{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Paige Bentley-Flannery","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/paige-bentley-flannery\/","title":"Surrounded by Art","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"HhyugHlKce\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2015\/12\/surrounded-by-art\/\">Surrounded by Art<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2015\/12\/surrounded-by-art\/embed\/#?secret=HhyugHlKce\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Surrounded by Art&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"HhyugHlKce\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Pablo Picasso was prolific \u2013 creating art for over 75 years.\u00a0 Imagine his divergent styles in painting to sculpture. While teachers, parents or librarians might focus on Picasso\u2019s \u201cCubism\u201d style, his sculptures are also the perfect medium to share with children.\u00a0 I felt joy seeing his works at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). \u201cPicasso Sculpture\u201d is now on view with over 100 of his sculptures until February 7, 2016. My quick 48-hour trip to New York City included author events, a High Line garden walk, Whitney, poetry projects, The Author\u2019s Voice and Vocabulary in Picture Books at the Society of Illustrators and more. The city was filled with energy and surprising warmth for November.\u00a0 When I arrived at MoMA, I smiled and thought of Seen Art? by Jon Scieszka.\u00a0 I loved walking through the museum.\u00a0 I visited a few old friends (favorite paintings by Magritte and Monet).\u00a0 But most...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Picasso-Sculpture-300x225.jpg"}