Vincent Van Gogh
Portrait of an Artist
Kids, Beautiful and Interesting, Visual Arts, People and Places, Biography, Non-Fiction, Art
| Author: | Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan | ISBN: | 9780307548740 |
| Publisher: | Random House Children's Books | Publication: | February 4, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Yearling | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan |
| ISBN: | 9780307548740 |
| Publisher: | Random House Children's Books |
| Publication: | February 4, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Yearling |
| Language: | English |
* Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist* was named a Robert F. Sibert Honor book by the ALA. This is the enthralling biography of the nineteenth-century Dutch painter known for pioneering new techniques and styles in masterpieces such as Starry Night and Vase with Sunflowers. The book cites detailed primary sources and includes a glossary of artists and terms, a biographical time line, notes, a bibliography, and locations of museums that display Van Gogh’s work. It also features a sixteen-page insert with family photographs and full-color reproductions of many of Van Gogh’s paintings. Vincent Van Gogh was named an ALA Notable Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 6–8, Historical/Social Studies) in Appendix B.
* Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist* was named a Robert F. Sibert Honor book by the ALA. This is the enthralling biography of the nineteenth-century Dutch painter known for pioneering new techniques and styles in masterpieces such as Starry Night and Vase with Sunflowers. The book cites detailed primary sources and includes a glossary of artists and terms, a biographical time line, notes, a bibliography, and locations of museums that display Van Gogh’s work. It also features a sixteen-page insert with family photographs and full-color reproductions of many of Van Gogh’s paintings. Vincent Van Gogh was named an ALA Notable Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 6–8, Historical/Social Studies) in Appendix B.
