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Smith, Peter – Art Education, 1988
Examines Viktor Lowenfeld's activities as an instructor at the Hampton Institute, Virginia (1939-1946), an essentially Black school in a pre-civil rights movement southern setting. Discusses his theoretical statements and his behaviors in relation to teaching art to Black adults. (GEA)
Descriptors: Art Education, Black Education, Black Students, Educational History
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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
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Smith, Peter – Studies in Art Education, 1989
Examines Viktor Lowenfeld's Viennese experiences and analyzes the relationship of those experiences to his views and practices as an art educator in the United States. Questions the appropriateness of ideas developed from Austrian social and educational experiences and from Viennese aesthetic notions in the context of art education for U.S.…
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, Art History, Artists
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Smith, 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