When Children's Drawings Become Art: The Emergence of Aesthetic Production and Perception.

Carothers, Thomas; Gardner, Howard

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Publication Date: 1979-Sep

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When Children's Drawings Become Art: The Emergence of Aesthetic Production and Perception.

Carothers, Thomas; Gardner, Howard

Developmental Psychology, v15 n5 p570-80 Sep 1979

Sixty-six first-, fourth-, and sixth-grade children were tested for their sensitivity to the dimensions of syntactic repleteness (e.g., line variation) and expression (i.e., the feelings conveyed by a work). (Author/MP)

Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Age Differences, Childrens Art, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Freehand Drawing, Models, Perception

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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