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ERIC Number: EJ766925
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Sep
Pages: 6
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0004-3125
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"Daddy Daycare," Daffy Duck, and Salvador Dali: Popular Culture and Children's Art Viewing Experiences
Eckhoff, Angela; Guberman, Steven
Art Education, v59 n5 p19-24 Sep 2006
In contemporary society, what, why, and how students come to gain knowledge and understandings of art defies traditional boundaries. In part, this is because of the prevalence of many forms of popular visual culture. In this article, the authors present three vignettes that demonstrate the ways in which three young children created connections between popular forms of visual culture and the fine arts. They propose that this interaction occurs in and through the social world and it is through the exploration of the interaction that they may come to develop an understanding of the relationships between the two art forums. As the vignettes reveal, knowledge gained from exposure to popular culture media afforded the children the opportunity to actively engage in an art viewing experience. The vignettes presented here are part of a larger study that aimed to develop an understanding of social and cultural foundations of aesthetic development in young children. (Contains 2 endnotes.)
National Art Education Association. 1916 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Tel: 703-860-8000; Fax: 703-860-2960; Web site: http://www.NAEA-Reston.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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