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ERIC Number: EJ528524
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0004-3125
The Common Ground of Figurative Sculpture: An Approach Towards Art Appreciation.
Devlin-Gascard, Lorettann
Art Education, v49 n2 p42-49 Mar 1996
Utilizes a 17th-century Italian sculpture and an African fetish figure to illustrate essential qualities and characteristics of figurative sculpture. Points out the extreme differences and the many similarities between the two and offers explanations. Includes a process for leading students through "reading" the sculptures. (MJP)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, African Culture, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Expression, Art History, Art Materials, Art Products, Critical Viewing, Elementary Secondary Education, Sculpture, Student Reaction, Visual Literacy
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Bernini (Gianlorenzo)