"To Delight and Instruct": Children's Education at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston at Midcentury

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dc.contributor.committeeMemberZalman, Sandra
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLocheed, Jessica
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHarren, Natilee
dc.creatorVaughan, Heidi
dc.creator.orcid0000-0001-5728-1948
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-05T01:38:02Z
dc.date.available2016-09-05T01:38:02Z
dc.date.createdMay 2016
dc.date.issued2016-05
dc.date.updated2016-09-05T01:38:02Z
dc.description.abstractThis thesis describes and analyzes two programs for children’s education in art museums at midcentury – the Masterson Junior Gallery in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York’s Education Department, which was the leader in art education for children at midcentury. I propose that both programs were modeled on the educational philosophy of John Dewey and his notion of art as an experience. In detailing selected programs from both museums, I trace how they each developed. The Masterson Junior Gallery program had great impact in Houston. It ran from 1958 through 2007, and reached more than a million Houston school children.
dc.description.departmentArt, School of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/1521
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectArt
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectMidcentury
dc.subjectAmerica
dc.subjectUhler, Ruth Pershing
dc.subjectD'Amico, Victor
dc.subjectDewey
dc.subjectExperiences
dc.subjectExperiential learning
dc.subjectLearning by doing
dc.subjectExperiential learning
dc.subjectLearning
dc.subjectHouston
dc.subjectTexas
dc.subjectMuseums
dc.subjectModern art
dc.subjectFine arts
dc.title"To Delight and Instruct": Children's Education at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston at Midcentury
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeKathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts
thesis.degree.departmentArt, School of
thesis.degree.disciplineArt History
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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