African Culture Transformed Twice: The Kwanzaa Playground and the Kwanzaa Playground Website.

Colman, Alison

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ERIC Number: EJ630210

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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African Culture Transformed Twice: The Kwanzaa Playground and the Kwanzaa Playground Website.

Colman, Alison

Art Education, v53 n2 p12-17 Mar 2000

Explores the Kwanzaa Playground, a small Afrocentric park in Columbus (Ohio), and the Kwanzaa Playground Web site within the context of how African art and culture were used to inform and transform each of these works. Describes the artwork in the playground and discusses the background, purpose, and creation of the Web site. (CMK)

Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Art Expression, Art Products, Black Culture, Black History, Community Influence, Community Involvement, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education, Playgrounds, World Wide Web

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Ohio (Columbus)

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