20th Century American Art
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The Crying Giant story by Pamela Evans
The Crying Giant
Tom Otterness
The hardest thing I've ever had to do is to say goodbye to you. My life will never be the same. I wish you the best, where ever you may be and I hope you know that you will always be in my heart. Always and forever. -
Putney Winter Heart #8 (Skier) story by Michelle Markel
Putney Winter Heart #8
by Jim Dine
There was once a boy who could paint better than he could speak. His pictures were big and bold -- but when he tried to talk to strangers, shyness pulled the words back down his throat. The boy lived on a farm in the countryside. One summer his family started going for ... -
Spring Rain story by Greta Jenkins
Spring Rain
by John Sloan
The rain beat upon the ground soaking Miss Leara's shoes. She was tired and wished to be home with her cats, sitting on her couch reading a good mystery. Raindrops dripped off her umbrella and ran down her back. Water! How she hated it! Miss Leara resembled a cat in many ways, ... -
Spring Rain story by Matthew Jordan
Spring Rain
by John Sloan
Cecilia Markham was grateful that she had decided to take her umbrella with her to the park this morning. A light rain had begun falling not long after she had left the apartment, and having the umbrella meant that she could enjoy it right along with everything else. Cecilia didn't feel the way a lot ... -
Tar Beach story by Margaret Johnson
Tar Beach
by Faith Ringgold
It is night. The stars sparkle in the sky. It is summer. The air is warm and still. There are sounds of people talking: my parents and their friends. I live in a high rise apartment house in New York City and we have gone to Tar Beach. Not a beach ... -
Queen’s Closet story by Virginia Hertzenberg & Judith A. Lesnaw
Queen's Closet
by Richard Cleaver
Henry the VIII beheaded his wives, and here is where he kept them. Their heads were bejeweled with clusters of pearls nestled among their curls. He thought he had quieted them, each in their box, but each nightfall they chattered and shattered his rest. So he sold the box to a museum. ... -
Two Clowns story by Patricia Weaver
Two Clowns
by Walt Kuhn
On a far off island of only clowns Lived two clown brothers with somber frowns Randolph, the elder, with his nose bright red And Blooba the bald one with the pear shaped head
The brothers were shunned from their very own town Because they looked unique unlike any other clown They ran deep into the forest as tears fell from their
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Two Clowns story by Stephen D. Rogers
Two Clowns
by Walt Kuhn
Okay, guys, I have good news and bad news. Which do you want first? Right. Before I give you the bad news, I want you to understand that it's not my fault. There was a mistake at the factory and they promise me that the people responsible have ... -
Putney Winter Heart #8 (Skier) story by Susanne Shaphren
Putney Winter Heart #8 (Skier)
by Jim Dine
My grandpa needs a new heart. I heard the grownups talking when they thought I was asleep. I wanted to interrupt and ask all sorts of questions like where could we go to get him one and how much would it cost, but I didn't dare say ... -
Riot story by Paula Shulak
Riot
by Deborah Butterfield
INTRODUCTION: Often an artist gets her inspiration from something in her imagination, but sometimes, she simply `finds' an object on the street and that starts her to thinking and creating. This sculptor found a movie theater in a big city as it was being demolished and the big metal letters on ...