Artistic Giftedness in the Severely Multi-Handicapped: A Case Study.

Henley, David

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ERIC Number: EJ367519

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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Artistic Giftedness in the Severely Multi-Handicapped: A Case Study.

Henley, David

School Art, v87 n7 p12-14 Mar 1988

A case study is presented of a 19-year-old deaf and legally blind boy who transcends his handicapping condition in using felt-tipped markers and tempera paints to produce graphic landscapes of urban life. Discussed are his choice of subjects, manner of working, the impact of art therapy, and therapeutic issues. (JDD)

Descriptors: Ability, Art Expression, Art Therapy, Case Studies, Creative Art, Deaf Blind, Educational Therapy, High Schools, Multiple Disabilities, Painting (Visual Arts), Self Expression, Severe Disabilities, Talent, Training Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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