Child Creativity and the Visual Arts: From Secessionist Vienna to ...

"This book reveals the unrecognised influence of âemigrâe art pedagogy on progressive art education, from their establishment in early-20th century Vienna through to their widespread adoption in postwar America. Via three chapter length case-studies, combined with rich cultural and material analysis, we see how these teachings were received in postwar America through a focus on child-centered methods of 'learning by doing' in artistic practice, and as a means of nurturing creativity in childhood"--