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In this imaginative guide you'll meet rich artists, poor artists, dead artists and artists who really made an exhibition of themselves. You'll find out about forgers and fraudsters, and how to create your own priceless masterpiece.
Quick Summary
"Awful Art" takes readers on a wild ride through history's most ridiculous artists, sneaky forgers, and outrageous art scandals that will make them question everything they thought they knew about art. The book is packed with bizarre stories about artists who literally painted with everything from dead animals to their own hair, fraudsters who duped the world's biggest museums, and step-by-step guides to creating their own "masterpieces" that will have kids racing to try them out. If your kid loves the humor and history mashups in "The Terrible Two" or enjoys weird facts and stories about people getting away with ridiculous things, they'll be hooked on this art history laugh fest. Perfect for kids in grades 5 through 10 who appreciate gross humor and tales of creative deception.