The Met Louise Bourgeois

She Saw the World as a Textured Tapestry

Illustrated by Katy Knapp
See how iconic artists like Louise Bourgeois were influenced by their environments in this beautiful series produced in collaboration with The Met.

See the world through Louise Bourgeois’s eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces.

Have you ever wondered exactly what your favorite artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint the way they did? In this charming illustrated series of books to keep and collect, created in full collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can see what they saw and be inspired to create your own artworks too. In What the Artist Saw: Louise Bourgeois, meet famous French American painter, printmaker, and sculptor Louise Bourgeois. Step into her life and learn what led her to explore her fears and emotions through her art. Learn all about her family and what inspired her to create her large spider sculptures. Have a go at producing your own art inspired by your dreams!

In this series, follow the artists’ stories and find intriguing facts about their environments and key masterpieces. Then see what you can see and make your own art. Take a closer look at landscapes, or even yourself, with Vincent van Gogh. Try crafting a story in fabric like Faith Ringgold, or carve a woodblock print at home with Hokusai. Every book in this series is one to treasure and keep— perfect for budding young artists to explore exhibitions with, then continue their own artistic journeys.
Amy Guglielmo is a co-author of the popular Touch the Art series. Titles include: Brush Mona Lisa's Hair, Make Van Gogh's Bed and Pop Warhol's Top. Amy studied printmaking at the Tamarind Institute in New Mexico. She is an award-winning artist and illustrator, teacher, arts in education consultant, and the founder of Via Verde School of Art in New York City. Amy was a finalist for the 2014 Katherine Patterson Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing. She lives with her husband on Lake Champlain.

Petra Braun is an artist and illustrator settled in the countryside of Austria. Together with her husband and two cats Woody and Berta, she lives in a small house surrounded by woods and rivers.

Petra Braun is an artist and illustrator settled in the countryside of Austria. Together with her husband and two cats Woody and Berta, she lives in a small house surrounded by woods and rivers. View titles by Amy Guglielmo
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See how iconic artists like Louise Bourgeois were influenced by their environments in this beautiful series produced in collaboration with The Met.

See the world through Louise Bourgeois’s eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces.

Have you ever wondered exactly what your favorite artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint the way they did? In this charming illustrated series of books to keep and collect, created in full collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can see what they saw and be inspired to create your own artworks too. In What the Artist Saw: Louise Bourgeois, meet famous French American painter, printmaker, and sculptor Louise Bourgeois. Step into her life and learn what led her to explore her fears and emotions through her art. Learn all about her family and what inspired her to create her large spider sculptures. Have a go at producing your own art inspired by your dreams!

In this series, follow the artists’ stories and find intriguing facts about their environments and key masterpieces. Then see what you can see and make your own art. Take a closer look at landscapes, or even yourself, with Vincent van Gogh. Try crafting a story in fabric like Faith Ringgold, or carve a woodblock print at home with Hokusai. Every book in this series is one to treasure and keep— perfect for budding young artists to explore exhibitions with, then continue their own artistic journeys.

Author

Amy Guglielmo is a co-author of the popular Touch the Art series. Titles include: Brush Mona Lisa's Hair, Make Van Gogh's Bed and Pop Warhol's Top. Amy studied printmaking at the Tamarind Institute in New Mexico. She is an award-winning artist and illustrator, teacher, arts in education consultant, and the founder of Via Verde School of Art in New York City. Amy was a finalist for the 2014 Katherine Patterson Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing. She lives with her husband on Lake Champlain.

Petra Braun is an artist and illustrator settled in the countryside of Austria. Together with her husband and two cats Woody and Berta, she lives in a small house surrounded by woods and rivers.

Petra Braun is an artist and illustrator settled in the countryside of Austria. Together with her husband and two cats Woody and Berta, she lives in a small house surrounded by woods and rivers. View titles by Amy Guglielmo

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