Book Description
Ideal for Any Aspiring Artist The Art Ed Books and Kits include: paper, non-toxic paint, oil pastels, pencils, brushes, palettes, glue—whatever the artist actually uses or used. In addition, a 24-page full-color book in each kit provides a biography of the artist and discusses his or her life and career, with full-color art reproductions as well as photographs of the artist in the studio. And, an 8-page activity book provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions to help children create their own masterpieces. Each kit is approved by the individual artist or his/her estate. With Art Ed Books and Kits, children not only learn about great artists, they can learn to paint like them, too. Art Ed is the ideal kit for any aspiring artist! A portion of the proceeds from Art Ed Books and Kits benefits Studio in A School. Each kit: Art supplies, 24-page full-color book, 8-page activity book, fold-out frame.

About the Author
JANET BORIS, a writer and film director, began her career in children’s educational television. She is an advocate of art education and is active on many museum committees. WALTER HOPPS was founding director of the Menil Collection, Houston, where he is currently curator of 20th-century art. DEBORAH SCHWARTZ is an art educator and independent consultant who was vice director of education and program development at the Brooklyn Museum, New York.

ANNOTATION

Introduces American artist Roy Lichtenstein, who was a pioneer of Pop Art in the 1960s, using recognizable images from comic strips and the media in his paintings.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The Art Ed Books and Kits include: paper, non_toxic paint, oil pastels, pencils, brushes, palettes, glue—whatever the artist actually uses or used. In addition, a 24_page full_color book in each kit provides a biography of the artist and discusses his or her life and career, with full_color art reproductions as well as photographs of the artist in the studio. And, an 8_page activity book provides easy_to_follow, step_by_step instructions to help children create their own masterpieces.

Each kit is approved by the individual artist or his/her estate.

With Art Ed Books and Kits, children not only learn about great artists, they can learn to paint like them, too. Art Ed is the ideal kit for any aspiring artist!

A portion of the proceeds from Art Ed Books and Kits benefits Studio in A School.

With his use of imagery from comic strips and advertisements, Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923—1997) created a new form of art known as Pop Art. Using primary colors and techniques inspired by the printing press, Lichtenstein created graphic paintings of modern American life and pop culture.

Art supplies: 5 tubes of non_toxic paint, 10 sheets of art paper, 3 paint brushes, 5 color pencils, a stencil, and a mixing palette

Author Biography: Janet Boris, a writer and film director, began her career in children's educational television. She is an advocate of art education and is active on many museum committees.