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ERIC Number: EJ630210
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0004-3125
African Culture Transformed Twice: The Kwanzaa Playground and the Kwanzaa Playground Website.
Colman, Alison
Art Education, v53 n2 p12-17 Mar 2000
Explores the Kwanzaa Playground, a small Afrocentric park in Columbus (Ohio), and the Kwanzaa Playground Web site within the context of how African art and culture were used to inform and transform each of these works. Describes the artwork in the playground and discusses the background, purpose, and creation of the Web site. (CMK)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Art Expression, Art Products, Black Culture, Black History, Community Influence, Community Involvement, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education, Playgrounds, World Wide Web
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Ohio (Columbus); Web Sites
Note: Special Theme Issue: How History and Culture Come Together as Art.