(4) 4-6 Xtraordinary Artists series. Generously illustrated with black-and-white and color photographs and reproductions, these books introduce the lives and work of their famous, fascinating, and controversial subjects. The over-designed pages--with text in different sizes, art, and tiny, difficult-to-read captions running up the sides of the pages--detract from each book's focus. A section of writings by (Van Gogh) or about (Gehry) each artist is appended. Timeline. Bib., ind. Review covers these Xtraordinary Artists titles: Frank Gehry and Vincent van Gogh.

Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo

(2) YA The team that created Chuck Close, Up Close has turned its attention to Gehry, an architect who has created buildings that are arguably the most daring and playful to date. Liberally illustrated with photos and with Gehry's wildly loose sketches, the book provides an overview of architecture in general and an exploration of the artistic voice in particular. Bib., glos.

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2000