Doing Art Together (Paperback)

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Product Description

Based on the methods taught in the renowned parent-child workshops at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, this unusual, beautifully illustrated book offers a hands-on art course that demystifies the art-making process with step-by-step, no-fail projects for beginners of any age or ability. List of supplies included. 220 illustrations, 40 in color.

Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback: 285 pages
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams; Revised edition (February 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810926679
• ISBN-13: 978-0810926677
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #781,946 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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102 of 103 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for parents or teachers, August 23, 1998

By A Customer

I bought this book because I was looking for ways to explore art and art materials with my 4-year old son. This book has been a wonderful guide. For one thing, the author suggests ways to organize art materials which make the whole process at once more orderly and serious, lending a tone of respect and importance to art activities. . I also followed the author's suggestion of supplying my son with only the three primary colors, and have watched his surprise and joy as he's be learning on his own how to create different colors. ( In between colors, he has learned to carefully wash and dry his brush, and seems to take pride in his workmanship -- another technique I learned from the book). I've yet to use the suggestions on various types of collage and clay activities, but I look forward to doing so. Another feature of the book is the many reproductions of works of art by both famous artists and students in the author's workshops, as well as fascinating quotes about art by famous artists. There is much here to pore over. I have found this book very inspiring, both in helping my son "do" art and in "doing art" myself. It is a book I will treasure and use for a long time to come.

49 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful outline of a developmental art program, August 24, 1999

By A Customer

Reading this book influenced my developing philosophy for my own elementary school art program. While it is not written specifically for the public school program, many of the ideas can be incorporated. My students, in grades K-8, all enjoyed mixing their colors, using only the three primary colors, white, and, later, black. I would suggest this book to anyone, whether parent or teacher, looking for new ways to teach artitistic creativity.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great art for children, September 30, 2008

By	Kathleen Connelly "K. Connelly, Artist" (MarLin, Pa. USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have used this book heavily in gaining ideas for teaching children. It is laid out in such a manner that it simplifies the process of teaching and gaining knowledge at the same time. I have used it when teaching my own grandchildren. It takes you from teaching children up to an adult section as well.