GALLERY GUIDE
WELCOME TO THE ROLLINS MUSEUM OF ART
This guide will help you explore the exhibitions:
Beyond the Surface: Capturing Meaning Through Portraiture
Art Encounters: Rethinking My Relationship to the Land
Symbolic Languages: Children’s Understandings of the Collection
Classical Refractions: The Legacy of Antiquity in Visual Culture
BE AN ART PROTECTOR
An Art Protector...
Looks, imagines, but never touches the art
Leaves food and drinks outside the museum
Uses only pencils to draw and take notes
Takes photos without the flash
Talks quietly and walks in the galleries
Why?
Fingerprints, food, liquids, markers, crayons, and bright light will damage artworks. Loud talking is disruptive and running in the galleries is dangerous. Help us keep the museum safe and welcoming for all!
MY NOTES
As you explore the galleries, write or draw your ideas or feelings in the space below.
PORTRAIT OF A BERBER GIRL
Domenico Pagano 1893
Domenico Pagano was an Italian artist known for creating clay busts, sculptures of people from the neck or shoulders up. This girl is identified as a Berber, an ethnic group native to North Africa. Her expressive face and colorful clothes make her come to life!
This bust was created over a century ago. How do the girl’s clothes compare to what you wear today?
WHO AM I?
The personality of this girl is unknown, but you can use her expression, clothes, and accessories to imagine what she was like when she was alive.
Use the space below to imagine her personality.
Likes:
Dislikes:
Favorite color: Favorite animal:
LONG VALLEY CALDERA
Kay WalkingStick 2013
This painting depicts the Long Valley Caldera in California. WalkingStick is of Native American heritage, specifically the Oklahoma Cherokee tribe. Her paintings feature design elements and patterns inspired by Native American weaving and pottery.
This is a diptych painting, an artwork made up of two panels or canvases. One side is a traditional landscape painting, while the other side includes geometric patterns, reflecting the connection between nature and the Native peoples of the land.
Look around the museum, what other patterns do you see?
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE IN NATURE?
Write about this environment or draw it below.
REFLECTION VII-RED LINE
Richard Anuszkiewicz 1979
Richard Anuszkiewicz described his paintings as color experiments. He paired colors that were unexpected, like the pinks, reds, and blues in this work.
How do the different colors in this artwork interact with one another?
As you look, what ideas or emotions come up for you?
COLOR YOUR THOUGHTS
Different colors may make you think of different emotions or ideas
Fill in the artist palette with different colors in each circle. Then write what that color makes you think of on the line below.
ROSALEEN
Robert Henri
1928
Robert Henri (pronounced “Hen RYE”) famously created portraits like this in under an hour. Painting quickly forced Henri to focus on his sitter’s distinct features. As you look closer at the painting, notice Rosaleen’s curly hair, her bright blue eyes, and her rosy cheeks, which complement her red dress and her doll.
What does this portrait suggest about Rosaleen’s interests and personality?
WHAT DOES YOUR PORTRAIT SAY ABOUT YOU?
When you look in the mirror, what beautiful things do you see? Draw or write about these qualities below.
HEAD OF ZEUS
Unknown (Greek)
2nd-3rd C
This mar ears ago! It represents Zeus, the king of the Greek gods. The sculpture is also symmetrical, which means that if you were to divide the face in half vertically, each side of Zeus’s face would be the same. At the time this work was created, most artists believed symmetry was necessary for an artwork to be beautiful.
If this head was reunited with its body, what do you imagine Zeus would be wearing?
SYMMETRY SKETCH
Design something beautiful. Pay attention to symmetry in your design, creating a mirror image of your sketch on either side of the dashed line.
DREAM OF ITALY
Louis William Sonntag 1860
This painting depicts a fictional landscape. It is made up of the remains of buildings that were constructed at different times in Italy. The hazy, golden light adds to this painting’s dreamlike qualities.
Why might an artist choose to paint a fictional landscape as opposed to one that depicts a real place?
If you were to tell a story set here, who would be your characters? What would happen to them in this place?
A PERFECT PLACE
Where do you dream of one day visiting?
Draw what you think this place will look like.
CONTINUE YOUR EXPERIENCE...
What was your favorite artwork from your visit? If you were the artist, what would you do differently? Recreate your version of the artwork at home.
Share your creations with RMA by tagging us on Instagram or Facebook @rollinsmuseum
Thank you for visiting the Rollins Museum of Art. We hope you enjoyed the exhibitions!
For more information on family programs at RMA visit www.rollins.edu/rma/education/ or email RMA _schoolprograms@rollins.edu
Gallery Guides are made possible by the generous support of the This guide was developed by the Romano and Mariolina Salvatori Education Fellow Parker Boyette ‘24.
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