[DAY AT CHILDREN'S HOUSE, PART I, A] Part 2
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Five to eight year olds doing an Indian project from scrap materials.” Room full of children, some painting on tables and at easels, some on floor making feather headdresses. “Trying on costumes in the making.” Children trying on feather headdresses, blankets, shields, doing dances around room. “Nine to twelve year group.” Boys in woodworking shop making a variety of wooden objects - boy walking along street playing harmonica. “-- always arrives playing his harmonica.” Boy playing harmonica - boy working on wooden turntable for record player - testing his invention. “His creations always express motion.” Same boy working with elaborate mechanism constructed of wooden blocks. “Block printing.” Close-up of boy carving end of wooden block - children using blocks to print patterns on paper. “Making masks and helmets. Completed masks in background.” Building masks from papier-mâché and paper tape - finished masks on wall. “Making felt panels and costumes -- also farm group.” Children at work at tables and on floor, miniature farm with barn and animals. “Painting large decorative panels.” Children working on panels spread out on floor - children sewing appliqué pieces on cloth panels. [1937]
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