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Lives of the Artists: Masterpieces, Messes

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Most people can name some famous artists and recognize their best-known works. But what's behind all that painting, drawing, and sculpting? What was Leonardo da Vinci's snack of choice while he painted Mona Lisa’s mysterious smile? Why did Georgia O'Keeffe find bones so appealing? Who called Diego Rivera "Frog-Face"? And what is it about artists that makes both their work and their lives so fascinating—to themselves, to their curious neighbors, and to all of us? This book presents the humor and the tragedy in twenty artists' lives as no biography has done before.

Language: English

Pages: 96

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers

Release: October 31, 1995

ISBN: 0152001034

ISBN 13: 9780152001032

Lives of the Artists: Masterpieces, Messes

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Most people can name some famous artists and recognize their best-known works. But what's behind all that painting, drawing, and sculpting? What was Leonardo da Vinci's snack of choice while he painted Mona Lisa’s mysterious smile? Why did Georgia O'Keeffe find bones so appealing? Who called Diego Rivera "Frog-Face"? And what is it about artists that makes both their work and their lives so fascinating—to themselves, to their curious neighbors, and to all of us? This book presents the humor and the tragedy in twenty artists' lives as no biography has done before.

Language: English

Pages: 96

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers

Release: October 31, 1995

ISBN: 0152001034

ISBN 13: 9780152001032

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