Artists around the world
Subtitle: meet some of the greatest artists of all time
Series: Britannica learning library; Britannica learning library
Publisher: Encyclopædia Britannica
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781593395179
Subjects: JUVENILE NONFICTION; Artists; Art; Biography; History
Notes: Includes index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Visual arts; title: China : Xia Gui : lonely landscapes; title: Egypt : Hassan Fathy : culture-conscious architect; title: Italy : Michelangelo : genius of European art; title: Mexico : Frida Kahlo : the brilliant colors of Mexico; title: The Netherlands : Vincent van Gogh : sunflowers and starry nights; title: Spain : Francisco de Goya : painter to the king and to the people; title: Pablo Picasso : exploring with an artist; title: Literature; title: Argentina : Jorge Luis Borges : creator of fantastical fictions; title: Australia : Kath Walker : aboriginal poet; title: Chile : Isabel Allende : the letter writer's stories; title: England : Charles Dickens : writer of life-changing stories; title: France : Jules Verne : journey to everywhere; title: India : Rabindranath Tagore : poet laureate of India; title: Japan : Basho : haiku master; title: Nigeria : Wole Soyinka : the Nobel laureate; title: United States : Emily Dickinson : a life of letters and literature; title: Gwendolyn Brooks : prized poet of Illinois; title: Mark Twain : the writer and the Mississippi River; title: Performing arts; title: Austria : Fanny Elssler : theatrical ballerina; title: France : Sarah Bernhardt : "the divine Sarah"; title: Germany : Ludwig van Beethoven : living for music; title: India : Ravi Shankar : music at his fingertips; title: Japan : Akira Kurosawa : a vision in motion; title: New Zealand : Kire Te Kanawa : New Zealand's opera star; title: Pakistan : Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan : center stage of Qawwali; title: United States : Alvin Ailey : enriching American dance; title: Louis Armstrong : Satchmo; title: jazz superstar; title: Jim Henson : Muppet master.