A Century of Art And Design Education

Aground-breakingstudyofthedevelopmentofeducationinartanddesigninBritainfromthemiddleofthenineteenthcenturytothepresentday,providinganextraordinarydepthofinformationaboutinfluentialcraftsteacherswhohelpedcausegreatadvancesinnationalarteducation.Theoutstandingartiststowhomtheauthorgivesspecialattentionare:WalterCrane,C.R.Ashbee,R.Catterson-Smith,W.R.Lethaby,FredBurridgeandFraNewbery.TheseadherentsofMorrisbelievedintheunityoftheartsandcraftsandinoneofthecentraltenetsoftheArtsandCraftsmovement:namely,thatworkshouldrepresentpleasure,ratherthanaresentedduty.Furthermore,thesamedisciplesinsisteduponthestudentsworkingfrommemory,aswellasfromlife;andtogethertheseapproachesbroughtimpressivegainsforvisualeducation.ThishighlyinformativeworkexamineseachfollowerofthemovementinturnandalsolooksattheroleplayedbydesigneducationinGlasgow.Thebookconcludesbyconfrontingthedilemmafacedbyteachersofartanddesign,whichhasarisenfromthecontemplationoftheideasofSirHerbertReadandthepromotersofConceptualArt.Dr.StuartMacdonaldhasacquiredaninternationalreputationfromhisbook,"TheHistoryandPhilosophyofArtEducation"(alsoavailablefromTheLutterworthPress)andthe"JournaloftheNationalSocietyofArtandDesignEducation",ofwhichhewasthefoundingeditor.HeholdsanM.EdandPh.DfromManchesterUniversityandisapracticingpainterandbookillustratorwhohastaughtpottery,fabric-printingandbookcrafts.