The Pictorial World of the Child
The Pictorial World of the Child
$60.00
USDAs well as discussing the artistic development of typical children, this book also includes a discussion of children with intellectual disabilities and those with a talent for art, including autistic children. We tend to think of pictures as a strictly visual medium, but the section on blind children's ability to recognize pictures challenges this assumption. Moreover, Maureen Cox evaluates various professional groups' usage of children's pictures. Finally, she considers the art curriculum in different countries and different educational philosophies.
- Comprehensive account of children's understanding and production of pictures
- Lavishly illustrated and with a colour section
- Clearly written for researchers, professionals and non-experts alike
Reviews & endorsements
"A beautifully written, sophisticated and professional text exploring different concepts related to childhood art...I have no hesitation in recommending this book as an excellent read for anyone interested in the topic."
Eva Swoboda, Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Product details
December 2005Paperback
9780521531986
392 pages
248 × 174 × 19 mm
0.786kg
8 colour illus. 5 tables
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Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Children's understanding of the representational nature of pictures
- 3. Children's appreciation
- 4. Children's early mark-making
- 5. Being realistic
- 6. The spatial organisation of the picture
- 7. Children's ability to depict expressions of emotion
- 8. The development of children's pictures and the history of art
- 9. Artistic development in special populations
- 10. Cultural influences on children's artwork
- 11. Professionals' use of children's drawings
- 12. Children's art and education
- 13. Picturing the future
- Appendix: Theories of visual perception and the perception of pictures
- References.
