Beschreibung:
This title was first published in 2000. The author, a former President of the National Society for Education in Art and Design, shares the experience of a lifetime's work in art education to explore the mysteries of drawing fluency, its often precocious beginnings.
1. Historical Attitudes to the Young Artists 2. Characteristics of the Developing Artists 3. Academic Training and an Independent Attitude: John Everett Millais (1829 - 1897) 4. Privilege, Opportunity and Misfortune in the Making of an Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 - 1901) 5. Early Ambition and a Vision of Artistic Nobility: Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881 - 1973) 6. A Savage and Gentle Passion: Michael Rothenstein (1908 - 1993) 7. The Young Humourist: Gerard Hoffnung (1925 - 1959) 8. A Professional Journey: Sarah Raphael (1960 - ) 9. Displacing the Demon: David Downes (1971 - ) 10. Sustaining Expression Through Drawing