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Batterbury, Arianne Ruskin and Michael,
Story of
American Art for Young Peogle
, New York, Pantheon Books, 1976.
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An excellent book for children on American art includes chapters on the earliest American artists and Copley.
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Benn, Ernest,
The Book of Art
, London, Ernest Benn Limited, 1979.
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This book shows some of the many ways in which artists have chosen to interpret their world. The book is filled with things to do based on what artists in the past have done. Great ideas for projects.
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Chase, Elizabeth,
Looking at Art
, New York, Thomas Y. Cromwell Co., 1966.
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The author has taken several aspects of the artists craft and shown how each has been used in different times and cultures.
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Downey, Marion,
Children Worlds Art
, New York, Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard Co., 1970.
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An interesting book for children about childrens presence in famous paintings.
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Fisher, Leonard Everett,
The Limners, America’s
Earliest Portrait Painters
, New York, Franklin Watts, Inc., 1969.
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Informative book for children about the early portrait painters of America.
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Glubok, Shirley,
The Art of Colonial America
, 1970,
The Art of a New American Nation
, 1972,
The Art of
America in the Gilded Age
, 1974, New York, MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc.
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Jansen, H. W. and Dora Jane,
The Story of Painting for
Young People
, New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1952.
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Discover the world of painting from cave paintings to modern times.
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Rockwell, Anne F.,
Paintbrush and Peace Pipe
, New York, Antheneum Books, 1971.
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Interesting and informative narrative on the life of George Catlin.
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