Children's Art 101
WHILE artists frequently recapture their childhoods on canvas, children have had a tougher time making sense of adult artistic expression. Now, they (and parents who slept through Art Appreciation 101) will have some help from a variety of new books. "A Weekend With Winslow Homer" (Rizzoli, $19.95) by Ann Keay Beneduce is part of a series exploring the painter's point of view. "What Makes a Bruegel a Bruegel?" (Metropolitan Museum of Art and Viking, $8.95 at the museum; $9.95 elsewhere) by Richard Muhlberger explores the artist's best works. There are also books on artists like van Gogh and Monet. And Leslie Sills, an artist and teacher, has filled a gender void with "Visions: Stories About Women Artists" (Albert Whitman & Company, $18.95). Mary Cassatt and Betye Saar are featured.
"First Impressions: Michelangelo" (Abrams, $19.95) by Richard McLanathan is from a series of biographies on artists.
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