Edgar Degas

Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists

by Mike Venezia

Examines the life and work of the nineteenth-century artist Edgar Degas, who loved to paint scenes of Paris and the people who worked and lived there.

Genres: Art, Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Books, Childrens, History, Cultural

31 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 1990

Reviews

[Kjersti · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the best books I read in preparation for the Degas exhibit at my local art museum. Very short and to the point. And color pictures.

Will definitely revisit this series in the future.

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun. Neoclassical artist. "Map of the entire total complete world." Works I have seen - "The Bellelli Family" (Musee d'Orsay Paris) and "A Woman Seated Beside a Vase of Flowers" (Metropolitan Museum of Art NY) and "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen" (Minneapolis MN). Edgar Degas was a super-perfectonist, was never satisfied with his art and was known to keep working on some paintings even after he sold them!

[Laura Scherbing · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book on Edgar Degas' life and artwork.

[Noelani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still loving these books for our artist studies.

[Mitchell Friedman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Doing a child's picture book biography of an artist is hard. You've got limited space. You've got to choose how much of their life do you show as compared to their art. And then how do you show the art? Photographs seem kind of lifeless. Recreations miss the point.

This one is from a series of artist biographys. And it wasn't great, but it wasn't bad. It was too thin. The font was kind of ugly. The art was all photographic reproductions. There was also some cartoon art to tell the story of Degas, but it didn't add much. There was no afterword. And there was not enough to know who Degas really was. That said, this series would still be an amazing reference to have on hand.

[Jon Hewelt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Previously read: currently doing catch-up.

I don't remember much of this book, even having taken notes on it.

I remember that the cartoons were well-placed, and that the selection Degas's work as primer felt suitably thorough to inspire a young audience.

I, personally, like the work of Degas but don't know much about him. In general, I could be better informed about the Impressionists.

[Ashton · Rating 4 out of 5]

He painted dancers.He used dark colours.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great resource on Edgar Degas. Used information for a power point presentation to use in January's Picture This program.

[Twotwo]

Ar 5.2

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

05/11: We love this series.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love this series of short, funny biographies about famous artists.

[Sheri · Rating 5 out of 5]

my kids loved this book. fun and educational.