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ERIC Number: EJ395788
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Richard Avedon's "In the American West" and Jean-Paul Sartre: An Existential Approach to Art and Value.
Dubiel, Richard M.
Art Education, v42 n4 p18-24 Jul 1989
Examines Richard Avedon's photographic exhibit "In the American West" both as a work of art and as an important link to contemporary philosophical thought, particularly that of Jean-Paul Sartre, through its depiction of the human condition. Notes that the exhibit used as a teaching resource engages students in questions concerning art and value. (LS)
Descriptors: Art Education, Cultural Images, Exhibits, Existentialism, Photographs, Secondary Education, Stereotypes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Avedon (Richard); Cowboys; In the American West; Sartre (Jean Paul)