05/18/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/18/2021 08:10
Learn about Yasuo Kuniyoshi's painting Little Joe with Cow.Then make your personal animal sculpture while learning about Asian American Pacific Islander artists in the collection!
Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Little Joe with Cow, 1923, oil on canvas, 28 x 42 in. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2010.108. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
Look Closer:
Activity: Make Animal Portraits!
Materials:
Instructions:
Step 1: Figure out what animal represents the year you were born through the Japanese zodiac calendar. Ask an adult to help you look online!
Do the characteristics of your zodiac animal match who you are? I was born in the year of the Rat. The legend says that people born in the year of the Rat are charming, honest, ambitious, and hard workers.
Step 2: On your piece of cardboard, sketch out your animal.
Step 3: Begin gluing the beans to follow the lines of the drawing you made. This will create an outline.
Step 4: Once you have your beans all glued down, choose what colors you would like your animal to be. You can paint the beans as well as the background.
Step 5: Done! Now you have an animal portrait that represents you and the year you were born.
What other animals can you make? See what zodiac animals your family members are and make portraits for them.
Have fun exploring! Share your animal portraits with us on social media: tag #crystalbridges on Instagram.
Written by Marlie Allgood, art instructor, Crystal Bridges.
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