Take a Walk on the Wild Side, with Folk Artist Jack Barker.

Delacruz, Elizabeth Manley

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ600363

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-0004-3125

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

Take a Walk on the Wild Side, with Folk Artist Jack Barker.

Delacruz, Elizabeth Manley

Art Education, v52 n1 p46-52 Jan 1999

Discusses the life and artwork of Jack Barker who became a folk artist after running a local gas station in Essex, Illinois. Explains that art educators view student interactions with folk artists like Barker as valuable because these artists embody a creative spirit and a thirst for knowledge about materials and processes. (CMK)

Descriptors: Art Education, Art Expression, Art Materials, Art Products, Artists, Background, Community Resources, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Development, Learning Experience

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A