Yayoi Kusama
Get to know Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist known for her extensive use of polka dots and for her infinity installations, in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people "you should meet!"
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- ISBN: 9781534495654
- Physical Description 47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2021.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Early Sketches -- Journey to the United States -- The Princess of Polka Dots -- Return to Japan -- You Can't Stop Yayoi -- But Wait ... There's More! |
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Yayoi Kusama : Ready-To-Read Level 3
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Yayoi Kusama : Ready-To-Read Level 3
Get to know Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist known for her extensive use of polka dots and for her infinity installations, in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people "you should meet!" Meet Yayoi Kusama. When Yayoi Kusama was a little girl, she told her parents she wanted to be an artist. Her parents forbade her and tore up her drawings. But that didn't stop her. When she couldn't afford art supplies, she used old paper sacks and mud to create her art. Eventually, she convinced her parents to let her go to art school and study painting. In 2006, she became the first Japanese woman to receive the Praemium Imperiale. It is one of the highest honors given by the Japanese imperial family. Ten years later, she received the Order of Culture, another prestigious award given to people who make important contributions to Japanese culture. Today, she is one of the most famous artists in the world.