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158032
Art is life : the life of artist Keith Haring by Brown, Tami Lewis 

BTSB Prebound(Farrar Straus Giroux, 2020)


Publication Date: 12/01/2020

BTSB #: 158032 Available

Dewey: 740/BAges: 4-7   


Subjects: Haring, Keith Artists - Biography Drawing Painters - Biography Art and popular culture


Summary: A picture book biography of Keith Haring who believed that art should be enjoyed by everyone.


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670799
Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrap the world : the story of two groundbreaking environmental artists by Neri, Greg 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2023)


Publication Date: 03/28/2023

BTSB #: 670799 Available

Dewey: 709.2/CAges: 6-9   
F&P: T

Subjects: Christo,|d1935-2020 Jeanne-Claude,|d1935-2009 Artists - Biography Fabrics in art Immigrants - Biography


Summary: Takes readers through the remarkable career of a daring duo and a fascinating discussion about the nature of art itself. Their lifelong partnership as husband and wife, and as artistic collaborators, helped people reimagine the world as they wrapped everyday objects of any size.


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Covered in color : Christo & Jeanne-Claude's fabrics of freedom by Boxer, Elisa 

BTSB Prebound(Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2022)


Publication Date: 08/16/2022

BTSB #: 140872 Available

Dewey: 709.2/CAges: 4-8   
F&P: S

Subjects: Christo,|d1935-2020 Jeanne-Claude,|d1935-2009 Artists - Biography Fabrics in art Immigrants - Biography


Summary: Christo (1935-2020) and Jeanne-Claude (1935-2009) are renowned for their large-scale, ambitious art installations that wrapped landmarks and swaths of land in fabric. This lively biography chronicles Christo's humble childhood in Soviet-controlled Bulgaria--under a regime that suppressed individuality and creativity--to his international fame as a bold (and controversial) innovator in the art world with the help of his wife, Jeanne-Claude.


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921929
Groundbreaking guys : 40 men who became great by doing good by Peters, Stephanie True 

BTSB Prebound(Little, Brown, 2019)


Publication Date: 05/28/2019

BTSB #: 921929 Available

Dewey: 920.71/CAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 1140

Subjects: Men - Biography Artists - Biography Celebrities - Biography Heroes - Biography


Summary: A book of biographies highlighting the inspiring and innovative qualities of forty very different men throughout history.


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618496
Hope is an arrow : the story of Lebanese American poet Kahlil Gibran by McCarthy, Cory 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2022)


Publication Date: 06/14/2022

BTSB #: 618496 Available

Dewey: 811/BAges: 6-9   
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Subjects: Gibran, Kahlil,|d1883-1931 - Childhood and youth Lebanese Americans - Biography Immigrants - Biography Poets - Biography Artists - Biography


Summary: Before Kahlil Gibran ever put his pen to the page to eventually become the world's third best-selling poet of all time, he was Gibran Khalil Gibran, a child immigrant from Lebanon who had a secret hope. His secret hope: to connect all people from around the world, bringing them together despite their differences and beliefs.


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P01282
Lives of the artists : masterpieces, messes (and what the neighbors thought) by Krull, Kathleen 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2010)


Publication Date: 07/01/1996

BTSB #: P01282 Available

Dewey: 709/CAges: 10-13   


Subjects: Artists - Biography


Summary: Examines 20 brilliant artists and tells us why their neighbors had so much to whisper about. From DaVinci to Rembrandt, van Gogh to Matisse, and Picasso to Warhol, learn about both their artistic masterpieces and their personal messes. Fun and lighthearted, yet full of solid information, trivia, and provocative commentary, Lives of the Artists presents biographies of the world's great artists.


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Make meatballs sing : the life & art of Corita Kent by Burgess, Matthew 

BTSB Prebound(Enchanted Lion Books, 2021)


Publication Date: 09/07/2021

BTSB #: 530541 Available

Dewey: 769.92/BAges: 6-8   


Subjects: Corita,|d1918-1986 Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary - Biography Nuns - United States - Biography Silk screen printing - United States - Biography Artists - Biography Pop art


Summary: Deeply influenced by her religious beliefs and fired up by the social justice causes of her day, Corita Kent lived a remarkable life as a nun, educator, designer, artist, and activist. This story draws readers into the life of a singular woman whose work and commitment invite us all to seek joy in the everyday, to observe the world with open eyes, and to question and see beyond the existing framework of society.


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594378
Marcel's masterpiece : how a toilet shaped the history of art by Mack, Jeff 

BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2022)


Publication Date: 08/15/2022

BTSB #: 594378 Available

Dewey: 709/BAges: 4-8   
Lexile: 530 AD

Subjects: Duchamp, Marcel,|d1887-1968 Artists - Biography


Summary: Describes how artist Marcel Duchamp turned a toilet into a famous work of art.


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765104
Mornings with Monet by Rosenstock, Barb 

BTSB Prebound(Knopf, 2021)


Publication Date: 03/02/2021

BTSB #: 765104 Available

Dewey: 759/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 4 LG Lexile: 790 AD

Subjects: Monet, Claude,|d1840-1926 Artists - Biography Impressionism (Art) - France Painting|y19th century


Summary: Monet loved to paint what he saw around him, and soon art dealers and collectors were lining up each morning to see as Monet saw. Monet, however, waited only for the light. His brush moved back and forth, chasing sunlight-putting in the arduous work to create an image that seemed to contain no effort at all.


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Pedro and the monster eaters = Pedro y los devoradores de monstruos by Berber, Xequina Maria 

BTSB PreboundBILINGUAL(Pinata Books, 2024)


Publication Date: 05/31/2024

BTSB #: 111756 Available

Dewey: 700/BAges: 6-8   


Subjects: Linares, Pedro Bilingual books - English - Spanish Artists - Biography Mythical animals in art Mexico - Biography


Summary: Share the story of a boy named Pedro Linares who became an artist renowned for his creation of alebrijes, a type of folk art depicting fantastical creatures that has become part of Mexican popular culture. In English and Spanish.


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163178
Portrait of an artist : Claude Monet [Portrait of an artist]by Brownridge, Lucy 

BTSB Prebound(Wide Eyed Editions, 2020)


Publication Date: 03/03/2020

BTSB #: 163178 Available

Dewey: 759/BAges: 7-10   


Subjects: Monet, Claude,|d1840-1926 Painters - Biography Artists - Biography Impressionism (Art) - Biography Art - History|y19th century


Summary: Claude Monet is one of the best loved artists of all time. Find out how this special young painter strove to capture light and feeling in his paintings and how together with a group of talented friends, he came to start the most famous art movement of all time--Impressionism.


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Rock by rock : the fantastical garden of Nek Chand by Bradbury, Jennifer 

BTSB Prebound(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2021)


Publication Date: 02/23/2021

BTSB #: 142954 Available

Dewey: 712/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 4.8 LG Lexile: 870 AD

Subjects: Chand, Nek Sculpture - India - Chandigarh (Union Territory) Rock gardens - India - Chandigarh (Union Territory) Artists - Biography


Summary: The true story of artist Nek Chand and how his secret--and illegal--art project became one of India's most treasured wonders.


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481479
Santiago saw things differently : Santiago Ramon y Cajal, artist, doctor, father of neuroscience by Iverson, Christine 

BTSB Prebound(MIT Kids Press, 2023)


Publication Date: 11/14/2023

BTSB #: 481479 Available

Dewey: 612.75/BAges: 5-9   
F&P: V

Subjects: Ramon y Cajal, Santiago,|d1852-1934 Artists - Biography Neuroscientists - Biography


Summary: Santiago Ramon y Cajal's father, the village doctor, wants Santiago to be a doctor. He discourages his willful son's love and aptitude for art. But drawing and painting are as necessary to Santiago as breathing, so when his father confiscates his art supplies, the boy finds a way to draw in secret. He draws on doors, gates, and walls, and to the neighbors, his drawings are a nuisance. Art helps him discover what no one else could--branching connections within the nervous system.


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Signs of hope : the revolutionary art of Sister Corita Kent by Rockliff, Mara 

BTSB Prebound(Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2024)


Publication Date: 04/16/2024

BTSB #: 761228 Available

Dewey: 764/BAges: 4-8   
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Subjects: Corita,|d1918-1986 Artists - Biography Nuns - Biography


Summary: A picture book biography of groundbreaking artist, teacher, and Catholic nun Corita Kent.


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751258
Splat! : the most exciting artists of all time by Richards, Mary Agnes 

Paperback(Thames & Hudson, 2023)


Publication Date: 08/15/2023

BTSB #: 751258 Available

Dewey: 709.2/BAges: 8-12   


Subjects: Art - History Art movements Artists - Biography Art appreciation


Summary: The stories behind some of the greatest artworks of all time, including the real-life struggles and triumphs of the artists who created them.


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124608
Who was her own work of art? : Frida Kahlo [Who HQ Graphic Novels]by Blas, Terry 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2024)


Publication Date: 02/20/2024

BTSB #: 124608 Temp OS

Dewey: 759/BAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 750 GN F&P: W

Subjects: Kahlo, Frida Artists - Biography


Summary: Discover how Frida Kahlo became one of the most recognizable artists in the world in this powerful graphic novel.


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Who was her own work of art? : Frida Kahlo [Who HQ Graphic Novels]by Blas, Terry 

BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2024)


Publication Date: 02/06/2024

BTSB #: 124613 Available

Dewey: 759/BAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 750 GN F&P: W

Subjects: Kahlo, Frida Artists - Biography


Summary: Discover how Frida Kahlo became one of the most recognizable artists in the world in this powerful graphic novel.


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