| Art Is Life: The Life of Artist Keith Haring Contributor(s): Brown, Tami Lewis (Author), Negley, Keith (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0374304246 ISBN-13: 9780374304249 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Art - Juvenile Nonfiction | Lifestyles - City & Town Life - Juvenile Nonfiction | Art - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2020904482 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.7" W x 11.2" (1.01 lbs) 48 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Writer Tami Lewis Brown and illustrator Keith Negley present a joyful picture book biography of modern art icon Keith Haring, celebrating the ways his life embodied the message: art is for everyone. Art is life...and life is art. Keith Haring believed that art should be enjoyed by everyone. When Keith first moved to New York City, he rode the subway and noticed how the crowds were bored and brusque, and that the subways were decayed and dreary. He thought the people of New York needed liberating, illuminating, and radiating art. So he bought a stick of white chalk and started drawing... |
Contributor Bio(s): Brown, Tami Lewis: - Tami Lewis Brown is the author of the novel The Map of Me and the picture book Soar, Elinor!, illustrated by François Roca. She holds an M.F.A. in writing for children from Vermont College and lives in Washington, D.C. |