Child creativity and the visual arts from secessionist Vienna to postwar America Megan Brandow-Faller

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brandow-Faller, Megan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--Study and teaching (Early childhood)--United States--History.

Art.

Art--Study and teaching (Early childhood)--United States--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages) : color illustrations

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

London New York, NY Bloomsbury Visual Arts 2025

Summary:

"This book reveals the unrecognised influence of émigré art pedagogy on progressive art education, from their establishment in early-20th century Vienna through to their widespread adoption in postwar America. Via three chapter length case-studies, combined with rich cultural and material analysis, we see how these teachings were received in postwar America through a focus on child-centered methods of 'learning by doing' in artistic practice, and as a means of nurturing creativity in childhood"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Franz Cížek and the “discovery” of child art in Secessionist Vienna

Mäda Primavesi

Selling the cult of the creative child

Mid-century modernism, race, and DIY culture

Viktor Lowenfeld

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Print version record

Other Format:

Print version Brandow-Faller, Megan Child creativity and the visual arts

ISBN:

9781350456822

1350456829

9781350456808

1350456802

9781350456815

1350456810

OCLC:

1525620799

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license