Exploring the Legends. (Reviews: book).

Exploring the Legends. (Reviews: book). [BOOK] EXPLORING THE LEGENDS: Guideposts Guideposts is a Christian-faith based non-profit organization founded in 1945 by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale and his wife, Ruth Stafford Peale. The Guideposts organization is headquartered in Carmel, New York, with additional offices in New York City, Chesterton, Indiana, and Pawling, to the Future (2001; $25;NAEA NAEA National Association of Estate Agents (UK)NAEA National Art Education AssociationNAEA National Association of Enrolled AgentsNAEA National Abstinence Education AssociationNAEA National Atomic Energy Agency Members $20), edited by Sylvia K. Corwin. Notional Art EducationAssociation, 1916 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Viktor Lowenfeld, Edwin Ziegfeld, Victor D'Amico and RudolfArnheim are people with whom I have worked. Of the four, only Arnheim isnow alive and continuing to write while in retirement in Ann Arbor,Michigan “Ann Arbor” redirects here. For other uses, see Ann Arbor (disambiguation).Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. . Without question, each of these individuals has madesignificant contributions to the field of art education. How wonderful it is that Sylvia Corwin has taken the leadership inediting Exploring the Legends: Guideposts to the Future. Along with hercollaborators, Michael De Siano, Arthur Eflaud, Prabha Sahasrabudhe,Robert Saudus, Judith Burton and Elizabeth Sacca, she has assembled avolume that provides insights and understandings of people and ideasthat have shaped art education. Here one should make note of the strengths and differences thatcharacterize Lowenfeld, Ziegfeld, D'Amico and Arnheim. Theindividual chapters make clear the multidimensional nature of arteducation and the distinctive contributions made by each individual.Their strengths have offered guidance and emphasis to what we do; theirdifferences have better informed us of nuances and particularities thatenrich our common bonds. The book includes an introductory "Overview of the 20thcentury" that sets the context for the contributions of these fourmale "legends." It concludes with an "Epilogue: Legendsin Context" that tells of women art educators Natalie RobinsonCole Natalie Robinson Cole (1901 – December 12, 1984) was an American educator whose teaching methods in her elementary classroom have attracted the attention of many art educators over the years. For much of her career, Cole taught inner city children in the Los Angeles area. , Olivia Riley, Belle Boas, Marion Quin Dix, Mary A. McKibbin andothers, whose efforts have brought us to where we are today. In the rush to keep "up-to-date," we should not losesight of the contributions that have brought us to where we are today.Our "legends" can provide insights that will guide us inshaping the future of the field.-J.J.H. For information about thispublication, circle No. 392 on the Reader Service Card.