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Synopsis
One late spring morning the American artist Jackson Pollock began work on the canvas that would ultimately come to be known as Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist).
Award-winning authors Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan use this moment as the departure point for a unique picture book about a great painter and the way in which he worked. Their lyrical text, drawn from Pollock's own comments and those made by members of his immediate circle, is perfectly complemented by vibrant watercolors by Robert Andrew Parker that honor his spirit of the artist without imitating his paintings.
A photographic reproduction of the finished painting, a short biography, a bibliography, and a detailed list of notes and sources that are fascinating reading in their own right make this an authoritative as well as beautiful book for readers of all ages.
Action Jackson is a Sibert Honor Book, a New York Times Best Book of the Year, and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year.
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About the Author
Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan are the authors of award winning children’s and young adult books about art including Chuck Close: Up Close (A Boston Glove-Horn Book Honor Book and Norman O. Sugarman Award winner); and Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist and Action Jackson, which were both Sibert Award Honor Books.
Robert Andrew Parker is a fine artist and printmaker whose work often appears in publications such as The New Yorker. His numerous children's books include Mr. Wellington and Cold Feet, winner of the 2002 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.
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This American Library Association Sibert Honor book details the creation of a Jackson Pollack painting. Pollack's studied and careful process incorporates his world experiences--from the big sky and Native American sand painting of his Western boyhood to the beat of his favorite jazz musicians. From the moment the canvas is placed on the floor until the last flick of his unconventional medium, house paint, Jackson moves and dances around his work. Ed Harris's straightforward and unobtrusive narration provides ample opportunity for the listener to appreciate the artist at work. Some painting moments are studied and reflective; others are a frenzy of activity. Harris's tone and pacing mirror each. Gentle jazz provides just the right background. A.R. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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- PublisherSquare Fish
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0312367511
- ISBN 13 9780312367510
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorParker Robert Andrew
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