Art Criticism and Education

Art Criticism and Education completes the Disciplines in Art Educationseries. In the first section, Theodore Wolff deals with the role of theart critic in education. He gives a practical overview of how the principlesand practices of art criticism can be applied to the teaching of art (k-12).In the second, George Geahigan begins with an historical overview of artcriticism in education literature and provides a conceptualized approachto critical inquiry, asserting that the most effective form of that inquiryis the pursuit of meaning in works of art. A rare combination of the practicaland theoretical, Art Criticism and Education will be an invaluableaid to anyone involved in art education.A volume in the series Disciplines in Art Education: Contexts of Understanding, edited by Ralph SmithSupported by the Getty Foundation