Evolutions within the field of historiography have been followed closely by historians of art education, and in recent years, a shift to arts-based constructions of history has radically redefined art education history. The question of how to do this new kind of history, both methodologically and theoretically, has been addressed periodically in…

Art education history takes many forms and serves many purposes. I argue that it is useful to think of art education history as a collection of stories that we can call on, identify with, and integrate to help us know our field and ourselves as artists and educators. Utilizing the theoretical lens of new histories, I present one student narrative…