Untitled - children with clown and balloons

Untitled acrylic painting by Kim Mackey, 1993; done in a highly textured impressionistic style. Artist used primary colors accented with white. Image of 3 young children with clown. Clown bending balloon/one child holds flag. Balloons in foreground/background. Paint applied on smooth side of masonite. Painting signed lower right. Unframed.

Untitled - children with clown
Kim Mackey
1993
Acrylic on board
Purchased by the Business/Industry Affairs Department, transferred to the Fine Arts Committee

In 1993, the City of Littleton's Business and Industry Affairs office (now Economic Development) commissioned works of art by local artists to be used in a brochure, Littleton, A Special Spirit. Artist Kim Mackey painted five works for use in this publication and was later commissioned in 2001 to create several more artworks for another brochure, Littleton - An American Hometown.

Mackey is a prolific artist working in the western-cowboy genre as well as landscape painting. He studied at the Colorado Institute of Art, and even worked for a time as a police sketch artist. He lives and works in his hometown of Pueblo, Colorado.

The Fine Arts Collection consists of artwork acquired for the City of Littleton's public art collection, or art portfolio. The collection includes permanent installations in City-owned public parks and buildings, as well as a large collection of rotating artworks which are only available for exhibition in City-owned buildings, such as the Littleton Center, Bemis Public Library, Littleton Court House, and the Littleton Museum. Artworks in the Rotating Collection are exhibited for short terms in order to avoid light damage, pest infestation, vandalism, etc., as well as to freshen up public spaces on occasion. When on display, the Rotating Collection artworks are located indoors and may not be accessible during evening or weekend hours.

Owner: City of Littleton
Maintenance Authority: City of Littleton - Fine Arts Board/Littleton Museum