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by Bijou Le Tord (Author)
A lyrical, vibrantly illustrated picture book biography of modern artist Henri Matisse.
In the brilliant sun of Nice, France, 20th-century artist Henri Matisse painted the brightest, boldest colors he could imagine. Joyfully, he painted everywhere and everyone. Enchanted and with a light heart, he painted all the time. Bijou Le Tord's A Bird or Two offers young readers a lively, poetic portrait of Matisse, one of history's most masterful painters, sculptors, and printmakers. Le Tourd's joyful illustrations mirror the spirit, light, and colors of Matisse's work, and her poetic words sing to the music of his pictures. Ideal for reading aloud.Author Biography
Bijou Le Tord was born and raised in Saint-Raphael, on the French Riviera and studied at the École des Beaux Arts in Lyon, France. She later moved from France to America, settling in New York City, and started a career creating textile designs for such designers as Bill Blass and Oscar de la Renta. She also taught the theory and practice of color fundamentals at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Bijou became a full-time writer and illustrator of children's books in 1976, and since then has written and illustrated over twenty books for children. Bijou's latest book is A Bird or Two: A Story About Henri Matisse. She is currently living in Sag Harbor, New York, and working on a picture book about Marc Chagall.
