Whaam! The Art and Life of Roy Lichtenstein

by Susan Goldman Rubin

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Explores Roy Lichtenstein's work, life, and his groundbreaking influence on the art world. In Roy's long career as a teacher, artist, and innovator, he changed the way that people thought about art and how artists thought about their subjects.

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Susan Goldman Rubin grew up in the Bronx and dreamed of becoming an artist. She illustrated her first three picture books but then turned to writing nonfiction, mainly about art and history, and is the author of more than 55 books for young people. Her titles include Diego Rivera: An Artist For The People, They Call Me A Hero: A Memoir of My show more Youth, Music Was It! Young Leonard Bernstein, Everyone Paints! The Art and Lives of the Wyeth Family, and Freedom Summer: The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi. Most recently Susan has created board books based on fine art for very young children. Her titles include Counting with Wayne Thiebaud, Andy Warhol's Colors, and Matisse: Dance For Joy. Susan has been an instructor in the UCLA Extension Writers' Program for 20 years. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Roy Lichtenstein

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Nonfiction, Kids
DDC/MDS
709.2Arts & recreationArtsHistory, geographic treatment, biographyBiography (artists not limited to a specific form)
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N6537 .L5 .R83Fine ArtsVisual artsHistory
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English
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Paper
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