An Eye for Color
The Story of Josef Albers
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co.
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2009
- Category
- Art
- Recommended Age
- 6 to 9
- Recommended Grade
- 1 to 4
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780805080728
- Publish Date
- Sep 2009
- List Price
- $21.99
Classroom Resources
Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
As a child, Josef Albers loved to watch his handyman father paint houses.When Josef grew up and became an artist, he reduced each image to its simplest shapes, breaking it down into blocks of color.
He made an incredible discovery: he could alter the entire mood of a painting just by changing the way he combined the colors! Josef spent his entire life studying color, and what he found revolutionized the way people look at art.
About the authors
Awards
- Arizona Grand Canyon Young Readers Master List
- Long-listed, Arizona Grand Canyon Young Readers Maste
- Long-listed, California Eureka! Award, Honor
Contributor Notes
NATASHA WINGgrew up just down the street from artist Josef Albers. The author of the bestselling The Night Before series, she lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.
JULIA BRECKENREIDlives in Toronto, Canada.An Eye for Color is her first picture book.
Editorial Reviews
“* Spare, engaging text paired with striking gouache illustrations make this book a perfect choice for aspiring young artists.” —School Library Journal, starred review
“An accessible and lively introduction to this artist and to color theory.” —Publishers Weekly
“An expanded biographical spread and comprehensive glossary with a color wheel greatly enhance this unusual effort, which closes with hands-on projects that explore color theory.” —Booklist
“[A] sophisticated and engaging account of an artist and color theorist.… Strikingly illustrated by the award-winning graphic artist Breckenreid (in an admirable picture-book debut) and supported by terrific, inclusive backmatter, this will prove a must-have for museum shops as well as school and public libraries hungry for handsome and unique art books.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Brechenreid's paintings illuminate the story . . . always employing her subject's preferred flat colors and geometric shapes.” —The Horn Book, Starred Review
“Art and science intersect inAn Eye for Color: The Story of Josef Albers.... Brilliant canvases with squares within squares are today part of the modern art canon. Albers, their creator, emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1933, and ultimately he produced more than 1,000 such images in a quest to understand color and perception. Oddly, he doesn't enjoy instant name recognition. This lively biography will help correct that. Wing, who grew up down the street from Albers, finds much to appreciate in his paintings, persistence and passion.” —San Francisco Chronicle
