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Smith, 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

Smith, 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

Smith, 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

Smith, Peter – Art Education, 1989
Proposes an art curriculum framework that reduces aesthetics to three theories of art: imitationalist, formalist, and emotionalist. Fits each theory into the curriculum at the appropriate developmental stage of the student. Applies these theories to art criticism, art history, and studio production. (LS)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Activities, Art Criticism, Art Education

Smith, 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