American Icons: Male, L 20th C

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Name/Title

American Icons: Male, L 20th C

Entry/Object ID

2004-26-289

Type of Drawing

Colored Pencil

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor

Made/Created

Artist

Kuhn, Margie

Date made

circa 2004

Time Period

21st Century

Dimensions

Height

12 in

Width

14 in

Dimension Notes

30.5 cm x 35.5 cm

Interpretative Labels

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2023, The Art of Gender (outdoor sign installation) Children’s toys are laid out and labeled like artifacts or botanical samples in this drawing. What do you think a future anthropologist might conclude about our society based on these toys? How do you think toys can influence the ways children learn about gender expectations and roles?

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2024 post: Throughout 2024, we're looking back at the 100 year history of art at the Mulvane. "American Icons: Male, L 20th C" is by Kansas artist Margie Kuhn. She worked as a scientific illustrator for a time, and her artistic practice often focuses on the physical objects that people make and use. In this drawing, she depicts children’s toys laid out and labeled like artifacts or botanical samples. What do you think a future anthropologist might think about our society based on these toys?