Spencer Museum of Art The University of Kansas

Museum Highlights

An online activity for visitors
detail: Howl by Luis Jiménez Luis Jiménez United States, b. 1940
Howl, 1986
Fiberglass and acrylic urethane
  • Do you think this is a painting or a sculpture? How can you tell?
  • What do you think it's made of?
  • What is the animal doing?
  • What sort of mood or feeling is conveyed?
  • Questions to consider when viewing this object at the Spencer Museum of Art:
  • How does viewing it from multiple sides affect your perception of the work?
  • What do you notice first about the medium (what it's made of)? What did you think it was made of when viewing it online?