Presents a biography of Winslow Homer
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Reviewed with Mike Venezia's Diego Velazquez.
Gr. 1-3. These two titles in Venezia's long-running Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series offer biographical information as well as some basic art history. In Diego Velazquez, for instance, children will learn that seventeenth-century patrons often relied on portraits to "show off [their] power and wealth," a fact that may help them better appreciate the lavish attire and glittery jewels on display in many of the artist's major works. Winslow Homer puts the engraver turned painter in context of the nineteenth-century art scene, contrasting his rustic, naturalistic style with the mannered classicism preferred by other painters of the day. The absence of a glossary and an index in the books may frustrate report writers, and statements such as "Winslow didn't care what critics thought" seem a bit bold without source citations. However, the unusually abundant full-color reproductions more than justify this series' longevity, as do Venezia's lighthearted cartoons, which foster welcome associations between "art appreciation" and "fun." Jennifer Mattson
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Winslow Homer was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1836. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Winslow Homer, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Civil War, Harper's Weekly, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art Resource, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, National Gallery of Art New!
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Winslow Homer was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1836. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Winslow Homer, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Civil War, Harper's Weekly, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art Resource, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, National Gallery of Art New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Winslow Homer by Nicolai Cikovsky Jr. on 11 pages
- New England (Insight Guide New England) by Insight Guides on page 7
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