Christo and Jeanne-Claude Through the Gates and Beyond |
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| Author:
| Greenberg, Jan
Jordan, Sandra |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59643-071-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2008 |
| Publisher: | Roaring Brook Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
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CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE UNWRAPPED
In 1981 two artists -- Christo and Jeanne-Claude -- proposed an installation in New York's Central Park that would span twenty-three miles. They received a 185-page response from the Parks Department that could have been summed up in one single word: "no." But they persisted. This biography of contemporary artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude is a story of the power of collaboration, and vision, and of the creation of the spectacular Gates and...
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CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE UNWRAPPED
In 1981 two artists -- Christo and Jeanne-Claude -- proposed an installation in New York's Central Park that would span twenty-three miles. They received a 185-page response from the Parks Department that could have been summed up in one single word: "no." But they persisted. This biography of contemporary artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude is a story of the power of collaboration, and vision, and of the creation of the spectacular Gates and other renowned artworks.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude is a 2003 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.