Junior/Intermediate/Secondary (Gr. 6-10) "... impressive entry in the Art Masters series spends relatively little time on Van Gogh's personal information... opting instead to place the painter into detailed historical context. Using generous, colorful, and cleanly designed 2-page spreads, Crispino situates Van Gogh among other artists within certain time periods and locations, portraying his work and life as a counterpoint to various traditions and trends. Most topics are centered by an original drawing... surrounded by captioned photographs, paintings, artifacts, and descriptions. Sometimes the relation to Van Gogh seems tenuous, but frequently this... gives readers a palpable sense of his tumultuous world. Most insightful are the sections devoted to individual paintings... the isolated details (may) draw readers' eyes to points of interest... otherwise easy to miss... unusually insightful... " - Booklist, Dec 15/08.

RSN: 234104344. Includes index.