Art Criticism and Education - 9780252066146

Art Criticism and EducationAuthor(s): Theodore F Wolff, George Geahigan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Illinois Press, United States\nImprint: University of Illinois Press\nISBN-13: 9780252066146, 978-0252066146\nSynopsis\n Art Criticism and Education completes the Disciplines in Art Education\nseries. In the first section, Theodore Wolff deals with the role of the\nart critic in education. He gives a practical overview of how the principles\nand practices of art criticism can be applied to the teaching of art (k-12).\nIn the second, George Geahigan begins with an historical overview of art\ncriticism in education literature and provides a conceptualized approach\nto critical inquiry, asserting that the most effective form of that inquiry\nis the pursuit of meaning in works of art. A rare combination of the practical\nand theoretical, Art Criticism and Education will be an invaluable\naid to anyone involved in art education.\nA volume in the series Disciplines in Art Edn