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By Ralph Derickson
Ludwig
Bemelmans (American, b. Austria, 1898-1962)
Madeline
and Pepito
Oil
on panel, 29 15/16 x 24 1/8"
Bequest of George and Susan Proskauer, June 17, 1992
A
few artists have chosen not only to portray children,
but also to return to a childlike state while making
their art. Some create art that is stylistically inspired
by children's art, such as the playful doodles of
Miró.
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Feb.
8, 2002 (Lexington, Ky.) --
Children have fascinated artists for centuries-as
tiny adults, as symbols of innocence, as illustrations
for stories. "Coming of Age: Images of Childhood
from the Collection" shows the various facets
of childhood, as viewed through the eyes of adult
artists. The exhibition at the University of Kentucky
Art museum opens Feb. 10 and runs through June 30,
2002.
All manner
of children-joyful, tearful, posed, and mischievous-captured
in a multitude of media-paintings, prints, photographs,
and sculpture-from many different time periods are
represented in "Coming of Age. "
A few artists
have chosen not only to portray children, but also
to return to a childlike state while making their
art. Some create art that is stylistically inspired
by children's art, such as the playful doodles of
Miró.
The toys
that artists make for children also provide insight
into the adult view of childhood.
Some of
the well-known works in the exhibition include Ludwig
Bemelmans' Madeline and Pepito, Dupré's In
the Pasture, Mary Cassatt's Quietude, Alice
Neel's Victoria and the Cat, and photographs
by Doris Ulmann, Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Van Deren
Coke, Marvin Breckinridge, Larry Clark and Robert
C. May.
The University
of Kentucky Art Museum is open noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday
through Sunday and noon to 8 p.m. on Friday; closed
Monday and university holidays.
For general
museum information, contact Jane Boswell at (859)
257-5716. Please visit our website at www.uky.edu/ArtMuseum.
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