School Library Journal Review
Gr 5 Up-These books introduce artistic movements, and give details on when and where the featured artists worked, and what was going on in the world during that time. Biographical information on specific painters includes personal details, descriptions and examples of key works, at least one reproduction, and often a photograph of the artist. A four- or five-page history of the movement precedes the profiles. These titles serve readers well as introductions to famous artists and artistic movements, but they do not provide in-depth research for advanced art assignments. Examples of paintings are clearly labeled, but there are too few of them. The texts refer to works that are not shown, and readers will have to use other resources to see them.-Julie E. Darnall, Chester County Library, Exton, PA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
Each volume in this series begins with a short overview of an artistic movement, followed by brief profiles of artists both well known and more obscure. These profiles are long on biography and short on analysis of the artists' works, some of which are included in reproductions. Each book includes a timeline, and [cf2]Impressionists[cf1] and [cf2]Pop[cf1] contain lists of museums. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Artists in Profile titles: [cf2]Expressionists, Pop Artists[cf1], and [cf2]Impressionists[cf1].] (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
