Digital Picture Person Kits
The Picture Person Program, an art appreciation outreach program, has a long history at Lakeview Museum. The museum houses over 200 kits, each containing a reproduction print of fine art, background materials for the presenter, and ideas for related activities. Every year, volunteers use these kits to teach art in K-6th grade classrooms. To learn more about this program, contact Ann Schmitt at aschmitt@lakeview-museum.org.
In order to make the Picture Person Program more accessible, this online component has been added. We have created digital kits using objects from our permanent collection. These kits include high quality images that can be printed or projected, background information on the objects and artists, and related activity ideas. Click on the links below to learn about Lakeview Museum’s collection of Illinois Folk art.
Curious about what makes an object folk art? Click here to learn more.
Charles PerdewHenry, IL (1874-1963)decoy: widgeon hen, circa 1955white pine, pigmentGift of David A. Galiher 1994.14
Unknown artistuntitled (whirligig: wedding couple), circa 1930painted wood, fabricGift of Larry and Annette Ballard 2002.5
Olof Kransuntitled (Forest Fire, Train), circa 1885oil on canvasGift of General and Mrs. Sherman Hasbrouck 1991.6
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Illinois River DecoysAn iconic form of American Folk Art is the wildfowl decoy. These graceful, hand-carved wooden birds are excellent examples of objects created for a useful purpose that are so beautiful hat they are considered art. Today Illinois River decoys are in high demand by folk art collectors. Lakeview Museum has the largest and most comprehensive publically accessible collection of Illinois River decoys in the United States. Folk Art with Depth – Three-Dimensional Folk ArtFolk art comes in many shapes and sizes. Three-dimensional folk art is an eclectic category which includes any type of art made by an untrained artist that is not flat. Some 3D folk art is utilitarian in its purpose, such as ceramic jugs or weathervanes, but some pieces were created simply out of the artist’s desire to make something beautiful, such as decorative sculpture or assemblages. Read on to learn more about folk art sculpture, stoneware and ceramics, memory jugs, weathervanes, and art made of plant materials. SculptureStoneware and CeramicsMemory JugsWeathervanes and WhirligigsFolk Art made with Plant MaterialsIllinois Folk Art PaintingsFolk art is usually defined as art made by untrained artists who are trying to make everyday and utilitarian objects a little prettier, nicer, or more decorative. However, folk art also includes non-utilitarian objects, such as paintings and sculpture. These objects often reflect the everyday life of the artist – many showing people of the community, common landscapes, or personal memories. Some folk artists used paintings to tell stories or to commemorate important people and events. Prominent Illinois folk art painters include Alfred Montgomery, Olof Krans, Louis O. Lussier, and Johann J. Janssen. |
