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Meet the cool creatives behind aweinspiring art with this nonfiction title for kids Pour paint onto a canvas with Jackson Pollock laugh along with the pranks of Hokusai and find beauty in your selfportrait with Frida Kahlo as you follow the stories of more than 50 fabulous artists and their groundbreaking work

Through charming storytelling rich in detail Artists covers celebrated figures as well as lesserknown trailblazers each with a tale as intriguing as it is unique From cat connoisseur Louis Wain and pattern fanatic Yayoi Kusama to eyeobsessed Margaret Keane who won a court paintoff to prove her husband had passed off her work as his own the artists in this book have all used their creativity and complexity to make powerful art that has enriched and inspired the lives of many These groundbreaking pieces range from those whose beauty keeps you coming back for more to some that might change your worldview

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