Viktor Lowenfeld

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Austrian,Viktor Lowenfeld (1903-1960) was a professor of art education at the Pennsylvania State University. His life and career are very important to the field of art education.

[edit] 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, and emotional 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.

[edit] References

• Answers.com
• Stages of Child Art