E Gallery 29B
now it’s your turn to be creative!
Eastman Johnson,
Corn-Shelling, 1864
Sometimes the best
toys are the ones you
make yourself. What
do you think the little
boy is doing with the
corncobs?
Can you make up a story about
the two little girls in the painting
At The Fair? Are they sisters?
Friends? What are their names?
What do you think they’re going
to do at the fair? Use this space to
write your story or to draw a picture about it.
KIDS:
Let’s Play!
F Gallery 35
Henri Edmond Cross,
At the Fair, 1896
Rides, cotton candy,
music, fried food on
a stick—what’s your
favorite thing about
a fair or a festival?
What kinds of things
do you see people
doing in this colorful
painting?
Everybody likes to play! Lots of art in
this museum shows people playing and
having fun. Some art was even made to
play with. Use this guide to discover art
that’s all fun and games!
© Toledo Museum of Art
Some works of art in this guide may be out on loan to
another museum, undergoing conservation work, or
temporarily off view for other reasons. We regret any
inconvenience.
A Gallery 3
Frank Lloyd Wright,
Playhouse Window, about 1912
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B Gallery 23
Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Winter Landscape
with a Bird Trap, about 1600–25
Do you like snow days? The people in this picture
sure seem to! Adults and kids are ice-skating and
playing games on the frozen river. If you were in
this picture, what would you be doing? (Look for
more paintings of people having fun on the ice.)
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Classic
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Rotunda
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Canaday
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Peristyle
Theater
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This window was once in the
playhouse of the children of Mr.
and Mrs. Avery Coonley. The
window was supposed to make
the children think of parades. Do
you see anything in the colors
and shapes that make you think
of a parade? What do you think
the circles are supposed to be?
(Hint: they might escape if you
let go of them.)
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Cloister
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D Gallery 30B
Japanese, Lacquer
Boxes for Shell Game,
about 1750
Maurice Prendergast, The Flying Horses,
about 1901
These beautiful
stacked Japanese
boxes were made
to hold painted
seashells used
for a popular
matching
game. All of the
shells were placed picture side down. You had
to turn them over to try to find the matching
picture, like in the game Concentration.
Have you
ever ridden
a carousel?
What do you
like about
them? The
artist who
painted this
picture called it The Flying Horses. Why do
you think he named it that? Would you give
it a different title?
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