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Grashow at the Granite: For Kids!

October 19 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Free
Grashow at the Granite: For Kids!

Grashow at the Granite: For Kids!

Saturday, October 19 at 10:30 AM

The artist, Jimmy Grashow, will host a lecture and craft for kids and families. Dive into the art of cardboard, and explore the last day of Grashow at the Granite: Jimmy’s World.

RSVP today! (Only submit an RSVP for the kid(s) participating in the craft.)

ABOUT THE ARTIST

James Grashow at workJames Grashow (b.1942) is an American artist who established himself early in his career, doing woodcuts and engravings for album covers and major publications. He is best known, however, for his creative genius working with cardboard. Grashow’s cardboard creations include large-scale installations such as fountains and menageries; smaller, elaborate cities and buildings amid flowers and leaves (Houseplants); and exquisitely detailed birds (Cardbirds). His works have been exhibited in museums and galleries across the country since the 1960s.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Grashow earned his BFA from Pratt Institute. After graduation, he spent a year in Florence, Italy on a Fulbright Travel Grant for painting and graphics. Upon returning to the United States he continued his studies at Pratt and was awarded an MFA in 1965. Grashow made a name for himself creating woodcuts and engravings for album covers and major publications, including Rolling Stone magazine. One of his most memorable album covers, Stand Up, was made in 1969 for Jethro Tull.

Grashow’s enthusiasm for the sculptures he cuts and shapes from wood, cardboard, and paper-mâché is evident in the sheer volume of his various creations and his natural ability to teach his art. He has taught at Pratt Institute and Parsons School of Design in New York, Fairfield University in Connecticut, and at the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation in Colorado. He has received numerous awards and recognition from the Society of Illustrators, Art Directors Club, and American Institute of Graphics Arts. Grashow lives and works in Redding, Connecticut. He and his wife have two children and five grandchildren.

Visit jamesgrashow.com to learn more.

Grashow at the Granite: For Kids!

Please only RSVP for the kid(s) participating in the craft.

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Date:
October 19
Time:
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Cost:
Free
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The Granite Church
5 N. Main Street
Redding, CT 06896 United States
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