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Developing Visual Arts Education in the United States: Massachusetts Normal Art School and the Normalization of Creativity
Mary Ann Stankiewicz
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Description for Developing Visual Arts Education in the United States: Massachusetts Normal Art School and the Normalization of Creativity
Hardback. Series: The Arts in Higher Education. Num Pages: 274 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
This book examines how Massachusetts Normal Art School became the alma mater par excellence for generations of art educators, designers, and artists. The founding myth of American art education is the story of Walter Smith, the school's first principal. This historical case study argues that Smith's students formed the professional network to disperse art education across the United States, establishing college art departments and supervising school art for industrial cities. As administrative progressives they created institutions and set norms for the growing field of art education. Nineteenth-century artists argued that anyone could learn to draw; by the 1920s, every child ... Read more
This book examines how Massachusetts Normal Art School became the alma mater par excellence for generations of art educators, designers, and artists. The founding myth of American art education is the story of Walter Smith, the school's first principal. This historical case study argues that Smith's students formed the professional network to disperse art education across the United States, establishing college art departments and supervising school art for industrial cities. As administrative progressives they created institutions and set norms for the growing field of art education. Nineteenth-century artists argued that anyone could learn to draw; by the 1920s, every child ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
The Arts in Higher Education
Condition
New
Weight
462g
Number of Pages
263
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137544483
SKU
V9781137544483
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Mary Ann Stankiewicz
Mary Ann Stankiewicz is Professor of Art Education at Penn State University, USA. Former president of the National Art Education Association and current Senior Editor of Studies in Art Education, she received the National Art Education Association's 2014 National Art Educator award.
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