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Pablo Picasso
Examines the life and work of Picasso, discussing how and why his art looks the way it does and how it relates to the artist.
92 pages, Hardcover
First published September 30, 1991
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July 20, 2009
Biography
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3/5 Stars
7-10th Grade
First Impression Pablo Picasso by John Beardsley is a biography of the Spanish artist Picasso. The artist was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain. Picasso was born not breathing and the midwife was sure he was dead. Picasso’s father was a painter and a professor. Picasso was the oldest of three children in his family. It is said he could draw long before he could talk. His first word was “lapiz” which means “pencil”. The book takes the reader through Picasso’s art studies were he surpassed everyone in his class and was placed in an advanced course that exceeded his age. Throughout his life Picasso had many female “companions”. He also had countless masterpieces and achievements in art. Picasso and his friend Georges Braque invented the style know as Cubism, one of many the 20th century landmarks Picasso made.
This is a good example of young adult literature. The author, John Beardsley, is a writer of articles and books about art and a curator of exhibitions at the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, among others. Beardsley is currently a professor at Harvard University Graduate School of Design; his background gives him the credentials to write an art book. The biography is authentic and to the point, there is nothing fictional about it. The book is an accurate account of Picasso’s life and work. The book provides images, dates, and locations of the artists work. I believe that this book is relevant to young adults studying art. I am going to be a future art teacher and this is a book I would have in my classroom and would use when studying Picasso.
The ending is closed; it gives a good amount of information about Picasso and his work. I would not want to research further unless a reader was very interested in Picasso. The book gives the information that a student needs to understand the importance of Picasso’s life and work and the information to become an informed student and artist.
I would use this book in enhance reading comprehension; the book has many images that will assist with struggling readers. I would use a KWL chart before reading this book. I would also use this book to identify the characteristics of a biography and to help students understand organizational structures of informational material.
Read Aloud pages 15-17, 43-46
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3/5 Stars
7-10th Grade
First Impression Pablo Picasso by John Beardsley is a biography of the Spanish artist Picasso. The artist was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain. Picasso was born not breathing and the midwife was sure he was dead. Picasso’s father was a painter and a professor. Picasso was the oldest of three children in his family. It is said he could draw long before he could talk. His first word was “lapiz” which means “pencil”. The book takes the reader through Picasso’s art studies were he surpassed everyone in his class and was placed in an advanced course that exceeded his age. Throughout his life Picasso had many female “companions”. He also had countless masterpieces and achievements in art. Picasso and his friend Georges Braque invented the style know as Cubism, one of many the 20th century landmarks Picasso made.
This is a good example of young adult literature. The author, John Beardsley, is a writer of articles and books about art and a curator of exhibitions at the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, among others. Beardsley is currently a professor at Harvard University Graduate School of Design; his background gives him the credentials to write an art book. The biography is authentic and to the point, there is nothing fictional about it. The book is an accurate account of Picasso’s life and work. The book provides images, dates, and locations of the artists work. I believe that this book is relevant to young adults studying art. I am going to be a future art teacher and this is a book I would have in my classroom and would use when studying Picasso.
The ending is closed; it gives a good amount of information about Picasso and his work. I would not want to research further unless a reader was very interested in Picasso. The book gives the information that a student needs to understand the importance of Picasso’s life and work and the information to become an informed student and artist.
I would use this book in enhance reading comprehension; the book has many images that will assist with struggling readers. I would use a KWL chart before reading this book. I would also use this book to identify the characteristics of a biography and to help students understand organizational structures of informational material.
Read Aloud pages 15-17, 43-46
December 28, 2015
Well written, short and interesting biography. It added insight into his artwork and gave enough personal history to stay interesting. I later read that after his relationship with Dora Maar ended, he continually sought out opportunities to humiliate and show cruelty towards her. He also encouraged two of his mistresses to literally fight it out after a confrontation in his studio.
October 5, 2014
Interesting read. He's never been one of my favorites, but I enjoyed the read. He was kind of a hoe!
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