Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist

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Random House Children's Books, Feb 4, 2009 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 144 pages

   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.

 

Contents

Vincent in England 187677
17
In Love 188183
31
A Country Bumpkin in Paris 188687
51
Vincent and Friends 188788 55
57
A High Yellow Note 188889
73
The Asylum 188990
87
PostScript
105
Notes
115
Index
129
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About the author (2009)

Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan are the authors of several acclaimed books about art, including Frank O. Gehry: Outside In and Chuck Close Up Close, as well as three companion books, The Painter’s Eye, The Sculptor’s Eye, and The American Eye.

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