From drawing to visual culture : a history of art education in Canada

Book 2006

'From Drawing to Visual Culture' offers a view of the role of visual art in Canadian education, from its roots as industrial drawing in the early 19th century to its important position in contemporary schools.

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ISBN:

9780773530706

Description:

xv, 304 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Notes:

Limited edition of 450 copies
Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Introduction / Harold Pearse
Learning to draw at the Barrie Mechanics' Institute / F. Graeme Chalmers
Postsecondary art education in Quebec from the 1870s to the 1920s / J. Craig Sterling
Postsecondary art education in Ontario, 1876-1912 / J. Craig Sterling
The dawn of the twentieth century: art education in Nova Scotia, Ontario, and British Columbia / Harold Pearse
Modern art and child art in Quebec: the symbiotic relationship between the art field and child art / Suzanne Lemerise and Leah Sherman
Social reconstruction, visuality, and the exhibition of democratic ideals in Canadian schools, 1930-1950 / E. Lisa Panayotidis
More than an improvement in drawing: art learning in one Vancouver secondary school, 1920-1950 / Wendy Stephenson
Art education in Ontario, 1950-2000: unlimited potential and unfulfilled promise / Roger Clark
The electronic era: radio and television school art broadcasts in Canada / Bill Zuk and Robert Dalton
Afterword / Harold Pearse

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2539778

Other Authors:

Pearse, Harold

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