Estelle M. Hurll

Child-Life in Art (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

With 25 black-and-white illustrations. According to Wikipedia: "Estelle May Hurll (1863-1924), a student of aesthetics, wrote a series of popular aesthetic analyses of art in the early twentieth century.Hurll was born 25 July 1863 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, daughter of Charles W. and Sarah Hurll. She attended Wellesley College, graduating in 1882. From 1884 to 1891 she taught ethics at Wellesley. Hurll received her A.M. from Wellesley in 1892. In earning her degree, Hurll wrote Wellesley's first master's thesis in philosophy under Mary Whiton Calkins; her thesis was titled "The Fundamental Reality of the Aesthetic." After earning her degree, Hurll engaged in a short career writing introductions and interpretations of art, but these activities ceased before she married John Chambers Hurll on 29 June 1908."

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Seltzer Books
• Seitenzahl: 913
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781455431212
• Artikelnr.: 54194310

Autorenporträt

Estelle M. Hurll, a prominent figure in the burgeoning field of art appreciation and education in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is remembered for her contributions to art historiography and pedagogy. Her scholarship often focused on analyzing art as a means to enhance the aesthetic experience and moral sensibility of young minds. Among her noted works, 'Child-life in Art' delves into the depiction of children in the visual arts, offering insightful interpretations of the representation of childhood and the innocence, playfulness, and development characteristic of this stage of life. Hurll's literary style is indicative of her educational ethos, blending lucid exposition with an empathetic approach aimed at a broad audience that includes educators, students, and art enthusiasts alike. Her publications not only demonstrate a keen eye for artistic detail but also reflect her belief in the didactic potential of art, predicated on the idea that exposure to art could cultivate virtue and appreciation of beauty among the young. Though her work may now be considered somewhat dated in the context of contemporary art criticism, Hurll's pioneering efforts in art education continue to be acknowledged for laying the groundwork for later advances in incorporating art into child development curricula.