Art in the Daily Life of the Child.

Wood, Grant

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ERIC Number: EJ542037

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Art in the Daily Life of the Child.

Wood, Grant

Our Children, v22 n2 p36-37 Nov-Dec 1996

This reprint of a 1938 article presents a plea for art education by American artist Grant Wood. Wood says that all children need the opportunity to express themselves in drawing and painting in order to be happy. He explains the importance of teaching expression through art rather than teaching art techniques. (SM)

Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Aesthetic Values, Art Education, Art Expression, Creative Expression, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Public Education, Self Expression

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Audience: Parents; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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