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Activity

Clown Face

Face painting inspired by Wayne Thiebaud’s clown paintings.

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Inspiration

During Wayne Thiebaud’s childhood he saw a traveling Ringling Brothers circus and sometimes helped out behind the scenes in exchange for tickets. The costumes, faces, and antics of the clowns were the beginning of a lifelong fascination for him.

Clowns are the source of inspiration for the paintings in the exhibition Wayne Thiebaud: Clowns.

Ringling clowns, photo by Edward J. Kelty, 1931
Wayne Thiebaud, Clown and Circle, 2015, © 2020 Wayne Thiebaud / Licensed by VAGA at Artist Rights Society, (ARS), NY
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Instructions

Clown Around

  • Be inspired by Wayne Thiebaud’s clown paintings and by the Ringling clowns of the early 20th century to turn yourself into a clown by using face paint or make-up!
  • You can paint your own face or pair up with someone from your household and paint each other’s faces.
  • Be playful! Have fun! And please take a silly selfie and share it with us on Instagram using the hashtag #LAMLabAtHome.
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