Aging, Creativity and Art A Positive Perspective on Late-Life Development
Aging, Creativity and Art: A Positive Perspective on Late-Life Development explores the strengths and opportunities of old age as these are manifested by the accomplishments of aging artists, late artistic works, and elderly arts audiences. The book draws on scholarship in the humanities, primarily...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
2003, 2003
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2003 |
| Series: | The Springer Series in Adult Development and Aging
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I: The Case is Made: Late-Life Creativity and Old Age Art
- 1. Late-Life Creativity
- 2. Old Age and Old Artists
- II: Competing Views of Late-Life Creativity
- 3. The Youthful Rise, Early Fall, and Short Span of Creativity: The Decline Model
- 4. Does Creativity Decline with Age?
- 5. Late-Life Creativity: The Continuity Position and Alternatives to Decline
- III: Late-Life Creativity: Historical and Contemporary Artists
- 6. A Reconsideration of Lehman’s Findings
- 7. The Course of Creativity among Historical Artists of Renown: The Peak and Productive Years
- 8. Creative Productivity, Gender, and Individual Differences for Long-Lived Artists of Renown
- 9. Contemporary Old Artists on Their Late-Life Creativity: The Quality and Quantity of Late-Life Art
- 10. New Ideas and Approaches by Aging Artists: What Has Been Learned about Late-Life Creativity?
- IV: The Old-Age Style
- 11. The Old-Age Style Introduced: The Issues
- 12. Identifying Artists with an Old-Age Style: Contributions from Experts, Laypersons, and Artists
- 13. Describing Paintings in the Old-Age Style
- 14. Beyond the Old-Age Style, Old Art, and Aging Artists
- V: Art and the Elderly
- 15. Reactions to Paintings by Older and Younger Viewers
- 16. Age Differences and the Arts
- 17. Looking Ahead
- References