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MoMA's Children's
Art Carnival in India, 1962. The Museum of Modern Art
Archives, NY: International Council/International Program
Exhibition Records. Children's Art Carnival in India
(SP-ICE-28-61): Box VII.174.9
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The Children's Art Carnival, one of The Museum
of Modern Art's many innovative educational programs, was developed
by Victor d'Amico, an arts educator and founder of the Museum's Department
of Education. The Carnival was first presented at the Museum in 1942.
It consisted of a gallery of toys and art supplies and was designed
to teach children the elements of art: line, color, form, rhythm.
The gallery accommodated forty children and five art teachers. For
one hour at a time, the children would use the materials and learn
about art while the teachers would share innovative techniques about
art education with other educators and parents. The International
Council presented the Museum's Children's Art Carnival to the National
Children's Museum in New Delhi. The gift was announced by Mrs. John
F. Kennedy on behalf of the International Council during her trip
to India in October 1962, and accepted by Mrs. Indira Ghandi on behalf
of her country.
The gift of the Children's Art Carnival typifies the Museum's mission.
The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art, in existence
since 1953, sponsors the work of the International Program, which
aims to promote modern art around the world. In addition, the Museum
has a longstanding and ongoing commitment to education; the Museum
was originally chartered as an educational institution in 1929 for
"encouraging and developing the study of modern arts and the application
of such arts to manufacture and practical life, and furnishing popular
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