An Eye for Color: The Story of Josef Albers
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Book Description
As a child, Josef Albers loved to watch his handyman father paint houses.When Josef grew up and became an artist, he reduced each image to its simplest shapes, breaking it down into blocks of color.
He made an incredible discovery: he could alter the entire mood of a painting just by changing the way he combined the colors! Josef spent his entire life studying color, and what h... More
Book Information
Publisher | Henry Holt & Company, Inc. |
Binding | Hardcover (3 editions) |
Reading Level | Ages 4-8 |
# of Pages | 40 |
ISBN-10 | 0805080724 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0805080728 |
Publication Date | 09/01/2009 |
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About Julia Breckenreid (Illustrator) : Julia Breckenreid is a published illustrator of children's books. A published credit of Julia Breckenreid is An Eye for Color: The Story of Josef Albers.
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8/12/2009 Natasha Wing said:
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July 15, 2009
Wing, the author of mass audience favorites (The Night Before the Tooth Fairy, 2003, etc.), takes an aesthetic leap forward in this sophisticated and engaging account of an artist and color theorist whose name is unknown to most young people. Albers, part of the German Bauh... more
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