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Peer reviewedSmith, Peter; Riddler, Majory – School Arts, 1984
Techniques are presented to get children thinking about their body motions, thereby increasing the expressiveness of their drawings. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Childrens Art, Creative Art
Peer reviewedSmith, Peter – Art Education, 1991
Reviews Natalie Robinson Cole's contribution to the field of art education by contrasting her philosophies with those of other art educators. Compares her teaching style with Viennese art educator, Franz Cizek. Concludes that Cole's life and work can be examined within as many frames for understanding as can be devised. (KM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art History, Art Teachers
Peer reviewedSmith, Peter – Art Education, 1984
Lowenfeld was incorrect in equating the work of Cole with that of Franz Cizek, the Viennese art educator. Despite similarities in rhetoric, their teaching approaches and careers in art education were very different. Cole's emphasis on freeing the individual, her California exuberance, and holistic approach are more reminiscent of Isadora Duncan.…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Biographies, Childrens Art
Peer reviewedSmith, Peter – Art Education, 1985
Contradictions in the literature abound concerning Franz Cizek's role in fostering creative art. Researchers should turn to student recollections to determine what Franz Cizek's contribution to art education really was. A former Cizek student who today is prominent in design work is interviewed. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art History, Childrens Art, Creative Art
Peer reviewedPinto, Walter; Smith, Peter – Art Education, 1999
Describes the history of the Chautauqua Industrial Art Desk, a teaching machine that was created around 1913, and the two teaching guides, "The Home Teacher" and "Child Life," that accompany the desk. Explains that the desk was a response to the industrialization and urbanization of society in the early twentieth-century. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art History, Art Products, Childrens Art
Peer reviewedSmith, Peter – Studies in Art Education, 1990
Investigates the role of women in U.S. art education by focusing on the art education contributions of Eugenia Eckford Rhoads. Presents a biographical sketch and describes her published works. Questions the role of sexism in how art educators judge the success or failure of a professional career. (KM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Expression
Peer reviewedSmith, Peter – Studies in Art Education, 1996
Profiles the career and contributions of English art teacher Marion Richardson (1892-1946). A dynamic and assertive woman, Richardson's ideas and practices changed British primary and secondary art teaching for many years. She often used "word pictures" (narrative descriptions of scenes or emotions) to inspire her students. (MJP)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Expression, Art Teachers, Childrens Art
