Reproductions of famous paintings-0from the art of Georgia O'Keeffe to Paul Klee--combine with simple texts to introduce children to the unique visions of individual artists and encourage them to experience art with all their senses.

Introduces ways of seeing, experiencing, and appreciating art through the examination of contemporary American works. Beautifully designed, organized, reasoned, and presented, an outstanding, mind-expanding book. A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, A Child Study Children's Book Committee: Children's Book of the Year, New York Public Library--Books for the Teen Age.

French director Henri-Georges Clouzot created a film showing the process in which Pablo Picasso created his work. Captured is the moment and mystery of creativity as the master completed twenty artworks, ranging from playful black-and-white sketches to widescreen color paintings. Almost every painting created in this film was destroyed after it was finished. In 1984 the French government declared the film a national treasure.

"This book allows an unprecedented insight into Basquiat's art, with pristine reproductions of his most seminal paintings, drawings, and notebook sketches. In large-scale format, the book offers vivid proximity to Basquiat's intricate marks and scribbled words, further illuminated by an introduction to the artist from editor Hans Werner Holzwarth, as well as an essay on his themes and artistic development from curator and art historian Eleanor Nairne....