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 Artists
in Profile: Pop Artists
by Paul Mason
Published by Heinemann Library
Key Stage 3
The
rapid changes in everyday life in the middle of the 20th century
are partly credited with the rise of Pop Art. Most of its exponents
were born in the 1920s and lived through the Depression, World
War II and then the increase in consumerism in the 1950s.
Much of the work of
Pop Artists was concerned with challenging the perception of advertising
for products and also the nature of fame. Two of the most famous
images of the movement were Andy
Warhol's painting of a tin of Campbell's Soup and his images
of Marilyn Monroe.
This new book, aimed
at introducing 11-14 year olds to significant Pop Artists, provides
a good and easy to understand introduction to the basic concepts
behind the movement. It then provides concise biographies of eleven
of Pop Art's major figures including Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.
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in Profile: Pop Artists
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Pop Artists
contains excellent illustrations of the artists and their work.
At the back of the book there is a Timeline showing the major
events in the development of the movement. There is also a Glossary
explaining difficult words and terms as well as a list of famous
works by the artists covered by the book.
This book is an
excellent and easy to understand introduction to the Pop Art movement
and its list of Further Reading will help to take the reader further.
Quick Facts
Title: Artists in
Profile: Pop Artists
ISBN: 0431116512
Author: Paul
Mason
Age Range: 11
to 14 year olds
Price:
£11.99 (UK)
Pages: 64
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Heinemann
Library
Copyright © 2002 by Carol
Fisher All Rights Reserved
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