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A series of cartoons produced for Sesame Street, in which a collection of paintings by famous artists are animated to demonstrate a subject. Depending on the segment, the painting would zoom in or out, showing the entire work fitted in a goldish-brown frame. These segments appeared as early as Season 26.
Segments
| Picture | Artist / Work | Description |
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Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin Soap Bubbles |
In a classic painting, a boy blows a bubble. It pops, and some kids yell "Surprise!" (EKA: Episode 3311) |
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Edgar Degas Dancers at the Barre |
Zoe narrates an animation of a ballet painting by Edgar Degas. (EKA: Episode 4140) |
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Charles Demuth I Saw the Figure Five in Gold |
A chorus of 5s fly out of a 5 painting.. (EKA: Episode 3300) |
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Paul Klee Landscape with Yellow Birds |
Can you find the birds hidden in this picture?. (EKA: Episode 3606) |
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Fernand Léger Animated Landscape |
In a painting, a man flips a coin, and it flies in and out of buildings. (EKA: Episode 3291) |
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Pablo Picasso Bust of a Woman with a Hat |
A face is assembled and becomes an abstract portrait. (EKA: Episode 3320) |
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Pablo Picasso Portrait of Marie-Thérèse |
A girl sits on her mom's lap in a Picasso painting. (EKA: Episode 3402) |
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Pablo Picasso Three Musicians |
Musicians in a painting learn to cooperate to play music. (EKA: Episode 3460) |
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Henri Rousseau The Football Players |
A group of 19th-century sportsmen have fun with an X ball, which falls out of Henri Rousseau's painting. (Martin P. Robinson voiceover) (EKA: Episode 3506) |
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Vincent van Gogh First Steps, After Millet |
In a Van Gogh painting, a baby takes its first steps to Papa. (EKA: Episode 3492) |