Miró's Magic Animals

by Antony Penrose

Hardcover, 2016

Status

Available

Local notes

921 MIR

Barcode

5538

Collection

Publication

Thames & Hudson (2016), Edition: 1, 48 pages. $19.95.

Description

Presents a story of Tony, the son of photographer Lee Miller and painter-writer Sir Roland Penrose, who shares his childhood memories of his special friend--a world-famous artist by the name of Joan Mi?o.

Original language

English

Original publication date

2016

Physical description

48 p.; 7 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member labfs39kids
Anthony "Tony" Penrose's parents were friends with one of the premier Spanish Surrealist artists, Joan Miró. In this book, Penrose writes about his childhood impressions of Miró and about the artist's life and art. The book contains illustrations of Miró's work, as well as art by children who
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were inspired by Miró. The personal connection, including family photos, is a nice entrée for children, and the artwork is very accessible. My only quibble is that it was sometimes difficult to tell which artworks were by Miró and which by children. I feel they could have been better labelled and distinguished. My six- and three- year-olds both enjoyed this story then trying their hand at their own Miró-inspired art.
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Pages

48

Rating

(1 rating; 4)
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