Autumn in Illinois
Look for living things in this painting. See how many you can find.
Look for living things in this painting. See how many you can find.
Ask: What time of year is it in this artwork? Why do you think that? Do you think this artwork shows a scene from the past, the present (now), or the future? Why do you think that?
Ask: What time of year is it in this artwork? Why do you think that? Do you think this artwork shows a scene from the past, the present (now), or the future? Why do you think that?
This is called a “study.” It is a smaller version of a much larger painting on a wall called a mural. Frances Badger painted this study first. Then she used it to help her paint the mural. The blank space is likely where there was a door or a window in the wall.
Frances Badger (1904 - 1997, b. Kenilworth IL, d. Kenilworth IL)
Autumn in Illinois, c. 1936
Tempera on illustration board
Gift of Frances Badger
(Mural study for Audy Juvenile Home, Joliet, IL)