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Welcome!
Welcome to the first SF edition of A Little Culture’s interactive guide to
cultural days out the whole family will love.
I am excited to include you in a community of parents who want to
unlock the creative pulse with our children. The arts come in so many
forms that every experience is a new adventure for us all. Together, we
can encourage our children to share, expand and own their thoughts,
opinions and creative expressions. Let’s celebrate their explorations,
encourage critical thinking, a world-view, empathy and build
communication skills through the many languages of art.
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Lucie

This month we are zooming in on Frank Stella,
because San Francisco’s de Young museum is
hosting a major retrospective of his life’s work.
Before we get into things here’s a quick note
on how to make the most of this family sized
guide.
Parents
Share and read this guide with your child or
children.
Use our cheat sheet to answer any question
the family offers you.
Book an hour of family time this month to go
and see some of our suggested artists.
Print off your Little Critics Review and let your
kids fill it in.
Let your kids listen to the podcast before,
during and after your art trip.
Download our app for great ready made
cultural days out !
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Children
Listen to the podcast about this months artist
and be the family docent.
Write a review of an art work you see and
send it in for the chance to win a prize.
Have fun making an artwork inspired by the
artists we are exploring this month.
Unlock more arty secrets and win fun
animations for your city in our app.
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Podcast
Listen to a short story of this artists work, ideas and life!
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Parents Cheat Sheet
(Fun facts to have at your finger tips!)
Frank Stella
• Is one of the most well-regarded postwar
American artists still working today.
• He became famous for his black line
paintings.
• He was born in1936 in Malden,
Massachusetts, USA
• In 1958 he moved to NYC to study and be
part of the art scene.
• His art is involved with modernism, minimal
art, abstract expressionism, geometric
abstraction and abstract illusionism!
• He has been most influenced by Jackson
Pollock, Barnett Newman, Jasper Johns, Hans
Hofmann and Caravaggio
• He went on to play with color and form by
cutting up the canvas into shapes and playing
with color.
• He then moved into 3 dimensional collages
of paint, wood, metal, printed works and
mesh.
• These works grew more and became more
like sculptures, but they are still called
paintings because he always attaches them to
the wall.
• He likes to create abstract work– with no
images, illusion, metaphors or other
references.
• Now 80, he is using 3D printers and other
new technologies to create new works that
are inspired by organic forms like the space
left in the air after a puff of smoke dissolves!
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Puzzlers and conversation prompts for parent and child
Things to ask your kids when look at his work :
Frank said “what you see is what you see” - can you tell me or
describe what you see?
In some of these paintings my eyes start to play tricks on me, like I imagine
I am looking into a tunnel. How do you feel when you look at the squares
and shapes?
Are these painting 2D or 3D? What is the difference?
Keep asking yourself what trick is he playing on us now?
What shapes, patterns and materials can you see in his 3D sculptures?
Which is your favorite artwork? Why?
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Frank Inspired craft
Here’s a couple of easy ways to play with some ideas and shapes that Frank uses. Pack some wasi
tape, crayons, a little note pad, a plastic fruit
basket and something for the kids to lean on
to keep their crafts clean and safe in the
gallery.
Sit with your children in front of a work of art
and let them use their materials to make a
work that follow some of Franks rules for
patterns, colors and shapes. Keep it free form
and brief for best results!
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Little Critics Review (Print me off)
A REVIEW OF ……………………………………………. BY………………………………… . . . . . . . .
Draw or stick in here a picture of the work or works you are reviewing
Describe what you see. (Color, shape, pattern, light, composition)
What does it make you wonder? (Stories, feelings, memories, other questions)
Evaluate it? What’s good / bad about it?
(Print me and use me before, during or after the trip. Share your review with our community @alittleculture for the chance to win a little critics prize)
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Round Up
Where else can you see his work?
There are many works by Stella to be found all around the world.
In the USA we suggest checking them out at:
San Francicso
Visit the SFMOMA - Floor 5 as part of
Pop, Minimal, and Figurative Art: The
Fisher Collection
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Washington, D.C
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture
Garden
http://hirshhorn.si.edu/search-re-
Los Angeles
The Broad
rch+Collection
frank-stella
National Gallery of Art
Houston
Visit the Menil Collection.
http://www.thebroad.org/art/-
https://www.menil.org/search?query=-
New York
Whitney Museum of American Art
sults/?edan_search_value=-
frank+stella&edan_search_button=Sea
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/-
global-site-search-page.html?searchterm=frank+stella
http://collection.whitney.org/search/-
frank%20stella
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A little more...
Other day trips ideas found with in our app!
Insert video of Diego Rivera
Like Frank Stella, the Mexican artists Diego Rivera likes to pain
large scale murals. You can see his work at multiple sites
across San Francicso. Use your app to go out and discover one
of his hidden master pieces!
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workshops and ideas for giving the family
A Little Culture. Share your finds and ideas with
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