The Arts And Human Development: A Psychological Study of the Artistic Process - Softcover

Gardner, Howard

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9780465004409: The Arts And Human Development: A Psychological Study of the Artistic Process

Synopsis

A revised edition of Gardner's classic on the development of creativity. Illustrated throughout with children's art, this book is a systematic examination of the relation between youthful participation in the arts and the ultimate craftsmanship attained by gifted artists.

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About the Author


Howard Gardner is the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor in Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Among numerous honors, Gardner received a MacArthur Prize Fellowship in 1981. In 1990, he was the first American to receive the University of Louisville's Grawemeyer Award in education. In 2000, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Reviews

"The presentation is scholarly, and though not pedantic, it calls for considerable application," said LJ's reviewer of this look at the psychology of the artistic process. "Artists, psychologists, and teachers will find it most interesting and worthwhile" (LJ 1/15/74).
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9780471291459: The Arts and Human Development: A Psychological Study of the Artistic Process by Howard Gardner (1973-04-03)

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ISBN 10:  0471291455 ISBN 13:  9780471291459
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1973
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