| World Make Way: New Poems Inspired by Art from the Metropolitan Museum Contributor(s): Metropolitan Museum of Art the (Author), Hopkins, Lee Bennett (Author) |
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ISBN: 1419728458 ISBN-13: 9781419728457 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Art - Painting |
| Dewey: 811.608 |
| LCCN: 2017016586 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 10.2" W x 10" (1.30 lbs) 48 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen." --Leonardo da Vinci Based on this simple statement by Leonardo, eighteen poets have written new poems inspired by some of the most popular works in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum. The collection represents a wide range of poets and artists, including acclaimed children's poets Marilyn Singer, Alma Flor Alda, and Carole Boston Weatherford and popular artists such as Mary Cassatt, Fernando Botero, Winslow Homer, and Utagawa Hiroshige. Accompanying the artwork and specially commissioned poems is an introduction, biographies of each poet and artist, and an index. |
Contributor Bio(s): Metropolitan Museum of Art the: - The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest museum in the Western Hemisphere and the world's most encyclopedic art museum. Founded in 1870, the Museum embraces more than two million works of art spanning 5,000 years of world culture, from prehistory to the present, in all artistic media, and at the highest levels of creative excellence.Hopkins, Lee Bennett: - Lee Bennett Hopkins is an award-winning author and poet. He has published more than 100 books of poetry, including City I Love and Behind the Museum Door. He lives in Cape Coral, Florida. |