Children's Artistic Development and the Influence of Visual Culture

Grandstaff, Lindsey Jean

dc.contributor.advisor	Stone, Denise
dc.contributor.author	Grandstaff, Lindsey Jean
dc.date.accessioned	2013-01-20T16:00:11Z
dc.date.available	2013-01-20T16:00:11Z
dc.date.issued	2012-05-31
dc.date.submitted	2012
dc.identifier.other	http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11953
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10645
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this study was to identify the existing early and contemporary theories of artistic development, compare them, and examine the applicability to current children's drawings. I also investigated subject matter to find out the frequency of visual culture in the drawings. I collected first and fifth grade drawings at a suburban, public elementary school analyzed them by use of two different checklists containing many characteristics described in Viktor Lowenfeld's theory of artistic development. The results indicated that the majority of these characteristics were found in the first and fifth grade drawings. I also discovered that a minority of the students included visual culture subjects in their drawings. When given a choice, more students drew images from everyday life such as playing with friends.
dc.format.extent	82 pages
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	University of Kansas
dc.rights	This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author.
dc.subject	Art education
dc.subject	Developmental psychology
dc.subject	Artistic development
dc.subject	Subject matter
dc.subject	Viktor lowenfeld
dc.subject	Visual culture
dc.title	Children's Artistic Development and the Influence of Visual Culture
dc.type	Thesis
dc.contributor.cmtemember	Derby, John
dc.contributor.cmtemember	Kowalchuk, Elizabeth
dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline	Visual Art
dc.thesis.degreeLevel	M.A.
kusw.oastatus	na
kusw.oapolicy	This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
dc.rights.accessrights	openAccess

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