Gablik’s scrapbooks are now in the Archives of American Art. Artist/writer Suzi Gablik took these photos and captioned them in her scrapbook as Hicri & Jap. This was October 1971, Johns had his studio at The Bank, as it was called, a sprawling 1912 building at 225 East Houston St, on the corner of Essex. Hi, are you or do you know Hicri, the 10 year-old or so kid in the picture brushing Jasper Johns’ cat? With the grape-eating monkey in a cage behind you? If so, I’d love to hear your story. What I think is so genius about this book is that it focuses kids’ attention on the subjects of the paintings and gives a natural introduction into a conversation asking children what they would paint better than anyone else.Hicri brushing Jasper Johns’ cat, next to a Warhol Heinz box, with a monkey in a cage in the background, October 1971 image:Suzi Gablik papers, AAA/SI No One Saw is a more general book focusing on familiar subjects of different artists. I can’t think of a better book to couple with a lesson about self-portraits for kids 6-12. I read a lot of art history books for fun and I learned a few things reading this. This is a book for children older than my son who is 4 but I still showed him every painting ( all self-portraits) and read highlights of the text which I found fascinating and can’t wait to share it with my kids when they are a little older. Here’s Looking at Me: How Artists See Themselves (Bob Raczka’s Art Adventures) is devoted to self-portraits and the story behind each one in this fascinating book. Both times my son and I rad this book we discussed what the people were reading and which we liked the best. What I love so much is that while the text suggests what type of reading the painting is showing it’s still up for the reader to go deeper into each and decide what they are seeing. The concept is simple with each page showcasing a painting of someone reading.
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