Here's Looking at Me

Charlotte — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:00:12 +0000

Who am I and how do I look to others? Bob Raczka‘s Here’s Looking at Me: How Artists See Themselves, an American Library Association Notable Book for middle readers, stimulates children to explore these two fascinating and important human questions. Fourteen artists’ self portraits, from Velasquez to Harlem painter Jacob Lawrence, introduce children to the many ways that visual artists portray themselves.

Parents and teachers who want kids to explore art on its own terms will find this primer on self-portraits much to their liking. In addition, check out Just Like Me, a multicultural collection of artist self portraits–along with artists’ statements and their childhood photographs–and this art workshop, based on Just Like Me. For some great online ideas about kids’ self-portraits, click here.

Finally, following up on my series of posts on spiritual literacy, here‘s Concord Magazine’s gallery of spiritual self portraits by children.

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Here's Looking at Me