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Peer reviewedAborjaily, N. C. – School Arts, 1990
Describes how a sixth grade class constructs wooden sculptures of people from scrap materials after viewing similar work by Pablo Picasso. Maintains that a limited budget does not limit childrens' imaginations. (KM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Materials, Artists
Peer reviewedD'Abate, Bonnie – School Arts, 1990
Describes an art class flower painting project influenced by the book, "Georgia OKeefe: One Hundred Flowers." Students studied OKeefe's use of scale, color, composition, depth, and materials, to create their own flower paintings. (KM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Expression, Artists
Peer reviewedAmeen, Bobbi C.; And Others – School Arts, 1980
Described is a three-day camp program where sixth-grade students were led to see the interrelatedness of various art forms--to realize that the design elements and principles working within art are related to the basic organizational tools of creative writing and music. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Art Education, Artists, Creative Writing, Fund Raising
Peer reviewedEnde-Saxe, Shirley – School Arts, 1990
Maintains that, by the time students reach sixth grade, they are tired of painting flowers. By viewing them through the eyes of the artist, Georgia OKeefe, students interests are revived. Students analyzed her methods and then drew and painted their own large scale paintings. (KM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Artists, Childrens Art
