Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist
- ISBN-10
- 0307548740
- ISBN-13
- 9780307548740
- Series
- Vincent Van Gogh
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-02-04
- Publisher
- Yearling
- Authors
- Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan
Description
Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist was named a Robert F. Sibert Honor book by the ALA. This is the enthralling biography of the nineteenth-century Dutch painter known for pioneering new techniques and styles in masterpieces such as Starry Night and Vase with Sunflowers. The book cites detailed primary sources and includes a glossary of artists and terms, a biographical time line, notes, a bibliography, and locations of museums that display Van Gogh’s work. It also features a sixteen-page insert with family photographs and full-color reproductions of many of Van Gogh’s paintings. Vincent Van Gogh was named an ALA Notable Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 6–8, Historical/Social Studies) in Appendix B.
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