After School Art Club: / Stuart Davis Wed, Feb 24, 2021, 4–5 pm

After School Art Club:
Stuart Davis

Wed, Feb 24, 2021
4–5 pm

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A vibrant abstract painting featuring geometric shapes and bold colors on a yellow background. The composition includes overlapping forms in red, blue, green, pink, and black, with elements of text and patterns, such as polka dots. Words and phrases like "else," "free," "word," and "now" are interspersed throughout the artwork. The artist's signature, "Stuart Davis," is in the lower right corner.
A vibrant abstract painting featuring geometric shapes and bold colors on a yellow background. The composition includes overlapping forms in red, blue, green, pink, and black, with elements of text and patterns, such as polka dots. Words and phrases like "else," "free," "word," and "now" are interspersed throughout the artwork. The artist's signature, "Stuart Davis," is in the lower right corner.

Stuart Davis, Owh! in San Pao, 1951. Oil on canvas, overall: 52 3/16 × 42 in. (132.6 × 106.7 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 52.2. © Estate of Stuart Davis / Licensed by VAGA at 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 Stuart Davis. We will learn about how jazz music gave Davis the spark to create his bold and bright paintings. Then we will make our own colorful compositions inspired by music and sound! 

Materials:

  • Paper
  • Paints or markers
  • Brushes
  • Water

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