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ERIC Number: EJ351618
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Pictures for the People: Knight's PENNY MAGAZINE, an Early Venture into Popular Art Education.
Anderson, Patricia J.
Studies in Art Education, v28 n3 p133-40 Spr 1987
This article examines the content and social implications of the "Penny Magazine," the first successful effort to popularized knowledge about art. The "Penny Magazine" was published between 1832 and 1845 in England by Charles Knight. It introduced the English worker to "high" culture by making art history, imagery, and theory accessible to all social classes. (JDH)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Art History, Cultural Education, Foreign Countries, General Education, Social Class
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England