{"product_id":"dancing-through-fields-of-color-the-story-of-helen-frankenthaler-9781419734106","title":"Dancing Through Fields of Color: The Story of Helen Frankenthaler","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Brown and illustrator Aimee Sicuro's picture book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDancing Through Fields of Color: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Story of Helen Frankenthaler\u003c\/i\u003e is a biography about the artist's breakthrough into the art world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e They said only men could paint powerful pictures, but Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) splashed her way through the modern art world. Channeling deep emotion, she poured paint onto her canvas and danced with the colors to make art unlike anything anyone had ever seen. She used unique tools like mops and squeegees to push the paint around, to dazzling effects. Frankenthaler became an originator of the influential \"Color Field\" style of abstract expressionist painting with her \"soak stain\" technique, and her artwork continues to electrify new generations of artists today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDancing Through Fields of Color \u003c\/i\u003ediscusses Frankenthaler's early life, how she used colors to express emotion, and how she overcame the male-dominated art world of the 1950s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A pitch-perfect expression of a little-known artist in text and illustration alike, this is a top-notch example of the picture book biography.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Brown \u003c\/b\u003eholds an MFA in creative writing from Goddard College and teaches writing and humanities at Saint Augustine College. \u003ci\u003eDancing Through Fields of Color \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut picture book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAimee Sicuro \u003c\/b\u003eis an illustrator, picture-book maker, and surface-pattern designer. She graduated from Columbus College of Art and Design with a BFA in illustration. She lives in Brooklyn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Abrams Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50849928741138,"sku":"9781419734106","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0bc3dc4e-52f4-420b-bafc-c447714720b5.jpg?v=1737403709","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dancing-through-fields-of-color-the-story-of-helen-frankenthaler-9781419734106","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}