Let’s do a scavenger hunt with Kiara!

Let’s visit the MoMA with Kiara and see some of the art that she and Finn found as the answers to the clues in the scavenger hunt in A Scavenger Hunt for Hearts!

A Scavenger Hunt for Hearts – the novella

In A Scavenger Hunt for Hearts, Kiara jumps at the chance to dress up as a teacup work of art and participate in a scavenger hunt at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City to win her favorite artist’s painting. She pairs up with a stranger dressed as Rembrandt.

He may not know much about modern art, but he certainly knows how to make her heart beat.

The Scavenger Hunt

So let’s visit MoMA with Kiara and Finn and go on a scavenger hunt!

The first clue is: They did not always leave… Who is the artist? What is the painting showing?

The artist is Jacob Lawrence and it is showing flooding of crops. It explains that people left the South because floods ruined the crops.

The second clue is: Construction by Means of Color — A painting with a red ball flower. What’s the name of the painting and the artist?

The answer is: The Blue Window by Henri Matisse.

Another clue is: Planes of Color. Which painting has a different date on the reverse side? What is the name of the painting and the artist? What is the date on the reverse side?

The answer is: No. 5/No. 22 by Mark Rothko. 1949.

Another clue is: Pantyhose R.S.V.P. Who is the artist?

Senga Nengudi is the artist.

From my prior post with our November 2023 scavenger hunt, here’s a clue: A shimmery painting with pink using industrial materials. “The shimmering, reflective surface she created oxidized and eroded, becoming a kaleidoscopic mirror in which we glimpse fragments of ourselves and our surroundings.” Who is the artist?

The artist is: Tsuruko Yamazaki.

And we can’t forget that Kiara is dressed as a furry teacup. Here is the work of art that inspired her costume:

This is Object by Meret Oppenheim.

And Remember to Check Out My Reading of A Scavenger Hunt for Hearts – click on the image below for the link to the YouTube audio!

Let’s Talk

I hope you’ve enjoyed viewing some of the art work in this scavenger hunt. Who are some of your favorite artists?