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ERIC Number: EJ332229
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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A Theoretical Construct for Interpreting Photographs.
Barrett, Terry
Studies in Art Education, v27 n2 p52-60 Win 1986
Past categorizations of photographs are critiqued, and a new category system is offered that asks viewers to consider photographs as if they were analogous to various types of language statements: descriptive, explanatory, interpretive, ethically evaluative, aesthetically evaluative, and theoretical. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Art Education, Higher Education, Photographs, Photography, Questioning Techniques, Resource Materials, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Art Criticism