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Aging, Creativity and Art
Martin S. Lindauer
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Description for Aging, Creativity and Art
paperback. Series: The Springer Series in Adult Development and Aging. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSN; JM; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
Aging, Creativity and Art: A Positive Perspective on Late-Life Development explores the strengths and opportunities of old age as these are manifested by the accomplishments of aging artists, late artistic works, and elderly arts audiences. The book draws on scholarship in the humanities, primarily in art history; examines mainly paintings and painters, both historical and contemporary; reviews empirical research on creativity and cognition, predominantly from psychology and gerontology; and presents the author's original studies, including surveys of art historians, questionnaires completed by aging artists and arts audiences, and experiments involving judgments of art by laypersons. The research presented in Aging, ... Read more
Aging, Creativity and Art: A Positive Perspective on Late-Life Development explores the strengths and opportunities of old age as these are manifested by the accomplishments of aging artists, late artistic works, and elderly arts audiences. The book draws on scholarship in the humanities, primarily in art history; examines mainly paintings and painters, both historical and contemporary; reviews empirical research on creativity and cognition, predominantly from psychology and gerontology; and presents the author's original studies, including surveys of art historians, questionnaires completed by aging artists and arts audiences, and experiments involving judgments of art by laypersons. The research presented in Aging, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Series
The Springer Series in Adult Development and Aging
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461348351
SKU
V9781461348351
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Reviews for Aging, Creativity and Art
From the reviews: "In a brave attempt, Martin Lindauer explores the relationship between aging and creativity among artists … . Readers will be impressed by the varied and rich sources of information that Lindauer used in writing this book. … his book may be one example of a unique artistic output in terms of quality ... Read more