Is There a "Late Style" of Art?: Line Use in Human Figure Drawing by Elderly People.

Spaniol, Susan Evans

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ERIC Number: EJ502639

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Publication Date: 1992

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Is There a "Late Style" of Art?: Line Use in Human Figure Drawing by Elderly People.

Spaniol, Susan Evans

Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, v9 n2 p93-95 1992

Investigated whether distinct phase of artistic development evolves in late adulthood. Older adults (n=24) completed drawing completion task. Data revealed changes in various aspects of line use across lifespan, but statistics were not powerful enough to support stage theory of late artistic development. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Adult Development, Art, Freehand Drawing, Older Adults

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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