Hokusai : he saw the world in a wave
Hodge, Susie, 1960-2021
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Have you ever wondered exactly what your favourite artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint the way they did? In this charming illustrated series of books to keep and collect, created in full collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can see what they saw, and be inspired to create your own artworks, too. In 'Hokusai,' meet groundbreaking Japanese artist Hokusai. Step into his life and learn what led him to create more than 30,000 works of art, including his famous woodcut views of 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa' and 'Mount Fuji.' Discover how he planned to live to 110 and even produced the first ever pieces of manga! Have a go at making your own printed artworks.
Main title:
Hokusai : he saw the world in a wave / written by Susie Hodge ; illustrated by Kim Ekdahl.
Author:
Hodge, Susie, 1960-, authorKatsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849Ekdahl, Kim, illustratorMetropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), associated with work
Imprint:
London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2021.
Collation:
48 unnumbered pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 26 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Published in collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art.At head of cover title: The Met.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9780241481363 (hbk)
Dewey class:
769.92759759.92
Local class:
759.9
Language:
English
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BRN:
2978340