Tag: Art
Thomas Bewick
Author Rita Smith Air Date 8/23/2007 Thomas Bewick Transcript Thomas Bewick was the finest of all English practicioners of wood engraving and was the first person to make the work of the illustrator as important, in books for children, as the text. Born in 1735, in rural England, Bewick early on showed his skill in […]
Seeing Beyond Sight
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Seeing-Beyond-Sight.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 8/6/2007 Seeing Beyond Sight Transcript Since the early 1990s, there has been a growing interest — indeed, something of a movement — in teaching young people to use photography as an artistic means to express their unique perspectives, as well as to document their […]
Seen Art?
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Seen-Art_.mp3 Author Jaimy Mann Air Date 7/19/2005 Seen Art? Transcript Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith’s Seen Art? is one of the newest examples of what The New York Museum of Modern Art publishes for children. Seen Art? is, in part, like so many museum publications for children (particularly books put out by New York’s […]
Coloring Mandalas
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Mandalas-The-Latest-and-Most-Ancient-Coloring-Books.mp3 Author James Royal Air Date 6/8/2004 Coloring Mandalas Transcript You or perhaps your children may have seen or heard of a mandala without quite knowing what the rich and vivid design is – and what it means for some of the world’s people. In the visually oriented West, the […]
Sidewalk Chalk
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Sidewalk-Chalk.mp3 Author Julie Sinn Air Date 3/29/2004 Sidewalk Chalk Transcript When my friend Angela needed some free time to clean up her apartment, wash a few loads of laundry, or plan a surprise birthday party, I would round up her daughter Alex and a well-used bucket of sidewalk chalk for […]
Crayolas Turn 100
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Crayola-Centennial.mp3 Author Cathlena Martin Air Date 12/18/2003 Crayolas Turn 100 Transcript Remember the fresh, waxy smell mingled with back-to-school excitement and the urge to pick our your favorite color and begin a picture. That smell of Crayola crayons lingers with us even into adulthood. “According to a Yale University study, […]
American Schoolgirl Samplers
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Vinnie Ream, America’s Youngest Sculptress
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Vinnie-Ream-Americas-Youngest-Sculptress.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/25/2003 Vinnie Ream, America’s Youngest Sculptress Transcript Vinnie Ream was the youngest American artist ever to receive a commission from the federal government. In 1866, the United States Congress passed a resolution which offered the 19-year-old a remarkable opportunity, to create a life-sized statue […]
For Art’s Sake
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/For-Arts-Sake.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 8/26/2003 For Art’s Sake Transcript With the new school year just beginning or just around the corner of Labor Day, you may find something missing in your children’s school day this year, if it hasn’t already disappeared: art. Art classes used to be one […]
The Allen Sisters
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Allen-Sisters-Photographers.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/24/2002 The Allen Sisters Transcript If you’re driving in Northwestern Massachusetts this fall, be sure to go up to Deerfield, a village that hasn’t changed much for the past three hundred years. It was one of the centers of the Arts and Crafts Movement […]