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Art and Animal Fun

based on the exhibition

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

an illustrated drawing guide

on view January 10 – March 1, 2015

CONTENTS

Glossa ry 4

Old Lady 5

F ly 7

Sp ide r 9

B i rd 11

Ca t 13

Dog 15

Goa t 17

Cow 19

Horse 21

Song Lyr ics 23

Wha t Does t h e Old Lady Swa l low Next? 24

Works i n t h e Exh ib i t ion 25

F i l l t h e Old Lady ' s S tomach 26

Art and Animal Funbased on the exhibition I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

inspired by the drawing books of Ed Emberley

With a few easy changes, those same shapes can transform into a porcupine.

Use this book as a guide to create a zoo full of creatures. Draw your creatures as many times and as big as you can in the blank spaces on each page.

Have fun!

a porcupine looking at you!

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Animals, bugs and birds, and even people can be drawn with basic shapes and lines.

You can draw.

turtle porcupine

GlossaryThese basic shapes are the building blocks of all the creatures in the book.

SQUARE

RECTANGLE

CIRCLE

OVAL

TRIANGLE

SWIRL

SEMI-CIRCLE

STRAIGHT LINES

CRISSCROSS LINES

CURVED LINES

ZIGZAG LINES

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I know an old lady...

Let’s draw an old lady based on Leopold Seyffert’s painting. Just like the artist, use a few shapes to draw the old lady. Look for ovals, circles, triangles, and rectangles. On the next page, see how these shapes are put together to draw an old lady.

Leopold Seyffert Tired Out, 1912 Oil on canvas Woodmere Art Museum: Museum purchase, 2013

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I know an old lady who swallowed a fly...

Find some ovals and triangles in Daniel Miller’s image of a dragonfly. How many wings does it have? What is it about to catch? Look closely at the wings. They are filled with patterns of straight lines that criss-cross. What other patterns could you draw on the wings of a fly?

Daniel Miller I Will Catch, c. 1995 Color woodcut Courtesy of the artist

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I don't know why she swallowed a fly.

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I know an old lady who swallowed a spider...

Peter Paone uses circles and lines to draw his spider. He put his spider on a plate. You can put your spider on a plate for the old lady to eat, in a sticky web of lines, on a floor of square tiles or wherever you like.

Peter Paone Spider, 2014 Charcoal on grey paper Courtesy of the artist

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that wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.

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I know an old lady who swallowed a bird...

This sculpture by Brian Meunier is made of clay, wood, and metal that the artist painted in golden yellow. It sticks out from the wall and is filled with ovals, circles, and triangles. Draw your bird on the next page. The wings and chest are a perfect place to create textures with lines.

Brian Meunier Orchid with Little Kingfisher, 2009 Ceramic, wood, steel, and paint Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the artist, 2014

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How absurd to swallow a bird!

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I know an old lady who swallowed a cat...

Look at Razel Kapustin’s portrait of her pet cat, Kapussy. She loved her cat so much she made two of them. Find the triangles and circles in the cats’ faces. The cats’ bodies are big blobs. How do you draw a blob? It’s easy. Follow the drawings on the next page and use three curvy lines.

Razel Kapustin Double Portrait of Kapussy, 1945 Lithograph Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of Sheldon and Sylvia Kapustin, 2012

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Imagine that, to swallow a cat!

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I know an old lady who swallowed a dog...

Helen Corson Hovenden painted her daughter, Martha, and the family’s pet dog. The dog is almost as big as the girl. Imagine standing still to have your portrait painted. What clothes would you wear in your portrait?

On the following page, draw a dog. If you like, put yourself in the picture.

Helen Corson Hovenden Martha Hovenden and Her Dog, 1888 Oil on canvas Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of Ann and Roy Wilson, 2013

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My, What a hog, to swallow a dog!

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I know an old lady who swallowed a goat...

Philip Taylor took a photograph of a goat with a rooster on its back. Maybe they’re friends. What an interesting barnyard to live in! Have you ever seen that before?

Draw a goat using rectangles, triangles, and a swirl. Decide what creature you want to put on its back.

Philip Taylor Goat and Rooster, c. 1980–1985 Gelatin silver print Woodmere Art Museum: Museum purchase with funds from the D. Robert Yarnall Photographic Fund, 1990

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Just opened her throat and swallowed a goat!

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I know an old lady who swallowed a cow...

Look at this drawing of a cow by Patricia Traub. This cow’s face is seen from the side, which is called “in profile.” What shapes do you see? Draw your own cow facing you on the next page.

Patricia Traub Head Study of a Lineback Yearling, 2005 Graphite, charcoal, red chalk, white chalk, and stump work, heightened with white pastel on German Ingres paper Woodmere Art Museum: Museum purchase, 2014

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I wonder how she swallowed a cow.

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I know an old lady who swallowed a horse...

Triangles, rectangles, and zigzags, oh my! Franz Kline painted a white horse standing in front of a blue cart. The horse is standing still as the farmer gets it ready for a day of work on the farm.

Draw your own horse. It can be still like the one in the painting or running fast.

Franz Kline The Horse, c. 1940s Oil on canvas Woodmere Art Museum: Museum purchase, 2013

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She's dead of course.

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I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly

words by Rose Bonne, 1952

I know an old lady who swallowed a fly. I don’t know why she swallowed the fly.

Perhaps she’ll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a spider, That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly. I don’t know why she swallowed the fly.

Perhaps she’ll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a bird. How absurd to swallow a bird!

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider, That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly. I don’t know why she swallowed the fly.

Perhaps she’ll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a cat. Imagine that, to swallow a cat!

She swallowed the cat to catch the bird. She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,

That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her. She swallowed the spider to catch the fly. I don’t know why she swallowed the fly.

Perhaps she’ll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a dog. My, what a hog, to swallow a dog!

She swallowed the dog to catch the cat. She swallowed the cat to catch the bird.

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider, That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly. I don’t know why she swallowed the fly.

Perhaps she’ll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a goat. Just opened her throat and swallowed a goat!

She swallowed a goat to catch the dog. She swallowed the dog to catch the cat. She swallowed the cat to catch the bird.

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider, That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly. I don’t know why she swallowed the fly.

Perhaps she’ll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a cow. I wonder how she swallowed a cow!

She swallowed the cow to catch the goat. She swallowed a goat to catch the dog. She swallowed the dog to catch the cat. She swallowed the cat to catch the bird.

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider, That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly. I don’t know why she swallowed the fly.

Perhaps she’ll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a horse. She’s dead of course.

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What does the old lady swallow next?

Create your own creature and make up a rhyme.

I know an old lady who swallowed a __________________________. (name of your creature)

Use shapes, lines, and patterns to create a creature from your imagination.

___________________________________________________.(make up a rhyme for your creature)

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Works in the exhibition

Helen Corson Hovenden American, 1846 – 1935Martha Hovenden and Her Dog, 1888 Oil on canvas, 54 x 44 in.Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of Ann and Roy Wilson, 2013

Razel Kapustin American (born Russia), 1908 – 1968Double Portrait of Kapussy, 1945 Lithograph, 11 ½ x 16 ½ in.Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of Sheldon and Sylvia Kapustin, 2012

Franz Kline American, 1910 – 1962The Horse, c. 1940s Oil on canvas, 24 x 35 in.Woodmere Art Museum: Museum purchase, 2013

Susan Lowry American, born 1953Farewell, 198 Oil on tin and carved bas relief, 35 3/4 x 28 x 4 1/4 in.Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz, 2014

Brian Meunier American, born 1954Orchid with Little Kingfisher, 2009 Ceramic, wood, steel, and paint, 15 ½ x 11 x 13 ½ in.Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the artist, 2014

Daniel Miller American, born 1928I Will Catch, c. 1995 Color woodcut, 12 x 14 in.Courtesy of the artist

Peter Paone American, born 1936Spider, 2014 Charcoal on gray paper, 19 x 23 in.Courtesy of the artist

Leopold Seyffert American, 1887 – 1956Tired Out, 1912 Oil on paper, 37 x 39 in.Woodmere Art Museum: Museum purchase, 2013

Philip Taylor American, born 1926Goat and Rooster, c. 1980-1985 Gelatin silver print, 13 7/8 x 10 5/8 in.Woodmere Art Museum: Museum purchase with funds from the D. Robert Yarnall Photographic Fund, 1990

Patricia Traub American, born 1947Head and Foot Study of a Lineback Yearling, 2005 Graphite, ballpoint pen, charcoal, red chalk, white chalk, and stump work on German Ingres paper, 9 3/8 x 12 1/4 in.Woodmere Art Museum: Museum purchase, 2014

Head Study of a Lineback Yearling, 2005 Graphite, charcoal, red chalk, white chalk and stump work, heightened with white pastel on German Ingres paper, 9 3/8 x 12 1/4 in.Woodmere Art Museum: Museum purchase, 2014

Lineback Calf with Harness, 2013 Charcoal, white chalk, and red pastel on German Ingres toned paper, 9 3/8 x 12 5/8 in.Woodmere Art Museum: Museum purchase, 2014

Lineback Cow Lying Down, 2013 Charcoal and white chalk on German Ingres toned paper, 9 3/8 x 12 5/8 in.Woodmere Art Museum: Museum purchase, 2014

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Fill the old lady's stomach with all the creature you have drawn.

Woodmere Art Museum extends great thanks to the generous funders of our education programs

Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation Dwight V. Dowley Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation

Hamilton Family Foundation The Forrest & Frances Lattner Foundation (in memory of Alison Hope Hollenbeck)

Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Foundation The Christopher Ludwick Foundation

Macquarie Group Foundation Walter J. Miller Trust

The Mill Spring Foundation The Lawrence Saunders Fund

Paula Steinebach Trust The Stratton Foundation

Henrietta Tower Wurts Memorial

Woodmere Art Museum receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

© 2014 Woodmere Art Museum. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission of the publisher.

Photography by Rick Echelmeyer unless otherwise noted. Original drawings and text by Hildy Tow and Sarah Mitchell. Front cover (left to right): Tired Out (detail), 1912, by Leopold Seyffert (Woodmere Art Museum: Museum purchase, 2013); Spider (detail), 2014, by Peter Paone (Courtesy of the artist); The Horse (detail), c. 1940s, by Franz Kline (Woodmere Art Museum: Museum purchase, 2013); Martha Hovenden and Her Dog (detail), 1888, by Helen Corson Hovenden (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of Ann and Roy Wilson, 2013); Double Portrait of Kapussy (detail), 1945, by Razel Kapustin (Woodmere Art Museum: GIft of Sheldon and Sylvia Kapustin, 2012)

Support provided in part by the Philadelphia Cultural Fund.

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