The Art of Eric Carle
by Eric Carle
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Portrait of the children's author/illustrator, includes over sixty full-color illustrations from his books, examples of his student artwork, autobiographical information and photographs, and essays on his life and art by friends, critics, and colleagues.Tags
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Interesting book about the artist and his process, although repetative at times.
This is a wonderful book for fans of Eric Carle, who is one of the 20th century's most beloved children's artist and story teller. An autobiographical account of his life is given, along with lots of family pictures, and even some of the artwork he himself did as a child. The book contains three essays on his work; "It takes a practiced hand" by Anne Beneduce, "Eric Carle, An Artist for Children" by Viktor Christen, and "Colors That Touch the Hearts of Children" by Takeshi Matsumoto.
"Where Do Ideas Come from?" is from a speech given by Carle at the Library of Congress. There's also a step-by-step photo essay on his collage techniques and samples of his illustrations and sketches from three decades. The book ends with an illustrated show more bibliography of his work which contains all his books through 1996.
This is an excellent book for anyone who is interested in Children's art and illustration. show less
"Where Do Ideas Come from?" is from a speech given by Carle at the Library of Congress. There's also a step-by-step photo essay on his collage techniques and samples of his illustrations and sketches from three decades. The book ends with an illustrated show more bibliography of his work which contains all his books through 1996.
This is an excellent book for anyone who is interested in Children's art and illustration. show less
This is a book written by many about Eric Carl! It goes to how he made his art and what inspired him. His journey from young boy to a renowned children's book artist.
A collage-style book of the art, writing, and life of Eric Carle. This book contains an autobiography by Carle as well as personal photographs. Also included is a photo-essay of how Carle creates his collages and artwork. A lovely addition to the Eric Carle collection and must have book.
Great for grades k-2. Helps students with their creative side. Illustrations drawn using water colors. This book has reproductions of many of his best illustrations and a complete list of his books.
The Art of Eric Carle explores the life of Eric Carle and the inspiration of his various writings and artwork. The book is compromised of both an autobiography and biographies. It also includes examples of his artwork and a list of the books he has written/illustrated.
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Eric Carle is an award-winning, children's picture book author and illustrator whose most recognized work is The Very Hungry Caterpillar Board Book. Carle was born to German parents in 1929 in Syracuse, New York. The family returned to Germany in 1935, moving to a suburb of Stuttgart. Carle disliked high school, quitting at the age of 16 before show more graduation. He was admitted as the youngest student to the Akademie der bildenden Kunste, an art school. After finishing at the Akademie, he worked as a poster designer for the U.S. Information Center in Germany until 1952, when he moved back to New York City. He was a graphic designer at the New York Times and later worked as an art director at L.W. Frohlich & Co. In 1963, Bill Martin, Jr. saw a poster of a red lobster that Carle had designed and asked him to illustrate Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, thus launching his freelance career. Among his many children's books are Dream Snow, Hello, Red Fox, The Very Clumsy Click Beetle, and Pancakes, Pancakes! His title The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse made Publisher's Weekly Best Seller List for 2011. His title Brown Bear Brown Bear What to You See? made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. In 2015 he made The New Zealand Best Seller List with Love from the Very Hungry Caterpillar. Eric Carle, beloved children's book author and illustrator, died on May 23, 2021. He was 91. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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