Two Brothers, Four Hands
Two Brothers, Four Hands
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Author(s): Greenberg, Jan
ISBN No.: 9780823441709
Pages: 64
Year: 201904
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 30.35
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

* "Hooper's evocative mixed-media illustrations capture the period in stunning detail. Featuring a strong black line, they bring figures into the foreground in scenes awash in pink, blue, green, or gold. Don't miss this moving, brilliantly illustrated picture book portrait of brothers in art."-- School Library Journal , Starred Review * "Multiaward-winning team Greenberg and Jordan are best known for their astonishing ability to decode and explore sophisticated artists and movements . Hooper's low-key, child-friendly details keep readers turning the pages. An extraordinary achievement and a moving, affecting evocation of two lives lived together."-- Kirkus Reviews , Starred Review * "Hooper's loosely drawn and colored illustrations are a fine accompaniment to the less structured forms of both Giacomettis. Observant readers will notice how the shadow of the brothers arm-in-arm pays tribute to Alberto's style.


Concluding thumbnails of the brothers' art, an analysis of Alberto's Walking Man, and other important back matter add further insight. A moving introduction to this creative and symbiotic pair." -- Booklist , Starred Review * "Experts at accessibly describing art and exploring the often-complex lives of its creators, Greenberg and Jordan (most recently Meet Cindy Sherman , rev. 11/17) present a picture-book biography of twentieth-century Swiss-born artists Alberto and Diego Giacometti, whose relationship inside and out of the studio is distilled in this volume's title. Hooper's ( The Iridescence of Birds , rev. 11/14) art, in paint and ink and finished digitally, is cohesive yet strikingly dynamic; see the final vignette of the two brothers together casting long, skeletal shadows recalling Alberto's famous style. Back matter respectfully guides readers through looking at Walking Man II ; photos, source notes, a timeline, and a bibliography are included."-- The Horn Book Magazine , Starred Review.



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