A Vocabulary of Images: Child Art in Australia and the Advocacy of Marianne Seemann

by Berenice Nyland

Book Overview

The story of this remarkable woman starts in Vienna, where Marianne Seemann (Mendl) (1897-1967) grew up in a wealthy, artistic family. Interested in dance and painting, Marianne worked with the likes of Grete Wiesenthal but it was her interest in Child Art that became her life's work. Marianne Seemann studied in Franz Cizek's Juvenile Art Class and then became an enthusiastic assistant. In fact, she maintained contact with Cizek until his death...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 094931370X
• ISBN13: 9780949313706
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"