I Can Draw People (Playtime Series)

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Easy and fun.......2007-05-13

This book is great! Very cute to look at, easy to follow, and the colorful, fun pictures are wonderful. We have this for my son, but all of his friends (girls and boys, 6 years old) want to draw everything on every page and they can do it very well. Steps are simple to master for ages as young as 4, and the book helps build confidence because the kids can really draw what is shown. Variations are easy too. We love it. Great gift idea!

the Shipping Cost will Get Ya!.......2007-01-10

The item arrived on time and as pictured so I would order from this seller again. But on a side note: Even though the item itself is cheap the shipping will get ya!

terrific for small and older children.......2002-05-12

The wonderful , colorful illustrations inspire children in an easy step by step non-intimidating way. Even the 5th graders at the school I teach art at love this book and so do I.

Good for beginners.......2000-11-02

Even young budding artists can learn to draw with this simple and colorful book. Easy, step-by-step instruction and vivid crayon and marker illustrations are enticing to young children. This was a great tool for my 6-year-old daughter who loves to draw, as she could easily complete the drawings in the book. I highly recommend this one for beginners!

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THE COLORS OF CREATIVITY & COOPERATION
A Celebration of Creativity and Friendship
A relaxing and comforting book for shy children

David's Drawings

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ASIN: 1584302615

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David, a shy young African American boy, makes friends in school by letting his classmates help him with his drawing of a bare winter tree. He proudly writes Our Class Picture on the finished work, including himself in the group. When David gets home from school, he begins a picture of the tree again, finding satisfaction in doing something on his own as well as creating a reminder of the activity that helped him make friends at school.

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THE COLORS OF CREATIVITY & COOPERATION.......2003-11-06

David, a bright and expressive child loves to draw. He decides to draw a tree and in so doing, the other children in his class make suggestions and add to the picture. One child adds a pair of smiling blue birds, another some grass, another some leaves, another drew himself until each classmate has included something on the original drawing. David then takes the picture and identifies it as a class drawing before proudly displaying it on the class bulletin board.

David remains cheerful and delighted that each of his classmates want to participate in his drawing. The diversity is beautifully expressed through the pictures without any other reference. I like the inclusive feel of this story and the beautiful illustrations and appealing characters.

I love this book. The children are all races and no distinction is made. This book celebrates artistic expression, creativity and cooperation. This is something to treasure and share with others.

A Celebration of Creativity and Friendship.......2001-11-20

This is a charming story about creativity and friendship. David begins to draw, and this attracts other children in the classroom. He invites them to participate---and together they share their imaginations to create a class drawing and new friendships as well. Later at home, David makes a drawing of his own. There is no judgement here: the message is that sometimes art can be a group activity and sometimes it can be a personal experience. The colaboration of a diverse, multiethnic classroom of children celebrates cooperation and friendship.

A relaxing and comforting book for shy children.......2001-11-02

David is a shy young boy who, upon arrival at school, decides to draw a tree he had seen on the way. Each of his classmates makes suggestions for the drawing and adds a variety of elements - stickers, people, even a rainbow. David takes pride in the drawing and enjoys his new friends; the picture is put up on the classroom wall, and David continues drawing upon his arrival home.

A relaxing and comforting tale for children who face having to make new friends, "David's Drawings" is imaginative and reassuring. The bold, bright colors will encourage children to draw on their own, and in-group situations. Fine, thin line-drawn shapes give a sense of dimension, while the apparent mix of tempura, watercolor, and charcoal pencils add depth and texture. An added bonus is the crayon appearance of David's drawings, which give the illustrations a familiar feel to children. Pair this title with other books on making friends for a successful themed storytime.

Drawing & Painting People: An Easy-T0-Follow Guide to Successful Portraits

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Drawing & Painting People: An Easy-T0-Follow Guide to Successful Portraits
John Raynes
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ASIN: 1581800029

Norman Rockwell: Pictures for the American People

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Is He a "Serious" Artist or "Just and Illustrator"?
great book
Norman Rockwell is an unappreciated artist.
"Rockwell" The Essence of Art!

Norman Rockwell: Pictures for the American People
Norman Rockwell , Maureen Hart Hennessey , and Judy L. Larson
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ASIN: 0810963922

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This richly illustrated book brings together 14 essays by such luminaries as former Metropolitan Museum of Art director Thomas Hoving and art historian Robert Rosenblum, and finally and firmly anchors Rockwell's reputation in the art-historical world. The catalog of an exhibition at Atlanta's High Museum of Art, the book's 133 color reproductions are marvelously large, clear, and true in color and offer what is probably the best introduction to Rockwell for anyone who takes his illustration seriously--or anyone who doesn't, yet. Indispensable though it may be, however, Pictures for the American People may slightly irritate lifelong Rockwell fans, especially those who grew up with the Saturday Evening Post and fell for Rockwell at a time when his nonpareil illustrations were mocked by the moderns. And experienced Rockwell lovers probably have on their shelves the huge 1970 work by Thomas S. Buechner, then director of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Norman Rockwell: Artist and Illustrator, which was the first comprehensive look at this uniquely American master.

Ah, well. It's about time the art world came to its senses and began to appreciate the genius and the subtlety of a painter who looked to both Chardin and N.C. Wyeth as masters. Rockwell's great works are here: Rosie the Riveter, The Four Freedoms, After the Prom, Breaking Home Ties, The Gossips, and scores of others that celebrate (and poke the gentlest of fun at) small-town, family life. There were other illustrators of Rockwell's ilk during the '40s and '50s, his most popular decades, but as Steven Heller writes in "Rebelling Against Rockwell," "Rockwell ran one step ahead of cliché, while his acolytes lagged a mile behind." --Peggy Moorman

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Accompanying the first major traveling exhibition of works by Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), this volume presents a complete reappraisal of one of America's most beloved artists. Contributors from a wide range of fields-including leading art historians, cultural critics, a renowned child psychiatrist, and a leading graphic designer-shed new light on the complexity of Rockwell's art and his place as a shaper of mass-media imagery. Stunning colorplates reproduce Rockwell's paintings in crisp detail, and the essays set them in fresh contexts, discussing such themes as Rockwell's urban scenes; the reaction by both black and white Southerners to Rockwell's historic civil rights painting The Problem We All Live With; and Rockwell's role in the development of American illustration. Above all, this important volume examines Norman Rockwell's critical place in 20th-century American culture.

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Is He a "Serious" Artist or "Just and Illustrator"?.......2003-10-01

Anyone who has wondered (even remotely) about Norman Rockwell's place in the World of Art will enjoy this book. In addition to 80 beautiful color reproductions of Rockwell's paintings, there are 14 essays about the artist and his work. The authors of these essays acknowledge that Rockwell was an anachronism and, to most people in the Art World, an object of derision. But each essay argues in favor of Rockwell's importance by focusing on one or more of his unique talents.

In "the Great Art Communicator", Thomas Hoving makes a very convincing case for Rockwell as an influential American artist. Rockwell's son Peter's essay entitled "Some Comments from the Boy in the Dining Car" (referring to the painting for which he was used as the model when he was a boy) offers invaluable insights into what the artist himself thought about his work. There is also an essay by Anne Knutson that tells the fascinating story of the Saturday Evening Post, its importance in the definition of "Americanism" and how Rockwell's relationship with the editor influenced his work.

The debate about Norman Rockwell's place in the history of art will undoubtedly continue. But as Laurie Norton Moffatt sums up in her essay "The People's Painter": "The personal transformation and communication that occurs when one looks at a work of art is the artist's defining moment. Rockwell was a master of delivering that moment to his public."

great book.......2001-11-18

In a world that is completely inundated with so many Norman Rockwell books, I thought that i would never buy another one. I'm an artist and fan of Rockwell's but quite frankly there are so many other great illustrators out there, at times i wish that fewer books were written about Rockwell and more attention was given to other less known American artists like James Montgomery Flagg, F.R. Gruger, J.C. Leyendecker, Howard Pyle and Harvey Dunn, among many others. Then this book came along. I told myself I didn't want to buy it, I already have four books on Rockwell, I certainly don't need another. Then I opened the book and saw that the quality of the prints in this book are outstanding (the best I've seen) and the text is really informative. Now I'm telling myself THIS will be the last book I buy on Rockwell. This book will give you a new appreciation for Rockwell's skill as a painter and a colorist. After seeing these painting in person for the show that this book was written for, I can say that this book does justice to Rockwell's amazing talent.

Norman Rockwell is an unappreciated artist........2000-07-19

This book is comprised of articles about Norman Rockwell and his career as an illustrator with the Saturday Evening Post. Rockwell remains a controversial figure in the art world. Although his illustrations were enjoyed by millions of Americans, they were dismissed by art critics and academia as amateurish.

Rockwell portrayed Americans in their daily, mundane activities. He believed that there is beauty in the ordinary. He depicted for example, a couple obtaining a marriage license, a family going and returning from a vacation, and a barbershop quartet.

Rockwell's illustrations did intersect with the world of politics. Because the Saturday Evening Post had a large circulation, he was able to influence public opinion. He designed several covers during World War II, including Rosie the Riveter and the Four Freedoms, to honor the contributions of civilians and to remind Americans of the reason for the war.

Rockwell did not shy from controversy. As America became engulfed in the Civil Rights Movement, Rockwell depicted the ongoing legacy of racial tension. His most famous illustration in the area of civil rights is The Problem We All Live With, which depicts the traumatic effects of desegregation on whites and blacks.

In summary, Norman Rockwell must be include as a figure in American art. Although his works were harshly criticized by those in the art world, they were admired by the general public. Today, scholars have begun to acknowledge Rockwell as being an important artist.

"Rockwell" The Essence of Art!.......2000-02-01

I received Pictures for the American People as a Christmas gift and was delighted at the exquisite art as the pages unfolded. I collect all sorts of Rockwell works and this is truly the best I've seen. It explores not only the paintings, but what is behind them, the man himself. I felt as though I was being introduced to Mr. Rockwell through this masterpiece. It is a MUST BUY book! Even if you have never experienced one of his books or paintings, you will want to open this book again and again. The images are displayed in such detail and the stories behind them tell so much. You will be captured by the different aspects of art once you have seen what is inside. I will not spoil all this book has to offer, so if you haven't already purchased a copy, do so....or put it on your Wish List. You'll be happy that you did!

Drawing & Painting People: The Essential Guide

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Drawing & Painting People: The Essential Guide

Manufacturer: North Light Books
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ASIN: 1581809816

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Everything you need to know to paint faces and figures.

Eight professional artists share proven techniques and time-tested advice for painting everyone's favorite subject--people. Favorite color mixes, tips on lighting your subject, strategies for creative cropping, advice for getting the eyes "just right"-- it's all here, along with other valuable lessons and expert know-how to make the people in your artwork expressive, engaging and "real."

This is the very best instruction culled from North Light's most popular books on the subject, making it the definitive guide on drawing and painting people. Features comprehensive coverage of:

Traditional half- and full-length portraits as well as people in landscape settings.
A range of popular media--including oil, acrylic, watercolor and colored pencil--along with a rundown on tools and materials for each.
Portraying various ages and ethnicities.
Color--from specific color mixes for achieving a realistic range of skin tones and hair colors, to color harmonies for dynamic portraits.
Essential keys to stronger designs.
Making the most of value, light, shading, line, cast shadows and more.

The entire process--from taking reference photos to secrets for capturing the essence of your subject--is outlined with numerous illustrations and step-by-step examples, along with 15 complete painting demonstrations. This reference is loaded with straightforward, hands-on instruction that the novice can pick up to get started, while more advanced artists will find sound methods and expert tips for taking their work to the next level.

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From This Seed in a Book, a Lifetime was Planted
An all-time favorite
This book is as sweet and juicy as a cherry itself...

Cherries and Cherry Pits

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ASIN: 0688104789

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When Bidemmi starts to draw, her imagination takes off. Enter her world, look at her pictures, and watch her stories grow and grow. You will never forget her.

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From This Seed in a Book, a Lifetime was Planted.......2006-12-05

Our kids are our seedlings and we nourish them with our heart and soul.Nothing else we do comes close except in our love given to each other.

They, our children, come to us unique and complex, beyond anything I ever concieved possible, though the love we feel for our child is so elemental and so simple. It's there. That said I am amazed this story was the favorite of favorites for my daughter Sylvia when at four she entered kindergarten.That was 13 years ago September. That first week I requested she be allowed to read "Cherries and Cherry Pits" as her birthday present to her class (what did I know of cupcakes then?) so we could then donate it to her new class as well as a few others a practice I still feel should be universal courtesy to classrooms. I can still see the incredulous look on Mrs. Wren's(her teachers) face a momentary fleeting insight into her perception of the request. What did I know? First parenting it seemed natural enough. Putting my daughter into a hood school seemed natural too, I was teaching there and I felt strongly together we would make a place for any and every child. I'd never want to teacher where my child wouldn't be welcome and happy and so it went.We lived this life. Fine until NCLB literally ripped the school to pieces chasing away experienced teachers many into retirement, kids to other sides of town, stripping art, music, implementing canned workbooks and stilling the possibilities and potentials.
That my Sylvia heard the message in this book speaks to my now 17 year olds' inner core. "This" is a story told in child voice. "This" is a story of a young artist. "This" is a story of a young girl in the now.
"This" is the story of a writer, dreamer, observer.
"This" is a story of a young girl who weaves tales of cherries and pits until in telling her own story of a vision of all the pits growing we find the why, it's growing to make the neighborhood filled with the beauty of the cherry tree blossom and the beauty of the cherry tree fruit. And it needs it.
My teaching life, that my daughter saw as real, the art I created, the actions she watched, she saw, the writer told here I realize tonight within the life we lead educating, working in community, striving to bring to fruition the joy of reading, of life of living-it was the same story-different version. Our cherry pits and our flowering blossom.

I read somewhere once about the cherry tree and it's symbolic meanings. I think that's interwoven here into what remains for me a highly metaphorical tale. This is a story for children and families.

It was a story once in our old Houghton Mifflin whole language based reading series, when our reading series was driven not by the madness of NCLB nonsense but by those that recognized that a story, well-told, rich, rising from cultures, from contexts, from places of human thought that reflects our observations, our capacity to find ways to speak to the young through our tales, this is something to motivate, to help , to educate. After reading with my first graders for years I was always able to make "this" stories from the way the writer initiated her set of stories, or use it to teach cherry related work or to get markers and seriously look at illustrating our stories once we reached in deep and found "our stories" that need to be told. It's phenomenal for using with children to teach "voice". I recommend this with children and remain proud of the day I came upon my daughter happily reading it aloud at three just to herself.

Please consider it for your daughters or sons.

An all-time favorite.......2005-10-29

I have loved Cherries and Cherry Pits for as long as I can remember. I love how this story tells the story of three different chaacters lives and the lives of their friends and family. I remember it being read me when I was in kindergarten. I love everything about the book down to the hand drawn pictures that depict how many children draw at that age. I still have my original copy of the book and will keep it forever.

This book is as sweet and juicy as a cherry itself..........1997-05-17

As a teenager not many of my friends like children's books, but I have and always will have a profound affection for them. "Cherries and Cherry Pits" continues to be a favorite of mine- your minds eye can relish on the fresh, colorful drawings whilst you read of the simple pleasures derived from a yummy little fruit. This book always leaves me with a little dance in my step, an artistic itch in my fingers and a mouth watering for cherries

The Beginner's Guide to Drawing People: Step-by-Step Techniques for Beginners, Covering Figure Drawing, Human Anatomy and the Female Nude (Beginner's Guide)

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The Beginner's Guide to Drawing People: Step-by-Step Techniques for Beginners, Covering Figure Drawing, Human Anatomy and the Female Nude (Beginner's Guide)
Patricia Monahan , James Horton , Ian Sidaway , and Albany Wiseman
Manufacturer: New Holland
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ASIN: 1843305631

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From understanding the basics of human anatomy to capturing the grace of the female nude to accurately depicting a person’s figure and form, this covers it all: choosing and using tools and materials, capturing both still poses and motion, and completing exciting, skill-building projects. “Detailed and engaging projects. Highly recommended.”—Library Journal.

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It's overpriced.......2006-06-20

"The Beginner's Guide to Drawing People" by Patricia Monahan

It is way overpriced. Besides, offering a drawing book that offers FEMALE nude studies, and neglects entirely, MALE nude studies, does not make the book a bargain, especially when it is titled "Drawing PEOPLE". If a book is about drawing PEOPLE, shouldn't there be MALE people as well?

This book has 216 pages. That's twice the number of pages that most figure drawing books have, and the FOUR authors still limit it to nude female anatomy? Is that sexist, or merely neglectful?
The best "instructional" books always come from the singular vision of one author. Sure enough, this book has a "fractured" feel.

How to Draw and Paint People (Art for Children (Unnumbered Booksales))

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a must have for young budding artists
A simple way to become an artist

How to Draw and Paint People (Art for Children (Unnumbered Booksales))
Angelach Gair
Manufacturer: Book Sales
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 1555217176

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a must have for young budding artists.......2006-12-29

I bought this for my 9 -1/2 y/o budding artist. She asked me one day how to draw a nose. So we went to the library and found this book among many other art books. It was a 'have-to-have'. It is perfect for 8y/o & older. Each aspect of the face(eyes, ears, etc...) is simply illustratrated across several pages. It also covers facial expressions, perpective, color, patterns and much more. What a find!

A simple way to become an artist.......2000-08-16

This book by Angela Gair is a small thesaurus for all those who want to be artists. Although not easy at first, this book guides you step-by-step to a successful design. Being an art student myself, I found this book not only very attractive to read, but also very helpful in my course. It may need time, patience and effort to achieve the desirable outcome, but I believe that in the end everyone will appreciate the value of this book.

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Wonderful---historical fiction about cave painting
One Word--WOW!

First Painter
Dawn Sirett , Kathryn Lasky , and Rocco Baviera
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ASIN: 0789425785

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A powerful, eerily beautiful book about self-expression -- and who the "first" painter might have been.

The moon of the singing grass has come and gone three times, and still there is no rain. Mishoo's prehistoric clan is starving, her little sister's arms like twigs. Can a Dream Catcher bring them rain? Mishoo's mother had been the clan's Dream Catcher. She spoke with spirits, trying to catch a dream of rain. Now she is a spirit herself. She tells a sleeping Mishoo: "You are Dream Catcher. You must go to the cave of the she-tiger." Mishoo dares to go-and there discovers rock that looks like dripping animal fat, rock like giant fangs from the saver-toothed tiger. Something stirs inside her. And as she picks up a charred stick from the fire and begins to draw the animal she sees buried in the stone, she wonders, "Am I catching spirits or being caught myself?" This powerful and strikingly original picture book provides a fascinating glimpse into the prehistoric world as it imagines who the first painter might have been.

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Wonderful---historical fiction about cave painting.......2003-06-25

Our family enjoyed this book, which is an imaginative story about the first cave painting. A tribe is starving and suffering with a lack of food and enduring a drought. The tribe's shaman has died and she passed the job onto her adolescent daughter named Mishoo. Fearing this responsibility, she has chosen not to "catch dreams" which is apparently the cause of both the drought and the lack of hunting success. Finally Mishoo follows the commands given by her mother and grandmother in her dreams...she goes to a sacred cave. Once in the cave she builds a fire and sees how the rock walls seem to come alive with shapes of animals. She uses her gathered clays to paint the walls.

The writing is poetic and eerie. The illustrations are gorgeous and set the mood perfectly.

When Mishoo returns to her tribe after three days of painting, it has just begun to rain. The rain will stimulate growth of the grasses, which will lure the animals back to the land. It ends by saying their hunting was successful and the tribe is thriving again.

Both the writing and the artwork drew us in and made us feel a part of the story. This is the first fiction historical book for children that I have found. It is the perfect addition to our homeschool curriculum for learning about early man and cave paintings.

Both my 3 and 5 year old boys enjoyed this story, although I needed to explain some of the passages such as what "moon of the singing grass" and "dream catcher" meant. I loved the way the author captured an artist's imagination and ability to imagine and "see" the finished piece before even starting work on it, how the rock walls seemed to speak to her and how she then created what she already saw in her mind's eye. This type of explanation is seldom seen in children's literature; I appreciated that.

A list of suggested related readings and background information about cave paintings are included at the end of the book.

We read this after borrowing it from the public library and we loved it so much, we must own a copy for our home library!

One Word--WOW!.......2000-10-03

FIRST PAINTER literally took my breath away. It is a truly powerful and beautiful picture book--the words, the illustrations, and the design. I've read it three times in a row and I love it more with each rereading. FIRST PAINTER is Lasky's fictional story about what she imagines could have been the first cave painter. The story is told from the perspective of Mishoo, a young girl who is the shaman for her prehistoric tribe. There is a severe drought and their tribe is dying ("My younger sister, Erloo, is so thin her wrists are like twigs."). Mishoo must visit the cave of the she-tiger in one last attempt to bring water to her people. There, in the cave, the walls seem to come alive to Mishoo with their shadows and indents. She uses a fire stick and the colors from her spirit bundle to draw horses and bison and the she-tiger. She gathers energy from her paintings and finally emerges days later to clouds--"immense and woolly against the horizon." Rain has arrived, and so too has Mishoo's passion to paint again and again!

I've enjoyed Lasky's books for many years, but she has outdone herself this time. This book is brilliant--the words are simple, yet poetic and powerful. The first-person telling pulls me into the story (as close as I can come to being there in prehistoric times). The whole idea for the book is thought-provoking and should encourage many children's discussions and imaginings about not only who painted the first picture, but who started the first language (with words or gestures?), who made the first fire (by accident or on purpose?). Is the "need" for artistic expression solely a human need? On and on.

This is my first experience with Rocco Baviera's illustrations, but they won't be my last--what a master! He used bear grease, animal fur, raw earth pigments, and more to create his primitive and powerful images. They are achingly, hauntingly beautiful; and they perfectly capture the spirit of the first paintings and the first painter.

I expect to see this book on many award lists. Thank you, Kathryn Lasky, Rocco Baviera, Melanie Kroupa, & Chris Hammill Paul (DK Ink)--what a gift you have given the world!

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A Masterpiece

With 200 examples of David Coulson's color photography

African Rock Art: Paintings and Engravings on Stone
Alec Campbell
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World Rock Art (Conservation and Cultural Heritage Series)

Prehistoric Art: The Symbolic Journey of Humankind

ASIN: 0810943638

Book Description

It was like entering an obscure art gallery and stumbling across a Renoir. “That was how British photographer David Coulson described for People magazine the wonder and astonishment he experienced upon first gazing at an engraving of two majestic 20-foot-tall giraffes carved into stone in Niger's Aïr Mountains—among the largest prehistoric engravings ever found. Readers will share his awe in the pages of this breathtaking volume, the first comprehensive illustrated book on Africa's rock art from prehistoric times to the 20th century.

Covering the entire continent, this magnificently illustrated book contains more than 200 full-color photographs of Africa's rock art, together with historical and interpretive analysis. Coulson and former museum director Alec Campbell scoured the remotest areas of Africa in their efforts to raise public awareness of the variety, importance, and frailty of these extraordinary works, many of which are endangered by erosion, theft, and vandalism.

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A Masterpiece.......2004-05-13

This impressive book by photographer David Coulson and co-author Alec Campbell is a comprehensive study of the rock paintings and engravings of the African continent.

Chapter I deals with the history and peoples of Africa, with special chapters on the Bushmen and Bantu-speaking people. Chapter II is a discussion of rock art and speculations on who the artists were, including the latest research.

Chapter III explores the styles, subject matter and the specific rock art sites, whilst Cheaper IV is devoted to dating. Chapter V deals with Southern Africa under heading for Zimbabwe, Namibia, the southwestern Cape, the Maluti and Drakensberg mountains, the inland plateau and the Tsodilo hills.

The following two chapters are devoted to Eastern and Northern Africa respectively, whilst Chapter VIII discusses the geometric designs and the style called Late White paintings. Chapter IX considers aspects of preservation and the future of Africa's rock art.

The book contains 400 full colour photographs and line drawings plus 7 maps. These photographs also include living people and animals. The maps depict Africa, the language groups, African peoples, the distribution of rock art on the continent, and the specific distribution in Southern, Eastern and Northern Africa respectively.

This classic work concludes with a glossary, bibliography and index. I would also like to recommend the books The Cave Of Altamira, edited by Antonio Beltran, and The Mind In The Cave by Lewis-Williams.

With 200 examples of David Coulson's color photography.......2001-06-07

Alec Campbell's African Rock Art: Paintings And Engravings On Stone, superbly and profusely illustrated with more than two hundred examples of David Coulson's color photography, spectacularly and informatively showcases Africa's rock art with examples drawn from the entire continent. The text provides the reader with an authoritative and "reader friendly" historical and interpretative analysis. Alec Campbell draws upon his many years of experience as the founder and former director of the "National Museum of Botswana", and is a resident of the area. David Coulson is founder and chairman of the "Trust for African Rock Art" and combines his special expertise with skills as a photography to provide a visual record of outstanding works, many of which are now endangered by erosion, theft, and vandalism. African Rock Art is an impressive and much appreciated addition to personal, academic and community library African art history and cultural studies collections.

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