THE HOME SCHOOL FOR NERVOUS AND DELICATE CHILDREN by Christin Couture APRIL 5 TO MAY 17, 2003 SATURDAY MAY 17 - CLOSING PARTY * VIOLIN PERFORMANCE BY MICHAEL SHULMAN * 7- 10 PM - (With absinthe punch for the delicate) - SELF PORTRAIT WITH POODLE acrylic on panel 16" X 20" -please click here for more images- "The Home School for Nervous and Delicate Children" a selection of Christin Couture's monochromatic paintings, drawings and stereoscopic photos, featuring whimsical and terrifying images of children. This body of work, spanning over 25 years, began in the mid-70's while Couture was living in this turn- of-the-century New England schoolhouse, unaware of its unique history. "...she draws aside the velvet curtain to reveal the darker side of childhood that lurks deep in every pubescent breast....and couches these hidden urges in the sugar coating of a Victorian daydream." Nina French Frazier, ARTS Magazine The Home School for Nervous and Delicate Children Amherst, Massachusetts 1886 - 1922 ARTIST'S BIO BACK