Why art cannot be taught : a handbook for art students /

Elkins, James, 1955-

Why art cannot be taught : a handbook for art students / James Elkins. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2001. - 213 p. : ill. 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-208) and index.

Histories -- Conversations -- Theories -- Critiques -- Suggestions

Examining the phenomenon of college-level art instruction, this book focuses on the problematic practice of conducting critiques of student work. It traces the development of the modern art school and considers how issues such as the question of core curriculum and the intellectual isolation of art schools affect the teaching and learning of art.

9780252026386 (cloth alk. paper) 9780252026386 (cloth alk. paper)

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Art--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States
Art schools--United States
Theory of art