Robert Burleigh
This lively and colorful volume presents for young readers the life of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, the bold and imaginative artist who captured the thrill and excitement of Paris at the end of the 19th century. The story begins with the artistically precocious Henri’s early drawings and paintings of horses and riders, circus performers, and the family dog. Later, as an art student, Toulouse Lautrec fell in love with the hustle and bustle of Paris. The vibrant personalities from the entertainment world who filled the city night with song and dance were not only the artist’s friends but also his inspirations. Relying upon some of Toulouse Lautrec’s best-known posters, drawings, and paintings, award-winning children’s book writer Robert Burleigh spins the story of this whimsical and talented artist. Period photographs help to evoke the places and people that Lautrec immortalized and celebrated in his art.
Exhibition: July 16–October 10, 2005
The Art Institute of Chicago and Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2005
9 1/4 x 12 1/4 in.; 32 pages; 27 color illustrations
Hardcover $17.95 ISBN 0-8109-5867-8
Order online from the Art Institute Museum Shop or call 1-800-905-8537.
This book is available to booksellers at wholesale prices from Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Related exhibition: Toulouse-Lautrec and Montmartre
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