Seurat and la Grande Jatte: Connecting the Dots

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Published in association with The Art Institute of ChicagoThe story behind one of the best- known paintings of all time
A Sunday on la Grande Jatte-1884 continues to fascinate art lovers over a century since Georges Seurat painted and first displayed it-so much so that it alone will form the basis of an entire exhibit at the world-famous Art Institute of Chicago. Award-winning author Robert Burleigh uses this extraordinary painting to give young children a compelling look at Seurat's life and introduce them to ...
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Published in association with The Art Institute of ChicagoThe story behind one of the best- known paintings of all time
A Sunday on la Grande Jatte-1884 continues to fascinate art lovers over a century since Georges Seurat painted and first displayed it-so much so that it alone will form the basis of an entire exhibit at the world-famous Art Institute of Chicago. Award-winning author Robert Burleigh uses this extraordinary painting to give young children a compelling look at Seurat's life and introduce them to the post-impressionist art technique Seurat invented-pointillism, in which a picture is constructed from dots of pure color that blend at a distance into recognizable shapes and various color tones. Part biography, part art appreciation, Seurat and La Grande Jatte tells the story behind the story depicted on the canvas of a busy park on a Sunday afternoon in 1884, and encourages children to discover their own methods of self-expression. Author Bio: Robert Burleigh is a painter himself, as well the award winning author of many books for children, including the Texas Blue Bonnet Master List book Chocolate: Riches from the Rainforest. He lives in Chicago.

An analysis of Georges Seurat's famous painting, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, including where and when it was made, interesting details, and the techniques used to create a sense of stillness.

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Children's Literature
This large, richly illustrated book is a marvelous introduction to the work of an important late nineteenth century painter, the pointillist Georges Seurat. Few other painters are so defined in the mind of the public by a single work as Seurat is by his monumental A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884. Robert Burleigh, who has written many successful children's books, takes the young reader on a stroll through the park-like setting of the monumental painting where people, dogs, monkeys, trees and shadows all add their color to the rich fabric of the work. Burleigh explains the conception that inspired the painting and the careful sketches and preliminary studies before Seurat did the actually painting. He describes and illustrates the pointillism that Seurat developed as a key to his search for a distinct personal style. Several later paintings in the same style are also illustrated. The book is written to engage early and middle readers and it is well suited to being read to one or to a few younger elementary school students since the illustrations are best appreciated up close. The book includes a time-line, glossary and bibliography. Hurrah for Seurat. 2004, Harry N Abrams, Ages 9 to 12.
—Wesley Jernigan
School Library Journal
Gr 3-5-More an analysis of the painting than a biography of the artist, Burleigh's oversized volume explicates Seurat's well-known composition. Because the artist was a private man, little is known about his personal life; by studying the technique and subject matter of La Grande Jatte, the author makes inferences about his subject's life and work habits. He explains that the many croquetons (paintings on cigar boxes) and small studies executed as research for the final huge painting (7' x 10') show the artist's attention to detail. Seurat's artwork is compared to that of his contemporaries, and Burleigh interweaves a detailed look at the painting with facts about the time period, quotes from other artists, and information about Seurat's unique style. Throughout, the author does a thorough job of explaining Seurat's invention of pointillism without using technical terms. Easy-to-read, with large reproductions, this is a grand introduction.-Laurie Edwards, West Shore School District, Camp Hill, PA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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Publishing in connection with a June exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago devoted exclusively to Seurat's most famous painting, Burleigh does his best to make a detailed examination of the work-its subject, style, and the methods of its creator-interesting to a young audience. Alas, his efforts fall short of making concrete and engaging what is essentially an esoteric subject. Just to begin with the first question: "What do we notice first?" The answer is that the painting is huge. Well, not here it isn't. And no amount of text can possibly convey the enormity of the work. Furthermore, apart from the attractive dust cover, the most vivid reproductions within are examples of the work of other artists, as Seurat's pointillist style doesn't lend itself to close-ups even when discussing the dots. Useful only to those who will actually be standing in front of the painting-along with the hundreds of others in the room. (Timeline, author's note, glossary, selected bibliography, illustration credits, acknowledgements) (Nonfiction. 12+)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780810948112
  • Publisher: Abrams, Harry N., Inc.
  • Publication date: 5/28/2004
  • Pages: 31
  • Age range: 8 - 12 Years
  • Lexile: 830L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 9.37 (w) x 12.37 (h) x 0.50 (d)

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