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1) I spy colors in art

Author

Micklethwait, Lucy

Publisher

Greenwillow Books

Pub. Date

c2007

Language

English

2) Red-yellow-blue: colors in art

Author

Vry, Silke

Publisher

Prestel

Pub. Date

c2011

Language

English

Description

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Explores color in art, discussing their origins, their symbolic power, and their uses in art.

3) Vincent's colors

Author

Gogh, Vincent van

Publisher

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pub. Date

c2005

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Vincent van Gogh corresponds with his younger brother, Theo, about his paintings.

4) Mixing colors is fun

Author

Chambers, Stacy

Series

Barron's reader's clubhouse

Publisher

Barron's

Pub. Date

[2007]

Language

English

5) Windows to color

Author

Aigner-Clark, Julie

Series

Baby Einstein

Publisher

Hyperion Books for Children

Pub. Date

c2004

Language

English

Description

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Introduces your child to the wonders of art and color through simple text, engaging illustrations, and famous paintings.

6) An eye for color: the story of Josef Albers

Author

Wing, Natasha

Publisher

Henry Holt and Co

Pub. Date

c2009

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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The painter Joseph Albers saw art in simple things. Late in his career, he began painting squares of solid, unmixed color, one within another.

7) Using color in art

Author

Richardson, Joy

Series

How to look at art

Publisher

Gareth Stevens Pub

Pub. Date

[2000]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Discusses paintings in which the artists have used color not only to paint what they see but also how they feel. Offers suggestions for experimenting with color.

8) Mr. Matisse and his cutouts

Author

Haeringen, Annemarie van

Publisher

NorthSouth Books, Inc

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

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Art & Artists for Kids

Description

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Unable to paint after surgery, Mr. Matisse sets out to fill his world with color using a mixture of paint and cut paper. "Annemarie van Haeringen brings to life the changing artistic style of Henri Matisse, one of the world's most celebrated artists."--