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- Guiding Spirits of Art. Fitzgerald, Sharon // New Crisis (15591603);Mar/Apr2001, Vol. 108 Issue 2, p33
Introduces a series of articles on several African American artists who teach art education.
- Dr. J. Eugene Grigsby, Jr. Young, Bernard // Art Education;Mar1995, Vol. 48 Issue 2, p37
Presents an interview with artist and educator Dr. J. Eugene Grigsby Jr., as part of a study created by the author's two daughters, Amber and Camille, to learn more about the development and careers of three African American artists. How the questions were devised; Biographical information on...
- letters. Dougherty, Patrick; Hamilton, Kevin; Gardner, Virginia; Davenport, M. G.; Godfrey, Robert; Halperen, Max // Art Papers;Nov/Dec90, Vol. 14 Issue 6, p76
Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Discipline-Based Art Education: Issues from the Feminist Perspective" in the September/October 1990 issue, a review of the Southern Arts Federation show in the July/August 1990 issue and a review of...
- DIGITALLY Romare. Linn, Melissa // Arts & Activities;Feb2006, Vol. 139 Issue 1, p32
The article presents an art activity about the collage work of African-American artist Romare Bearden. Teachers should explain how the works of Bearden have represented the African-American life. Construction paper, wallpaper samples and glue sticks are some of the materials needed. To answer...
- African American Youth and the Artist's Identity: Cultural Models and Aspirational Foreclosure. CHARLAND, WILLIAM // Studies in Art Education;Winter2010, Vol. 51 Issue 2, p115
The decision to participate in visual arts studies in college and visual arts professions in adult life is the product of multiple factors, including the influences of family, community, peer group, mass culture, and K-12 schooling. Recognizing African American underrepresentation in visual arts...
- Aaron Douglas and Hale Woodruff: African American Art Education, Gallery Work, and Expanded Pedagogy. BEY, SHARIF // Studies in Art Education;Winter2011, Vol. 52 Issue 2, p112
This analysis of archival materials discovered at Fisk and Atlanta Universities examines the teaching careers of Aaron Douglas and Hale Woodruff, two African American artists who came to prominence during the New Negro Movement in the 1920s and taught at historically Black universities in the...
- Introducing Charly Palmer: Tar Baby and Culturally Responsive Teaching. JACKSON, TANISHA // Art Education;Nov2012, Vol. 65 Issue 6, p6
The article discusses the concept of culturally responsive teaching, a teaching method which addresses the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse learners. More specifically, the author discusses how the exhibition "What is Your Tar Baby?," featuring works by the African-American artist...
- Lowenfeld at Hampton (1939-1946): Empowerment, Resistance, Activism, and Pedagogy. HOLT, ANN // Studies in Art Education;Fall2012, Vol. 54 Issue 1, p6
Viktor Lowenfeld (1903-1960) has been abundantly documented as having influenced art teaching in the United States. Scarce attention, however, has been given to the significant and remarkable advancements he made to resist structures of institutionalized racism and promote inter-racial...
- Reasserting Humanity Through the Liberatory Gaze. Crum, Melissa // Journal of Social Theory in Art Education;2012, Issue 32, p56
The act of critically looking can be a method used to consider alternative ways of conceptualizing marginalized cultures and ethnicities. By engaging in a series of inquiries about the subject of an image, the spectator can form a more comprehensive representation of the subject, thus preparing...
