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This exhibition is made possible, in part, by the Alice F. Schimberg Trust.
Spertus exhibitions are made possible, in part, by a CityArts Program 4 Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, The Mayer & Morris Kaplan Family Foundation, The Northern Trust Company, and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. Related programming for Chicago Public School students supported by Polk Bros. Foundation. The Spertus showing of Life in Shadows is made possible, in part, by Mrs. Jacob Cohn.
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For an unforgettable celebration, let our staff bring this active, appealing exhibition to life for your child's birthday party. Phone 312.322.1793 or email Amanda Friedeman at afriedeman@spertus.edu for details.
Past Exhibitions
Every Picture Tells a Story: Teaching Tolerance through Children’s Picture Books
March 20-September 11, 2005
first floor galleries
Organized by The Breman Museum, Atlanta, GA and The Every Picture Tells A Story Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
From The Pinkish, Purplish, Bluish Egg by Bill Peet. All rights reserved.
The first books we read – the books we dog-ear at home or check out from the library again and again – are picture books. In them we share adventures with characters different from us, and yet like us. We mourn Charlotte’s death, envy Eloise’s mischief, and are exhilarated by the wild things’ rowdy rumpus. Through the compelling magic of these books, we learn important messages. Insightful stories and evocative pictures allow adults to begin a dialogue with young people about respect, community, acceptance, understanding and our common humanity (even when the protagonist in question isn’t even human at all!).
Every Picture Tells a Story allows visitors to explore original artwork from over 40 famous children's books—plus interactive environments that bring these books alive for children of all ages.
Exhibition visitors are transported to an imaginative world where they can visit the treehouse of Enemy Pie, play the musical instruments of Rip Squeak and His Friends, explore new foods in the cafeteria of David Goes to School, and transform themselves into a Starbelly Sneetch from the Dr. Seuss classic The Sneetches.
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