share their writings and drawings as kids, including Kwame ALexander, Tim Federle, Gordon Korman, Grace Lin, Dan Santat, and Linda Sue Park.
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest, an imprint of National Highlights Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Grandma Moses is a name synonymous with American folk art. Considered by many to be America's preeminent folk painter, her winsome style, evocative of a simpler, bygone era, has endeared her to millions worldwide. The landscape is probably the most popular of Grandma Moses's subjects. She captured the land she knew and loved in New England in many moods and seasons, often employing it as a backdrop for family and community activities. A true American...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Publisher Annotation: This is the story of Andy Warhol-and how his pop art took the world by storm. From drawing shoes for a shoe company to his Campbell's Soup cans and Marilyn Monroe prints, Andy made art out of the everyday. People claimed Andy's art wasn't real art, but that didn't stop him from making it, plus movies, a magazine, a TV show, and more!
Author
Publisher
Reycraft Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Through poems that capture the essence of each person's life, acclaimed Native American writer Joseph Bruchac introduces readers to famous indigenous leaders from The Peacemaker in 1000 A.D. to modern day dancer Maria Tallchief and Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller. Each poem is illustrated by a modern-day tribally enrolled artist."-- Front jacket flap.
Author
Publisher
Parragon Pub
Pub. Date
2002
Description
This volume presents a chronological overview of the history of American art and important artists. Written with a comprehensive introduction, this book looks in detail at the range of art that has been produced by American artists, with detailed commentary on 120 works -- all reproduced in full-color.
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Truly devoted to the idea of public art, Haring created murals wherever he went. Often seen drawing in white chalk on the matte black paper of unused advertising space in the subway, Haring's iconic pop art and graffiti-like style transformed the New York City underground in the 1980s. A member of the LGBTQ community, Haring died tragically at the age of thirty-one from AIDS-related complications. This honest, celebratory book honors Haring's life...
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