Discover Her Art

Women Artists and Their Masterpieces

Jean Leibowitz, Lisa LaBanca Rogers

• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• eBook ISBN:
  9781641606172
• Year: 2022

"An inclusive, easy-to-read guidebook to women artists." —  Publishers Weekly.
"A must for art history curriculum and to diversify biography shelves." — School Library Journal.
Discover Her Art invites young art lovers and artists to learn about painting through the lives and masterpieces of 24 women from the 16th to the 20th century.
 
In each chapter, readers arrive at a masterwork, explore it with an artist's eye, and learn about the painter's remarkable life and the inspirations behind her work. Young artists will discover how these 24 amazing women used composition, color, value, shape, and line in paintings that range from highly realistic to fully abstract. Hands-on exercises encourage readers to create their own art!
Whether you love to make art or just look at it, you will enjoy discovering the great work of these women artists.
 

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Activities
• Introduction
• Part I: Classical Painting and Other Realistic Styles
• Part II: Modern Painting
• Appendix: Value Scale and Color Wheel
• Notes
• About the Authors