 | Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper by Harriet Chessman
Buy new: $24.00 / Used from: $0.01 Two sisters, one an American painter in Paris, deal with emotional & health problems in their private lives.
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 | In Quiet Light: Poems on Vermeer's Women by Marilyn Chandler McEntyre
Buy new: $15.00 / Used from: $0.55 This is a book I don't tire of. Check the LISTMANIA of rhonda998 for more guidance in your study of Vermeer.
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 | Caillebotte and His Garden at Yerres by Pierre Wittmer
Buy used from: $43.70 Activities for all generations to share. Cover shows the glass 'beehive' plant covers, called garden cloches!
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 | Suzette and the Puppy: A Story About Mary Cassatt (Young readers) by Joan Sweeney
Buy new: $10.79 / Used from: $3.28 Mary Cassatt paints lively child & terrier, but what made them so subued?? A favorite painting at the National Gallery.
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 | Treasures of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism: National Gallery of Art (Tiny Folio) by Florence E. Coman
Buy new: $11.95 / Used from: $3.64 Treasures in a Tiny Folio: this book is a size everyone loves & is packed with useful commentary.
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 | Charlotte in Giverny by Joan MacPhail Knight
Buy new: $13.25 / Used from: $0.01 A "scrapbook" of the times in which Monet lived. For me, it was more adventuresome than Bjork's "Linnea" or Mayhew's "Katie."
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 | START EXPLORING(tm) Masterpieces - A Fact-Filled Coloring Book by Steven Zorn
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $1.60 Feeling painterly? With the Matisse art pack (next), this adds up to hours of fun.
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 | Art Activity Pack: Matisse (Art Activity Packs) by Mila Boutan
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $6.38 Open up brilliant opportunities for companionship with your kids.
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 | I Dreamed I Was a Ballerina by Anna Pavlova
Buy used from: $54.76 As a child Pavlova dreamed of being a great dancer & achieved her goal.
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 | Bijou, Bonbon and Beau: The Kittens Who Danced for Degas by Joan Sweeney
Buy used from: $0.01 These 2 Joan Sweeney books I call "grandma's lap books." They are a treat. You could laminate the gatefold repro of Degas' painting to protect it.
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 | Camille and the Sunflowers by Laurence Anholt
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $3.20 Laurence Anholt's illustrations are reminiscent of Eric Blegvad & enhance the story of a boy befriended by Van Gogh.
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 | The First Starry Night by Joan Shaddox Isom
Buy used from: $0.27 Enjoy Joan Isom's lovely book & then explore www.thestarrynight.com & be enchanted by Waldman's fantasy of Van Gogh painting in NYC!
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 | Lust for Life by Irving Stone
Buy used from: $8.99 Lust for Life: The BOOK. Follow up with the powerful movie version.
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Buy used from: $1.88 VHS: Lust for Life: This film has 'aged' well. Anthony Quinn won an Oscar for his portrayal of Gauguin; Kirk Douglas is a convincing Van Gogh.
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 | Girl in Hyacinth Blue (Highbridge Distribution) by Susan Vreeland
Buy used from: $0.24 AUDIO: Girl in Hyacinth Blue: If you loved the book as I did, buy this tape to keep you stimulated & awake on your next trip!
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 | Vermeer: A View of Delft by Anthony Bailey
Buy used from: $0.12 Author Bailey is described as 'avid' -- I love that! His enthusiasm is balanced with reflective, solid writing.
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