After School Art Club:
Jay DeFeo
Wed, May 26, 2021
4–5 pm
Jay DeFeo, The Rose, 1958–66. Oil with wood and mica on canvas, overall: 128 7/8 × 92 1/4 × 11 in. (327.3 × 234.3 × 27.9 cm). Gift of The Jay DeFeo Foundation and purchase, with funds from the Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Committee and the Judith Rothschild Foundation 95.170. © The Jay DeFeo Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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For kids ages 5–10
Welcome to After School Art Club, a free weekly online program with Whitney educators! Kids ages 5 to 10 are invited to experiment and make art with at-home art materials. Tell a friend and join the club!
This week’s activity is inspired by Jay DeFeo. The artist began The Rose with only an idea of something “that had a center to it.” She worked on it for eight years in her apartment in San Francisco until she was evicted and forced to stop. Together we will explore the fascinating story behind The Rose. Then, we will create our own collages with hidden secrets!
Materials:
- Paper
- Clear tape
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Color options:
- Markers or pens
- Colored pencils
- Oil pastels or crayons