Masks (World of Design)

Thomson, Ruth

ISBN 10: 1597712116 ISBN 13: 9781597712118

Publisher: Sea to Sea Pubns, 2010

Synopsis

Presents instructions for creating masks based on styles from traditional cultures using common craft materials.

About this title

Book Description

The World of Design series gathers objects and crafts from around the world and links them with clear, step-by-step projects for readers to create their own work.

About the Author

Ruth Thomson is an award-winning educational author (with an MA in Museum and Gallery learning) , who specialises in writing books on art and history. Her art books include Grisly & Gruesome, Saints and Looking at Paintings for the National Gallery, London, a short biography of Georgia O'Keeffe and several hands-on art packs for Tate galleries. She has also co-written Posters and Propaganda in Wartime, published in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum. Her history books include a series about Victorian childhood and books about Plains Indians and Aztecs. Ruth's interest in Terezín was sparked during research for an educational pack on Holocaust art for the London Gallery of Jewish Art. The gallery owns a powerful series of prints by Leo Haas, one of the artists featured in the book, and Ruth became intrigued to find out more about the place that had inspired them. As well as writing educational books, Ruth travels widely, collecting recycled artefacts, which she has shown in bespoke exhibitions at major British museums and galleries for the past 7 years. In her spare time, Ruth enjoys long-distance walking, stone carving and reading modern American literature.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sea to Sea Pubns
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1597712116
• ISBN 13: 9781597712118
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32