The Book of Art for Young People
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This is a charming book on Art History for children (and everyone else). Each chapter focuses on a great painting, reproduced in color in the original text. The authors explain the story behind the paintings, as well as the life, times, and techniques of the artists.
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Agnes Ethel Conway
United States
Agnes Ethel Conway later Agnes Horsfield, was a British historian and archaeologist who worked in the Middle East from 1929-1936. She excavated at Petra and Kilwa, and also produced publications on th...
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