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Summary: O'Keeffe's simplicity will keep the young spellbound
Review: "Georgia often rearranged the natural things she saw, and simplified them", p. 8 The young reader will learn about O'Keeffe's young years on her family's big Wisconsin farm, her years in Texas teaching art and during her free moments painting, her years with Stieglitz in New York painting, and her years in New Mexico painting. O'Keeffe's choice of enlarging objects in her paintings makes this a perfect choice for young children. Everything is larger than life for the young. If there is anyone who will have nearly an innate appreciation for O'Keeffe's style it will be the young. They will readily identify her objects. Her color choices in her paintings are few and therefore not busy and distracting. The young reader will be drawn in by her bold and bright selection of colors. Venezia's illustrations are humorous. His narrative is delightfully entertaining. His approach brings the artist within reach of the young. His re-enactment of an opening at Stieglitz's gallery of new artists' paintings is precious. The size of the book is perfect for smaller hands. It enables the young to have art within their grasp. Venezia gives the locations of the paintings and as result if the child lives near one of the museums or will be near one on vacation, she/he would be able to see the original. This is the 15th in Venezia's "Getting to know the World's Greatest Artist" series. He also has similar series on composers. Venezia's back cover illustrations tie back to the subject. "Like O'Keeffe, Mike searches near his home for objects in their natural surroundings ...". The price of the book is well worth paying. The book contains the following: O'Keeffe's Paintings - 18, Photos of O'Keeffe - 3, Venezia's Illustrations - 8, Others' paintings - 3.
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Summary: O'Keeffe's simplicity will keep the young spellbound
Review: "Georgia often rearranged the natural things she saw, and simplified them", p. 8 The young reader will learn about O'Keeffe's young years on her family's big Wisconsin farm, her years in Texas teaching art and during her free moments painting, her years with Stieglitz in New York painting, and her years in New Mexico painting. O'Keeffe's choice of enlarging objects in her paintings makes this a perfect choice for young children. Everything is larger than life for the young. If there is anyone who will have nearly an innate appreciation for O'Keeffe's style it will be the young. They will readily identify her objects. Her color choices in her paintings are few and therefore not busy and distracting. The young reader will be drawn in by her bold and bright selection of colors. Venezia's illustrations are humorous. His narrative is delightfully entertaining. His approach brings the artist within reach of the young. His re-enactment of an opening at Stieglitz's gallery of new artists' paintings is precious. The size of the book is perfect for smaller hands. It enables the young to have art within their grasp. Venezia gives the locations of the paintings and as result if the child lives near one of the museums or will be near one on vacation, she/he would be able to see the original. This is the 15th in Venezia's "Getting to know the World's Greatest Artist" series. He also has similar series on composers. Venezia's back cover illustrations tie back to the subject. "Like O'Keeffe, Mike searches near his home for objects in their natural surroundings ...". The price of the book is well worth paying. The book contains the following: O'Keeffe's Paintings - 18, Photos of O'Keeffe - 3, Venezia's Illustrations - 8, Others' paintings - 3.
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Summary: This one is more biography than art appreciation course
Review: For his volume on Georgia O'Keefe in the Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series, Mike Venezia includes 17 of her paintings. Not only do we have O'Keefe paintings representing the two best known periods of work, first with the giant flowers such as "Petunia" and "Morning Glory with Black" in the 1920s and then with cow bones in the deserts of New Mexico as with "Cow's Skull with Calico Roses," and "Pelvis with the Distance" in the 1940s, but also a couple of examples from the brief time she lived in New York and painted powerful images of the city. You certainly get the feeling O'Keefe was rather unique as a painter, since unlike most volumes when Venezia includes other examples of modern art from Paul Cezanne, Henri Matisse and Marsden Hartley, it has to do with how much Alfred Stieglitz, the well-known photographer who would become O'Keefe's husband, loved modern art. Actually, Venezia spends less time in this book talking about what defined O'Keefe as a great artist than he does on any of the the other volumes I have read in this series to date. Consequently, this book works more as a biography of the artist than providing young readers with a mini-art appreciation course. For young readers (or older ones) who find O'Keefe's work interesting, after you learn about her life from this volume you can go check out Roby Montana Turner's book "Georgia O'Keefe," which is part of the Portraits of Women Artists for Children series.
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Summary: This one is more biography than art appreciation course
Review: For his volume on Georgia O'Keefe in the Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series, Mike Venezia includes 17 of her paintings. Not only do we have O'Keefe paintings representing the two best known periods of work, first with the giant flowers such as "Petunia" and "Morning Glory with Black" in the 1920s and then with cow bones in the deserts of New Mexico as with "Cow's Skull with Calico Roses," and "Pelvis with the Distance" in the 1940s, but also a couple of examples from the brief time she lived in New York and painted powerful images of the city. You certainly get the feeling O'Keefe was rather unique as a painter, since unlike most volumes when Venezia includes other examples of modern art from Paul Cezanne, Henri Matisse and Marsden Hartley, it has to do with how much Alfred Stieglitz, the well-known photographer who would become O'Keefe's husband, loved modern art. Actually, Venezia spends less time in this book talking about what defined O'Keefe as a great artist than he does on any of the the other volumes I have read in this series to date. Consequently, this book works more as a biography of the artist than providing young readers with a mini-art appreciation course. For young readers (or older ones) who find O'Keefe's work interesting, after you learn about her life from this volume you can go check out Roby Montana Turner's book "Georgia O'Keefe," which is part of the Portraits of Women Artists for Children series.
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