After the successful release of Coloring Ancient Egypt in 2020, the museums are excited to introduce the next in our series of activity books, Coloring German Expressionism.
Drawing from the Busch-Reisinger Museum’s expansive holdings, Coloring German Expressionism explores the dynamic nature of color and its application through the eyes of expressionists working in various media. Learn about artists Paula Modersohn-Becker, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Franz Marc, Gabriele Münter, and others, and express yourself by coloring examples of their landscapes, still lifes, and portraiture.
Coloring German Expressionism is easily downloadable and can be printed on 8.5 × 11 pages or used digitally on a tablet or similar device.
Download Coloring German Expressionism
We’d love to see your artwork and hear your feedback! Email us at am_dapp@harvard.edu with your creations, comments, or questions.
We also invite you to share your Coloring German Expressionism handiwork on social media with #ColorOurCollections—tag us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter!
Explore further resources related to Coloring German Expressionism:
Art Talk: New Frame(works) for German Expressionism
Art + Science: Franz Marc’s Grazing Horses IV
A Look Behind Grazing Horses IV
Demonstrating Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s Color Woodcut Technique
German Expressionism at the Harvard Art Museums
Coloring German Expressionism Credits:
Drawings by artist Hannah Herrick, Ph.D. student in archaeology at Simon Fraser University.
Text and concept by Lynette Roth, the Daimler Curator of the Busch-Reisinger Museum and head of the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Harvard Art Museums, and Jen Thum, assistant director of academic engagement and assistant research curator in the Division of Academic and Public Programs.
Invaluable contributions were made by Harvard Art Museums staff members Allison Jackson, Christina Taylor, Bridget Hinz, Jessica Ficken, Sarah Kianovsky, Ä°pek KaraoÄźlu Köksalan, and David Odo, and Ho Family Student Guide Sinead Danagher.
This project was generously supported by the Busch-Reisinger Museum’s Ernst A. Teves Fund and the Inga Maren Otto Curatorial Fellowship.
