The Resource Count the wings : the life and art of Charley Harper, Michelle Houts
Count the wings : the life and art of Charley Harper, Michelle Houts
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The item Count the wings : the life and art of Charley Harper, Michelle Houts represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item Count the wings : the life and art of Charley Harper, Michelle Houts represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
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- Summary
- "When you look at a bird, do you see feathers and a beak? Or do you see circles and triangles? Artist Charley Harper spent his life reducing subjects to their simplest forms, their basic lines and shapes. This resulted in what he called minimal realism and the style that would become easily recognized as Charley Harper's. Art fans and nature lovers around the world fell in love with Harper's paintings, which often featured bright colors and intriguing nature subjects. Harper's love of painting and drawing led him from the hills of West Virginia to the bombed-out villages of Europe, to the streets of New York City, and to the halls of the Art Academy of Cincinnati. How did the farm boy who didn't know a single artist become one of America's most recognized midcentury modern painters? The answer is simple. He did it by counting the wings. Count the Wings is the first book for middle-grade readers about Harper's life and work. Author Michelle Houts worked closely with the Harper estate to include full-color illustrations, plentiful supplemental materials, and discussion questions that will intrigue and engage young readers. Count the Wings is part of our acclaimed Biographies for Young Readers series, which brings smart, expertly researched books about often overlooked but exceptional individuals to school-age readers"--
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Count the wings : the life and art of Charley Harper
- Title
- Count the wings
- Title remainder
- the life and art of Charley Harper
- Statement of responsibility
- Michelle Houts
- Subject
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- Artists -- United States -- Biography
- Artists -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Biography
- Harper, Charley, 1922-2007
- Harper, Charley, 1922-2007 -- Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- trueMinimal art
- United States
- trueUnited States
- trueWildlife art
- truePainters
- Artists
- trueArtists
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "When you look at a bird, do you see feathers and a beak? Or do you see circles and triangles? Artist Charley Harper spent his life reducing subjects to their simplest forms, their basic lines and shapes. This resulted in what he called minimal realism and the style that would become easily recognized as Charley Harper's. Art fans and nature lovers around the world fell in love with Harper's paintings, which often featured bright colors and intriguing nature subjects. Harper's love of painting and drawing led him from the hills of West Virginia to the bombed-out villages of Europe, to the streets of New York City, and to the halls of the Art Academy of Cincinnati. How did the farm boy who didn't know a single artist become one of America's most recognized midcentury modern painters? The answer is simple. He did it by counting the wings. Count the Wings is the first book for middle-grade readers about Harper's life and work. Author Michelle Houts worked closely with the Harper estate to include full-color illustrations, plentiful supplemental materials, and discussion questions that will intrigue and engage young readers. Count the Wings is part of our acclaimed Biographies for Young Readers series, which brings smart, expertly researched books about often overlooked but exceptional individuals to school-age readers"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10667023
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Houts, Michelle
- Dewey number
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- 700.92
- B
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- Ages 8-13
- LC call number
- N6537.H3495
- LC item number
- H68 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 5
- 8
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Biographies for young readers
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Harper, Charley
- Harper, Charley
- Artists
- Artists
- United States
- Target audience
- juvenile
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the life and art of Charley Harper
- Label
- Count the wings : the life and art of Charley Harper, Michelle Houts
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1958014
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- ix, 117 pages
- Isbn
- 9780821423073
- Lccn
- 2018000488
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color), map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780821423073
- (OCoLC)1007046529
- Label
- Count the wings : the life and art of Charley Harper, Michelle Houts
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1958014
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- ix, 117 pages
- Isbn
- 9780821423073
- Lccn
- 2018000488
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color), map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780821423073
- (OCoLC)1007046529
Subject
- Artists -- United States -- Biography
- Artists -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Biography
- Harper, Charley, 1922-2007
- Harper, Charley, 1922-2007 -- Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- trueMinimal art
- United States
- trueUnited States
- trueWildlife art
- truePainters
- Artists
- trueArtists
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