Why stories? (folk art history stories; includes an excerpt from the art history story 'Kag and the River People')

From: School Arts | Date: March 1, 1995| Author: Erickson, Mary | Copyright information

Why tell art history stories? Why use fiction when there are so many real art history stories to tell? Let me propose two reasons. First, students should learn that artists of the past, as well as artists of today, have reasons for making art. They should learn that art making can be purposeful behavior. Second, students should learn that understanding art history, as well as art making, can challenge their imaginations.

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