CLEVELAND, Ohio — It’s a drawing that’s clearly the work of a young child, but it’s enjoyed a life far longer than being put on a family member’s refrigerator.
“Rainbow Lake” was drawn by a girl named Kristen at Dorothy Lewis Elementary School in Solon in the mid-1990s as part of an art program sponsored by Crayola called Dream Makers.
“My drawing shows a person painting a rainbow with the fish helping him,” Kristen wrote of her work. “It means that animals are important too. They can be very helpful.”
Now Crayola would like reunite Kristen with her artwork and its hoping area area residents can help. It’s part of a new Campaign for Creativity that Crayola says aims to bring attention to the importance of childhood creativity.
“This is the first wave of art being returned in what Crayola hopes to be the ultimate return of all 1,000 pieces of art remaining in its archives from what was once one of the largest collections of children’s artworks in the world,” the company says in a news release.
Crayola says the artwork, including Kristen’s drawing, will be posted on the company’s social channels. It hopes people might recognize the drawings and help reunite them with their artists.