{"product_id":"covered-in-color-elisa-boxer-9781419756115","title":"Covered in Color: Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Fabrics of Freedom","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCovered in Color\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a vibrantly illustrated picture book biography about visionary artist Christo, encouraging creativity, perseverance, and appreciating the beauty all around us.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Christo (1935-2020) and Jeanne-Claude (1935-2009) were renowned for their large-scale, ambitious art installations that wrapped landmarks and swaths of land in fabric, including Berlin's \u003ci\u003eWrapped Reichstag\u003c\/i\u003e, Paris's \u003ci\u003eThe Pont Neuf Wrapped\u003c\/i\u003e, and concluding with New York City's \u003ci\u003eThe Gates\u003c\/i\u003e in Central Park. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This lively biography from Emmy Award-winning journalist Elisa Boxer and illustrator Susanna Chapman chronicles Christo's humble childhood in Soviet-controlled Bulgaria--under a regime that suppressed individuality and creativity--to his international fame as a bold (and controversial) innovator in the art world. Christo discovered an early love of art and found a way to make a living out of his passion by wrapping bottles, cans, stacks of magazines, and even an air conditioner. When he met his wife, Jeanne-Claude, they moved to New York City as undocumented immigrants and became equal partners in both life and work--he the artist and she the dealmaker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Together, Christo and Jeanne-Claude made elaborate, visually stunning installations that transformed public spaces around the world, all free to the public. Christo never explained why he felt compelled to wrap things in fabric--rather, his work celebrated individual interpretation and the simple joy of seeing something familiar in a new way. And though each work was temporary, their awe-inspiring designs, uniting nature with the manmade, stayed with viewers long afterward. \u003ci\u003eCovered in Color\u003c\/i\u003e inspires readers to appreciate the beauty around us, however fleeting, and to push the boundaries of possibility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elisa Boxer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419756117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419756115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 12.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/26\/2022 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2022 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2022 pg. 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2022 - Superior,Well Above Average","brand":"Elisa Boxer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076254134527,"sku":"9781419756115","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f4dc304d-ceb3-47c4-b924-f0b299d29c48.jpg?v=1685463990","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/covered-in-color-elisa-boxer-9781419756115","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}