(3) K-3 Illustrated by Julia Breckenreid. This picture book biography describes how Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, a librarian and a postal clerk, assembled an enormous art collection in their New York City apartment, then donated it to the National Gallery of Art. The mid-century-style illustrations convey the movement and energy of life in the 1960s; they also depict the Vogels' home, crowded with artwork, animals, and (famous) friends. Throughout, look for the many nods to notable creators and pieces of art from the time. An appended spread includes definitions of relevant artistic movements (e.g., "conceptual art"; "minimalism") and notes from the author, illustrator, and Dorothy Vogel herself.

Reviewer: Rachel L. Kerns

(1) K-3 Illustrated by Julia Breckenreid. This simply told biography of the father of color theory covers Albers's formative years, from his childhood in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Germany to the 1975 publication of his book Interaction of Color. Brechenreid's paintings illuminate the story both with examples of color interaction and with representational scenes from the artist's life, always employing her subject's preferred flat colors and geometric shapes. Bib., glos.

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2010