Deals with the creative desire in every child to draw pictures of their impressions of the world about. The psychological and social values in children’s art are stressed. Samples of child art in the Brooklyn Museum are shown.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012258
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Children's art
Crafts & Visual Arts → Drawing
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Creative ability
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Psychology - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child development
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child development
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)