Folk art and aging : life-story objects and their makers /

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Growing old doesn't have to be seen as an eventual failure but rather as an important developmental stage of creativity. Offering an absorbing and fresh perspective on aging and crafts, Jon Kay explores how elders choose to tap into their creative and personal potential through making life-stor...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kay, Jon (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2016]
Series:Material vernaculars (Series)
Subjects:
Folk art > Psychological aspects.
Art therapy for older people.
Memory in art.
Aging > Psychological aspects.
Folk artists > United States > Biography.
Art populaire > Aspect psychologique.
Art-thérapie pour personnes âgées.
Vieillissement > Aspect psychologique.
Artistes populaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
ART > Folk & Outsider Art.
CRAFTS & HOBBIES > Folkcrafts.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Folk artists.
Älterer Mensch
Altern
Kunsttherapie
Psychologie
Volkskunst
United States.
USA
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Bob Taylor : stories in wood and words
  • Gustav Potthoff : memory paintings
  • Marian Sykes : recalling memories and making rugs
  • John Schoolman : objects, life review, and sociability
  • Milan Opacich : life-story displays and narratives.

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