A Mondrian-like design provides a pleasing backdrop for this lavishly illustrated biography. Primary sources—many obtained from interviews conducted by the author—augment the flow of the account, which concentrates on Warhol’s development and career as a painter. Rubin’s compact narrative moves easily from biography to art history, explaining both the context of his work and his technique, drawing comparisons between his methodology and the workshops of the Renaissance. Although Warhol clearly comes across as a bizarre character—a picture of the silver-and-tinfoil Factory features the artist lounging on a couch with a toy car on the floor—his sexuality receives no mention, and his “offbeat underground” filmmaking and the attempt on his life appear only in the narrative timeline that follows the body of the text. It’s a pleasingly respectful treatment for younger readers that will help to prepare them for Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan’s Andy Warhol: Prince of Pop (2004) a few years down the line. A glossary, notes, references, illustration credits, author’s note and a list of museums where Warhol’s work can be found round out the book. (Biography. 9-12)
Pub Date: Nov. 1, 2006
ISBN: 0-8109-5477-X
Page Count: 48
Publisher: Abrams
Review Posted Online: June 24, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 15, 2006
An admiring look at an admirable woman, a deserving subject in the Trailblazers series. McPherson chronicles Addams's childhood, the founding of Hull-House, her later years actively pursuing peace, and the chronic back pain that accompanied her throughout. The book's format doesn't allow for great depth, but does provide the salient details without oversimplification; McPherson combines a readable, anecdotal style with substantial (for this age group) documentation of her sources, which themselves point the way toward more study of a life fully lived. Bibliography; b&w photos; notes; index. (Biography. 9-12)
Pub Date: Dec. 28, 1993
ISBN: 0-87614-792-9
Page Count: 96
Publisher: Carolrhoda
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Dec. 15, 1993
The war experiences of six young people: Hans Levy (b. 1928), who escaped to Britain (his parents died at Theresienstadt); AndrÇe-Paule Godley (b. 1923), daughter of a French diplomat, who joined the Resistance; and, born in the mid- 1930's, a London girl, a German boy evacuated from Berlin, a British boy interned in the Philippines, and a Japanese girl. Their stories exemplify an international range of experience, but unfortunately Marx's reporting is so dry that, even though she herself interviewed these people, not even their own first-person comments bring them to life; she offers few of the poignantly telling details that distinguish Michael Foreman's War Boy (1990) and Howard Greenfield's 1993 book, The Hidden Children (which was researched and presented in a similar manner), or the host of other memoirs. Archival photos that are only indirectly related to the text also contribute to the impersonal flavor, as does the absence of any information about the subjects' later lives. Still, an overview that will have its uses. Maps; index. (Biography. 9-12)
Pub Date: March 16, 1994
ISBN: 0-8225-4898-4
Page Count: 96
Publisher: Lerner
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 15, 1994
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