Wood

2000.05

River Farms

Gift

Purchase Award sponsored by River Films

1997

49/55

55

49

16 x 20

6-1/2 in

8 in

Raymond Gloeckler

Sixty Square Inches Maximum: 12th Biennial North American Small Print Competition (2000)

60x60 (2006)

Creature Feature (2004)

Cultural/Historical Context

“The Critics,” full title reads, “The Critics: It has been brought to our attention, hence we dare to postulate/ after due deliberation, that/ children’s art is great!” Gloeckler pays tribute, through poem and print, to the art of children, while simultaneously poking fun at art critics. This image uses visual symbols – birds, cat, sun, etc. -- appropriated from Gloeckler’s own children’s earliest drawings.