Abstract
The body of work that is Viktor Lowenfeld's legacy to contemporary art educators is widely recognized for its significance. What is less recognized is the foundation upon which this work was constructed. While Lowenfeld's theory and philosophy of art education were certainly his own, they were marked by elements of influence which are easily traced to numerous European researchers, teachers, philosophers, and theorists. The objectives of this paper are to direct attention to certain individuals of influence, to briefly survey relevant aspects of their work, and to discuss how these aspects of work influenced the art education theory and philosophy forwarded by Lowenfeld. In pursuing these objectives, this paper is a continuation a sequel of a previous one which recently appeared in Studies (Michael & Morris, 1985). Individuals of influence covered include: John Ruskin, Ebenezer Cooke, Corrado Ricci, Alfred Lichtwark, Oskar Wulff, William Stern, Georg Kerschensteiner, Franz Hartlaub, and Gustaf Britsch. Viewed from the perspective of this paper, Lowenfeld's legacy to contemporary art educators is actually twofold: (a) his work, in and of itself; and (b) his work as an extension of a rich European tradition of thought, research, and practice in art education.
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