Hildreth Meiere was a significant artist whose works deserve more recognition that they have rece... more Hildreth Meiere was a significant artist whose works deserve more recognition that they have received. This is especially evidenced in the Rockefeller Center Roundels, but also in many of her major commissions such as her work for St. Bart’s, the Kansas City Statehouse, One Wall Street, and many others. There are many factors that have contributed to her being overlooked, including, her sex, her being more strongly connected to architecture than art circles. Her religiousity and the more retrograde art works that she created on religious themes. Finally her medium of choice—public wall art is difficult to exhibit, and also considered less “high art” than gallery oriented painting and sculpture. Hopefully, the re-discovery that began with the recent Walls Speak exhibit will increase awareness of this important twentieth century artist and her iconic Art Deco masterpieces in our midst.
In this thesis I analyze current thinking in Art Education, STEM education, visual thinking, and ... more In this thesis I analyze current thinking in Art Education, STEM education, visual thinking, and pedagogy to understand the under-addressed skill of visual thinking and how our failure to adequately teach this skill impacts STEM education and STEM business results in the US. In order to do this, I look at definitions of visual thinking; how it is defined in different disciplines, what it is and is not. I explore how two proven elements of art education, observe and envision are core competencies delivered by quality art education are also key visual thinking skills. Finally, I look at how the visual thinking skills of observe and envision can be addressed in Art Education curriculum for a STEM secondary school environment.
Hildreth Meiere was a significant artist whose works deserve more recognition that they have rece... more Hildreth Meiere was a significant artist whose works deserve more recognition that they have received. This is especially evidenced in the Rockefeller Center Roundels, but also in many of her major commissions such as her work for St. Bart’s, the Kansas City Statehouse, One Wall Street, and many others. There are many factors that have contributed to her being overlooked, including, her sex, her being more strongly connected to architecture than art circles. Her religiousity and the more retrograde art works that she created on religious themes. Finally her medium of choice—public wall art is difficult to exhibit, and also considered less “high art” than gallery oriented painting and sculpture. Hopefully, the re-discovery that began with the recent Walls Speak exhibit will increase awareness of this important twentieth century artist and her iconic Art Deco masterpieces in our midst.
In this thesis I analyze current thinking in Art Education, STEM education, visual thinking, and ... more In this thesis I analyze current thinking in Art Education, STEM education, visual thinking, and pedagogy to understand the under-addressed skill of visual thinking and how our failure to adequately teach this skill impacts STEM education and STEM business results in the US. In order to do this, I look at definitions of visual thinking; how it is defined in different disciplines, what it is and is not. I explore how two proven elements of art education, observe and envision are core competencies delivered by quality art education are also key visual thinking skills. Finally, I look at how the visual thinking skills of observe and envision can be addressed in Art Education curriculum for a STEM secondary school environment.
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