From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8-This straightforward look at the life and work of Picasso touches on art history, society, politics, and philosophy while outlining the noted periods of his career. There is no fictionalizing of events, and Holland reveals Picasso's internal thoughts only when there is documentation to sustain them. Readers are provided with a clear and concise depiction of the man, the world around him, and his effect on it, through both his art and his politics. Black-and-white photos and full-color reproductions are of good quality but small and sparse. However, lists of Web sites that provide access to images of Picasso's work are appended.Toniann Scime, Amherst Museum, NYCopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Describes the life and career of Pablo Picasso, discussing his great impact on twentieth-century art.

ANNOTATION

Describes the life and career of Pablo Picasso, discussing his great impact on twentieth-century art.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Trailblazer was Pablo Picasso was a man who broke with artistic tradition and moved beyond recording reality in his work. Living and working through two world wars, Picasso expressed in visual terms how the world was being reconstructed. Breaking his images into cubes and planes, he rearranged the elements of physical reality in order to express feelings and ideas, and in the process, he helped create modern art. Picasso's brushstrokes changed the world of art.

FROM THE CRITICS

Children's Literature - Michele Wilbur

The "Trailblazers of the Modern World" series brings readers another in-depth look at the challenges and life of someone who has made a great contribution to the world. Interesting facts about this famous artist include the following: Picasso was born in 1881 in Spain and at age 14 rented his first studio. He passed his college entrance exams at age fifteen and in 1900 traveled to Paris for the first time. As one of the most influential artists of all time, Picasso mastered all the rules of painting and then he broke them. It was important to him that each piece of artwork expressed his perspective of the world. He often claimed that he painted out of necessity, not to be understood. Picasso painted his way through World War I, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II and was never drafted. Still energetic, Picasso painted daily and married his second wife at age eighty. A pioneer in his time, Picasso's vision and creativity live on. A timeline, glossary, index, and bibliography including Web sites are also included. 2003, World Almanac Library,

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