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from: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 769.92
EAN: 9780374332631
ISBN: 0374332630
Label: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 40
Publication Date: October 09, 2001
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Sales Rank: 476123
Studio: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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A tribute to an artist unafraid to break with tradition.
In her own glowing paintings and lucid text, Deborah Kogan Ray tells the fascinating life story of the Japanese artist Hokusai (1760-1849). He rose from poverty, taught himself to draw, became the promising pupil of a great master, and then defied tradition to become one of the most important and influential artists in the world.
Ray's paintings are rich with period and biographical detail. The endpapers show drawings from Hokusai's sketchbooks. Also included is one of his famous Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.
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Rating: - HANDS THAT DREW SACRED MOUNT FUJI SKETCHED LION-DOGS FOR LUCK !
Authors are often advised to "write what you know" but when a Japanese artist in the 19th century defied convention to paint the familiar - - the humblest of peasants, 'fragrant' laborers in fish markets - - wealthy patrons would not buy his art. However, Hokusai persisted and his influence has been phenomenal. He used more than thirty other names in his lifetime. The name "Hokusai" was adopted officially when he was 36 years old. It meant *North Star Studio." Hokusai was a Buddhist and believed ... Read More
Rating: - Gorgeous!
This story of a famous Japanese artist (1760-1849) is beautifully written and illustrated. It is a story of rising beyond the limitations of class, of educating oneself through persistence and hard work, and of not being confined by the narrow views of others to reach one's potential. Katsushik Hokusai influenced the work of Western Impressionists artists. This is a book not to be missed if you are studying this prolific artist.
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Dewey Decimal Number: 769.92
EAN: 9780374332631
ISBN: 0374332630
Label: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 40
Publication Date: October 09, 2001
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Sales Rank: 476123
Studio: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)