Children of the World

…Illustrate the Bible

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Looking
forward to the
Fiftieth Year Jubilee
of the State of Israel, its
organizers had the idea of
letting children draw the
stories of the bible
.

The invitation
spread around the world,
and artworks began to arrive;
thousands of drawings, etchings,
collages and paintings
from 91 countries
!!!

After it was over,
the website displaying some
of the images became defunct,
and I couldn’t find any place
to view them online
.

Fortunately, a book
was published displaying
some of the artwork chosen
by the curators for the
Jubilee celebration
January 1, 2000
(link below)
.

Here
are a few
examples
:

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What I like
about the next one is
the happy facial expressions,
which is uncommon in
art about Genesis
.

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None
of the images
in the book have any
commentary except
the last one
.

Maybe
I shouldn’t
add my own
.

Let’s simply
enjoy the art
!!!

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The final image is the
result of a group project
.
A teacher in Finland got
his whole class involved
:

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The children chose
what animals they wanted
to include, and suggested
a target area for each.

They spent about two months
on the project, discussing the
composition before starting,
and sometimes voting
on the details
.

There’s a lot to see here
:

I enjoyed seeing
all the tree stumps in
the foreground
!!!

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and finally,
recognition for
the artist who created
the icon for this blog article
(detail from larger work)
:

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Thanks to all the children
who participated in this project.
We are all richer for your
contributions
…

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All images copyright
Mallmedia Publishing House

According to
the original website
promoting this collaboration
(www.bible2000.com – now defunct)
:

A new wonderful, exceptional,
beyond one’s comprehension title: 
“Children of the World Illustrate the Bible”
272 pages; 30 x 24 Cm.; full color; hard cover;
Over 300 paintings of children from 43 countries

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The only other resource
I could find about this
event is an online
Slideshow
:

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