Kidding Around: Children in Art from Woodmere's Collection

02/18/2023

05/14/2023

About the Exhibition

For centuries, artists have been captivated by the miracle of childhood. This exhibition includes numerous portraits as well as depictions of children across a spectrum of activities, including climbing trees, playing with toys, enjoying tea parties, and eating cotton candy! All works in the show are from Woodmere’s collection, and interpretive materials and activities are designed to inspire conversations between children and their adults! Kidding Around is an enjoyable experience for the entire family.

Exhibition Related Events

Family Art & Storytelling in conjunction with Kidding Around: Children in Art from Woodmere's Collection

Ages 3-5 with Adult

Sundays, March 5, April 2, and May 7

11:00 a.m.-noon

Instructor: Ginger Mimmo Rohlfing

FREE (Preregistration is encouraged)

Click here to register!

Introduce your preschoolers to art experiences. Children will focus on one artwork, read a related story picture book and create an art project with their adult companion. A fun and engaging way for young children to enjoy art.

Cotton Candy, 1952, by Ethel V. Ashton. Oil on canvas on board, 24 x 17 3/4 in. (Gift of Elaine D. and Bruce M. Ashton, 2013)

John Frederick Lewis and Son, Alfred Baker Lewis, 1907, by Cecilia Beaux. Oil on canvas, 83 3/4 x 48 in. (Museum purchase, 2016)

Urlene, Age Nine, 1956, by Samuel J. Brown. Watercolor on paper, 13 x 9 1/2 in. (Museum purchase, Charles Knox Smith Fund, 2004)

Playtime: Inner City, 1976, by Allan L. Edmunds. Silkscreen, 22 ½ x 30 1/8 in. (Museum purchase, 2015)

Jessica's Birthday, 1996, by Anthony Rocco. Gelatin silver print, 7 3/8 x 5 in. (Gift of Hope and Michael Proper, 2006)

The Tea Party, 1902, by Jessie Willcox Smith. Casein and gouache on illustration board, varnished, 24 x 39 ¼ in. (Partial museum purchase and partial gift of Noel Butcher Hanley, 2014)