Portrait: Activity Book

(Paperback)

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An engaging and insightful introduction to portraits in art, this fun-packed children's book includes activities inspired by fourteen modern and contemporary artworks.
Experiment with abstract portraiture like Pablo Picasso, design your own mask with the Guerrilla Girls, and try your hand at creating a word-only portrait inspired by Lorna Simpson!
With fascinating facts about each artist's life and work throughout, this book is guaranteed to encourage a deeper understanding of art styles, techniques, and ideas, and introduce young readers to artworks in a variety of media, including photography, mixed media, sculpture, conceptual art, installation art and painting.

Author Bio

James Lambert is an illustrator, designer and art director based in London. Kat Box is a writer based in London. She currently works at Tate, running the Tate Kids website.