Van Gogh (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)

by Mike Venezia

Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists (Van Gogh)

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Briefly examines the life and work of the nineteenth-century Dutchman who was one of the greatest artists of all time.

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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.
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 was a really good book! I really enjoyed the illustrations of Vincent van Gogh and the photograph of his paintings. During van Goghs life, I did not know that he was formally an art dealer, teacher, bookseller, and preacher. I learned some new things about van Gogh that I did not know previously. The comic strips in the book are very helpful in understanding van Goghs thinking and inspirations. This book will be a pleasure for students to read! I would recommend this book for grades 2-4.
a light informative book about the life of van gogh and all the wondeful pieces of art that he has created
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Mike Venezia, autor e ilustrador, conhecedor dos maiores artistas do mundo, tentou passar-nos o máximo possível de seus conhecimentos sobre Van Gogh.
Dec 4, 2024Portuguese (Brazil)

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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 started his writing career back in 1978, when he show more 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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Vincent van Gogh

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Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
759.9492Arts & recreationPaintingHistory, geographic treatment, biographyOther geographic areasEuropeOther partsNetherlands
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ND653 .G7 .V46Fine ArtsPaintingPaintingHistory
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English, Greek, Portuguese
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