Book
The artist and me / written by Shane Peacock ; illustrated by Sophie Casson. --
Record details
- ISBN: 1771471387
- ISBN: 9781771471381
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations
- Publisher: Toronto : Owlkids Books, 2016.
Content descriptions
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 18.95 |
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| Subject: | Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890 > Juvenile fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | STO JP Peaco | 31681020006912 | PICTURE | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A boy reccounts how he took on the attitude of the adults around him and bullied an eccentric painter in 1880's France, before discovering that there is more than one way to see the world. Includes biographical notes. - Baker & Taylor
An introduction to the life of genius Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh is presented in the format of a bully's confessional that reveals how the artist was tormented for his eccentric nature and how the narrator's perspectives were changed after learning from van Gogh that there are different ways of seeing the world. - Baker & Taylor
A boy reccounts how he took on the attitude of the adults around him and bullied an eccentric painter in 1880's France, before discovering that there is more than one way to see the world. - Perseus Publishing
Vincent van Gogh is now known as an acclaimed, incomparable Post-impressionist painter. But when he lived in Arles, France, in the 1880s, he was mocked for being different. Back then, van Gogh was an eccentric man with wild red hair who used clashing hues to paint unusual-looking people and strange starry skies. Children and adults alike called him names and laughed at him. Nobody bought his art. But he kept painting.
Inspired by these events, The Artist and Me is the fictional confession of one of van Goghâs bullies â a young boy who adopted the popular attitude of adults around him. Itâs not until the boy faces his victim alone that he realizes there is more than one way to see the world.
Artwork in the book uses vibrant color and texture to bring the laneways, cafés, and wheat fields of southern France to life while playing on scenes from van Goghâs own work. The lyrical text carries the emotional weight of the subject and will leave readers with the understanding that everyoneâs point of view is valuable.
