Mike Venezia
Author of Van Gogh (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
About the Author
Mike Venezia was born on June 8, 1945 in New York City. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. He was the executive art director and vice president at Leo Burnett Company for 33 years. He retired to work full time on his books and videos. He show more started his writing career back in 1978, when he authored and illustrated books for Childrens Press. His books include the Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series, Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers series, Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents series, and Getting to Know the World's Greatest Inventors and Scientists series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Mike Venezia
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) (1995) 620 copies, 2 reviews
Faith Ringgold (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists: Previous Editions) (2007) 183 copies, 1 review
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) (1995) 157 copies, 1 review
Wright Brothers (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Inventors & Scientists) (2010) 140 copies, 1 review
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Inventors & Scientists) (2010) 101 copies, 1 review
Horace Pippin (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists: Previous Editions) (2007) 77 copies, 1 review
Daniel Hale Williams (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Inventors & Scientists) (2010) 53 copies, 1 review
Jane Goodall: Researcher Who Champions Chimps (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Inventors & Scientists) (2010) 45 copies, 2 reviews
John F. Kennedy: Thirty-Fifth President 1961-1963 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents) (2007) 40 copies
Grover Cleveland: Twenty-Second and Twenty-Fourth President 1885-1889, 1893-1897 (Getting to Know the US Presidents) (2006) 35 copies
Dwight D. Eisenhower: Thirty-Fourth President 1953-1961 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents) (2007) 32 copies
Chester A. Arthur: Twenty-First President 1881-1885 (Getting to Know the US Presidents) (2006) 31 copies
Bill Clinton: Forty-Second President 1993-2001 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents) (2007) 29 copies
Richard M. Nixon: Thirty-Seventh President 1969-1974 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents) (2007) 28 copies
William Mckinley: Twenty-Fifth Presisent 1897-1901 (Getting to Know the US Presidents) (2006) 27 copies
Rutherford B. Hayes: Nineteenth President 1877-1881 (Getting to Know the US Presidents) (2006) 25 copies
Harry S. Truman: Thirty-third President 1945-1953 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents) (2007) 23 copies
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- Canonical name
- Venezia, Mike
- Birthdate
- 1945-06-08
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Art Institute of Chicago (BFA)
- Occupations
- art director
author
illustrator - Organizations
- Leo Burnett Company
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
Mike Venezia offers a compassionate ride through the life of Vincent Van Gogh.
While a bit silly at times, his approach does not detract from beauty
as he progresses through the power of the chosen paintings.
Young readers may be deeply inspired to get help when they feel different or lonely.
While a bit silly at times, his approach does not detract from beauty
as he progresses through the power of the chosen paintings.
Young readers may be deeply inspired to get help when they feel different or lonely.
From just opening the book, it shows so many interesting facts on Mozart's life and had a fun colorful map of where he traveled. It was colorful yet simple. It described the lift of Mozart in a textbook fashion than a story which is great to introduce to kids who's textbooks are beginning to be larger. It was easy to read and was very factual. I liked that fact that it showed his struggles and also his accomplishments in plain text. The fun drawings in the book made it fun. If those pictures show more weren't in there, it would have been a bit of a bore. show less
This is a lovely gem of a book given to me by a wonderful LT friend. The author has a unique style of writing text about Van Gogh's works while drawing accompanying laugh-out-loud cartoons.
This is a wonderful book for someone who knows little about Van Gogh and his exquisite works. I will be sure to look folr more books by this author. While the intended market is for young people, it is a lovely presentation and well-worth to time spent by all ages.
This is a wonderful book for someone who knows little about Van Gogh and his exquisite works. I will be sure to look folr more books by this author. While the intended market is for young people, it is a lovely presentation and well-worth to time spent by all ages.
An excellent kid's book about Michelangelo's influences, life and travel throughout Italy with actual pictures of his work and cartoons.
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Statistics
- Works
- 134
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 23,018
- Popularity
- #919
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 91
- ISBNs
- 619
- Languages
- 9
- Favorited
- 4