Discovering Child Art: Essays on Childhood, Primitivism, and Modernism

Book Overview

This book brings together thirteen distinguished critics and scholars to explore children's art and its profound but rarely documented influence on the evolution of modern art. It shows that children's art and childhood have inspired major works of art, served as central metaphors for artistic spontaneity and honesty, and provided a window into the fundamental human qualities explored by modern artists.

The volume complements editor Jonathan...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691086826
• ISBN13: 9780691086828
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.6" x 10.0"