- Viktor Lowenfeld
Austrian,Viktor Lowenfeld (1903-1960) was a professor of
art education at thePennsylvania State University . His life and career are very important to the field ofart education .Creative and Mental Growth
Lowenfeld's 1947 "Creative and Mental Growth" was published and became the single most influential textbook in art education. Many elementary school teacher preparation programs used this book since it described characteristics of child art. Lowenfeld believed evidence of
aesthetic ,social ,physical ,intellectual , andemotional growth is reflected in the art of children.He further developed a theory of stages in artistic development. The stages consisted of (1) scribble; (2) preschematic; (3) schematic; (4) Dawning Realism; (5) Pseudorealism; and (6) Period of decision/crisis.
Lowenfeld's ideas of art as a catalyst of creativity have prompted many research dissertations in the field of
art education .References
* [http://www.answers.com/topic/viktor-lowenfeld Answers.com]
* [http://www.learningdesign.com/Portfolio/DrawDev/kiddrawing.html#anchor2468272 Stages of Child Art]
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