Discover Her Art: Women Artists and Their Masterpieces

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Discover Her Art invites young art lovers and artists to learn about painting through the lives and masterpieces of 24 women from the 16th to the 20th century.

In each chapter, readers arrive at a masterwork, explore it with an artist’s eye, and learn about the painter's remarkable life and the inspirations behind her work. Young artists will discover how these 24 amazing women used composition, color, value, shape, and line in paintings that range from highly realistic to fully abstract. Hands-on exercises encourage readers to create their own art!

Ages 9 and up
Authors: Jean Leibowitz and Lisa Labanca Rogers
Softcover
Publisher: Chicago Review Press, 2022
208 pages, 8.5" x 5.5"
Full color illustrations throughout
ISBN: 9781641606141

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