Amazing artists and designers
Amson-Bradshaw, Georgia2018
Book
In Amazing Artists and Designers, journey back to the 16th century to meet Artemisia Gentileschi, mistress of light and shade. Read about Coco Chanel, the orphan who grew up to change the rules of fashion and clothing forever. Meet Frida Kahlo, whose colourful, emotional and raw artworks challenged the norms of the art world. Some of the women in this book were well-known in their lifetime and beyond, some of them were not, but all of them were amazingly gifted, talented and brilliant women, creating historically important art and design.
Main title:
Amazing artists and designers / written by Georgia Amson-Bradshaw ; illustrated by Rita Petruccioli.
Author:
Amson-Bradshaw, Georgia, authorPetruccioli, Rita, 1982-, illustrator
Imprint:
London : Wayland, 2018.©2018.
Collation:
48 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
9-11 years.
Contents:
Amazing artists and designers -- Artemisia Gentileschi - Rosa Bonheur -- Edmonia Lewis -- Coco Chanel -- Frida Kahlo -- Yayoi Kusama -- Vivienne Westwood -- Zaha Hadid -- More art and design visionaries -- Get involved in art and design! -- Glossary -- Further information -- Index.
ISBN:
9781526304674 (hardback)
Dewey class:
700.922
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
335679