The Legacy of Edith Kramer

The Legacy of Edith Kramer presents a unique exploration into the life and work of the groundbreaking artist and art therapist. This edited volume examines the artist’s personal and cultural history prior to relocating to the United States as well as the later years when she worked as an artist, art therapist, and teacher as she developed her theoretical understanding of art therapy. Kramer’s solutions to creating a meaningful artist’s life run throughout the chapters within this book, and provide the reader with a sense of what is possible. Written by an international group of contributors, this informative new text offers a multifaceted view of Edith Kramer that will be appreciated by current and future art therapists looking to better understand Kramer’s exceptional mind and contributions to the field.

Lani Gerity is an author and art therapist with a master’s and a doctorate from NYU. She studied with Edith Kramer and edited Edith’s Art as Therapy: Collected Papers. She maintains a website, blogs, and online groups filled with encouragement and alternative arts for artists, art therapists, and art educators.

Susan Ainlay Anand is a graduate of the NYU art therapy program where she was trained by Edith Kramer. As an instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Susan provides art therapy services and teaches psychiatry residents about the use of art therapy with medically ill and psychiatric patients.