Wissa Wassef's Experiment: The Phoenix of Egyptian Weaving.

Court, Elsbeth

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Publication Date: 1985

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Wissa Wassef's Experiment: The Phoenix of Egyptian Weaving.

Court, Elsbeth

Art Education, v38 n3 p38-40 May 1985

The gallery and weaving workshops of the Wissa Wassef School, located near Cairo, Egypt, are described. The school was started 30 years ago by the Egyptian architect Wissa Wassef, who believed in innate creativity and the need to encourage artistic creation by the practice of the craft from early childhood. (RM)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Art Education, Art Products, Arts Centers, Childrens Art, Comparative Education, Creativity, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Handicrafts, Program Descriptions, Talent

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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