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Book Review: 13 Art Sculptures Children Should Know @Prestel_UK

This book starts with a powerful question:  What is a sculpture? Then it goes on to state: ‘The word ‘sculpture’ comes from the Latin word ‘sculpere,’ which means ‘to chisel’ or ‘to carve’. 13 Art...

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Book Review: 13 Art Mysteries Children Should Know @Prestel_UK

Was Jaan Vermeer a Photographer?  Who is Banksy? These are a couple of the mysteries author Angela Wenzel poses in this intriguing book by Prestel Books. 13 Art Mysteries  Children Should Know is 45...

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Book Review: 13 Art Inventions Children Should Know @Prestel_UK

Did you know Jan van Eyck was the first person (known) to do a self-portrait?  Or the Master Wenceslas created the first ‘weather in art’ painting? 13 Art Inventions Children Should Know is 45 pages of...

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Book Review: Edward Hopper Portraits of America @Prestel_UK

Prestel Books are renowned for their quality and detailed art books and this one doesn’t disappoint. Edward Hooper is the notorious realist painter that painted Nighthwawk (1942) the famous scene...

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Book Review: The Great Court at the British Museum @Prestel_UK

The British Museum iconic architecture has a fascinating historical story that is brought to life with this incredibly detailed biography. The introduction is provided by both of the modern architects...

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Book Review: 50 Modern Artists You Should Know @Prestel_UK #art

Anyone with even a passing interesting in modern art needs to own, at the very least, have access to this informational book by Prestel Publishing. While I originally debated some of the artists...

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Book review: 50 Paintings You Should Know #art @Prestel_UK

Along the same lines as 50 Modern Artists You Should Know, authors Kristina Lowis and Tamsin Pickeral have chosen 50 powerful paintings from renaissance to pop/contemporary and everything in between in...

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