Diego Rivera an artist for the people
"Diego Rivera offers young readers unique insight into the life and artwork of the famous Mexican painter and muralist. The book follows Rivera's career, looking at his influences and tracing the evolution of his style. His work often called attention to the culture and struggles of the Mexican work...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Abrams Books for Young Readers,
[2013]
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| Summary: | "Diego Rivera offers young readers unique insight into the life and artwork of the famous Mexican painter and muralist. The book follows Rivera's career, looking at his influences and tracing the evolution of his style. His work often called attention to the culture and struggles of the Mexican working class. Believing that art should be for the people, he created public murals in both the United States and Mexico, examples of which are included."--Amazon.com. Includes "Where to view works by Diego Rivera" and a glossary. |
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| Physical Description: | 56 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 52) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780810984110 0810984113 |
| Author Notes: | Most recently Susan has created board books based on fine art for very young children. Her titles include Counting with Wayne Thiebaud, Andy Warhol's Colors, and Matisse: Dance For Joy. Susan has been an instructor in the UCLA Extension Writers' Program for 20 years. (Bowker Author Biography) |
