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     One of the great places in the world is the Chicago Art Institute.
     I can remember as a young boy riding my bike to that place in downtown Chicago and getting lost inside all day.
     Now at a time when we are not allowed to venture very far out of the house, my favorite museum comes through once again with something we can do at home alone, or with our kids.

Every America Windows Tells A Story

     It’s a primer on the art of creative writing.
     Since everybody with a phone is now a reporter, why not learn how to do some creative writing to maybe enhance your ability to better describe what you are seeing?
     Here is how it works . . .
     Artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985) created this stained-glass art titled “America Windows” in 1977, commemorating the American Bicentennial in memory of Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley. He gave it to the Chicago Art Institute, where it resides today.

You Are The Reporter

     Identify one object, figure, or animal from any one of the six panels of “America Windows,” pictured here.
     Tell The Story
     This will be the subject of your story.
     Look closely at its details.
     Pay attention to surrounding shapes, colors, objects, and figures in the same panel.
     Write your story from the perspective of the subject, describing what it is like to be a part of the environment of “The Windows”.
     Tip: For a closer look at the details of this work, click on photo above or here and zoom in.
     Send your work to us and we will share it!
Geoffrey