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BL
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999521
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b753891
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| Title & Author
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Artists around the world : : meet some of the greatest artists of all time.
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| Publication Statement
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Chicago :: Encyclopædia Britannica,, 2008.
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| Series Statement
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Britannica learning library
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1 online resource (64 pages).
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| ISBN
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1593395175
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: 9781593395179
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9781593390051
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Visual arts -- China : Xia Gui : lonely landscapes -- Egypt : Hassan Fathy : culture-conscious architect -- Italy : Michelangelo : genius of European art -- Mexico : Frida Kahlo : the brilliant colors of Mexico -- The Netherlands : Vincent van Gogh : sunflowers and starry nights -- Spain : Francisco de Goya : painter to the king and to the people -- Pablo Picasso : exploring with an artist -- Literature -- Argentina : Jorge Luis Borges : creator of fantastical fictions -- Australia : Kath Walker : aboriginal poet -- Chile : Isabel Allende : the letter writer's stories -- England : Charles Dickens : writer of life-changing stories -- France : Jules Verne : journey to everywhere -- India : Rabindranath Tagore : poet laureate of India -- Japan : Basho : haiku master -- Nigeria : Wole Soyinka : the Nobel laureate -- United States : Emily Dickinson : a life of letters and literature -- Gwendolyn Brooks : prized poet of Illinois -- Mark Twain : the writer and the Mississippi River -- Performing arts -- Austria : Fanny Elssler : theatrical ballerina -- France : Sarah Bernhardt : "the divine Sarah" -- Germany : Ludwig van Beethoven : living for music -- India : Ravi Shankar : music at his fingertips -- Japan : Akira Kurosawa : a vision in motion -- New Zealand : Kire Te Kanawa : New Zealand's opera star -- Pakistan : Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan : center stage of Qawwali -- United States : Alvin Ailey : enriching American dance -- Louis Armstrong : Satchmo -- jazz superstar -- Jim Henson : Muppet master.
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Artists, Biography.
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Artists.
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Artists.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION-- Art-- History.
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| Dewey Classification
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709.22B
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N42.A78 2008eb
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
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