Anticipating how kids react to paintings by artists as diverse as Botticelli, Vermeer, Degas, Chagall, and Pollack, this resource for adults who want children to love and understand art prepares them for the types of questions kids ask. Providing parents and teachers with valuable tips for making any visit to a museum with children a success, this guide offers a great primer or refresher course on art history, allowing adults to confidently answer common questions, such as why some paintings are signed and others are not, some pictures are small and others are very large, and why the Dutch paint so much fruit. Questions and answers about 30 well-known paintings provide historical background, explain genres such as still life and portrait, and demystify religious and mythological themes. Color-coded tabs let adults flip to sections appropriate to the ages of their children (5–7 years, 8–10 years, 11–13+ years).
| ||||||||||||
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Tackles what might be some highbrow stuff for kids age 5 to 10...in a simple, smart way." —Chicago Tribune
"An excellent resource for art gallery or museum visits." —BC Parent
"A wonderful guide." —Omaha World-Herald
"A simple, easy-to-use primer." —NEA Today
"An accessible entrance to usher children into the world of art, specifically preparing them for museum visits and any questions." —Violet
"A primer on art history and valuable tips to make a visit to a museum with children a success." —Treasure Valley Family
"Provides many ideas to help make that visit to the art museum a pleasant experience for everyone." —Chicago Parent
"Takes a great idea and executes it effectively." —Kliatt
About the Author
Françoise Barbe-Gall is a lecturer in art history at l'Ecole du Louvre in Paris, France.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
How to Talk to Children About Art,
By
This review is from: How to Talk to Children About Art (Paperback)
My son is teaching 2nd and 3rd grade students art for 6 weeks. It is an internship program through the university he attends, with his major being in art. He has so much art knowledge, but needed to tailor it to be understandable for the kids' level. This book has given him some great information on how to do just that and he's looking at implementing several of the suggestions and projects.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great ways to talk about art with kids,
By Emily Dickinson (Akron Ohio) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: How to Talk to Children About Art (Paperback)
I found this book quite informative with many practical suggestions. It gives specific ideas for each age group, sample questions, etc. It also gives age appropriate definitions for words used in discussing art, like landscape, portrait, old masters, and others. A great book for parents or educators.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Changed my appreciation of art,
By Kim Smith "Kim" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: How to Talk to Children About Art (Paperback)
I don't know much about art, had no art appreciation classes in school. So when I would go to art museums, I never really got it. I was one of those who thought, "what's so great about that, my 4 year old daughter could have painted it". I have tried to read college level art appreciation books, but found them so boring, I couldn't stay awake. I bought this for my daughter but I, myself, have gotten much more out of it. A children's book about art was the perfect pace for me, it taught me on the level I needed, the very basics. This book has completely changed how I look at art and now I love to go to museums. I have given several copies to family and friends. Now I look at art books with my daughter all the time. She loves museums.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs):
(learn more)
Mona Lisa, New York, Francis Bacon, Leonardo da Vinci, King Solomon, Middle Ages, Fra Angelico, Jean-Michel Basquiat, National Gallery, World War, Isabel Rawsthorne, Georges de La Tour, Hieronymus Bosch, Word of God, Did Chagall Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Mona Lisa, New York, Francis Bacon, Leonardo da Vinci, King Solomon, Middle Ages, Fra Angelico, Jean-Michel Basquiat, National Gallery, World War, Isabel Rawsthorne, Georges de La Tour, Hieronymus Bosch, Word of God, Did Chagall Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
