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ERIC Number: EJ418771
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
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The Child and the Abstract Expressionist.
Henkes, Robert
Early Child Development and Care, v57 p51-74 Apr 1990
Explores the similarities between paintings of the abstract expressionists and those of young children. Similarities include total surface coverage, disregard for details, direct application of pigment, disregard for visual perspective, and use of the painting surface as a frontal plane. (CB)
Descriptors: Art Expression, Artists, Childrens Art, Color, Comparative Analysis, Creative Expression, Expressionism, Imagination, Intuition, Painting (Visual Arts), Self Expression, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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