Beyond Stereotype: Contemporary Art in Children’s Picture Books About Going to the Museum

Abstract

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Notes1 Crazy is a word with negative connotations that stigmatizes mental illness and marginalizes the people who experience it. In this article, we quote this word and use it judiciously to unpack the stereotypes and biases it reveals about contemporary art.Additional informationNotes on contributorsDavid M. DonahueDavid M. Donahue, Professor, School of Education, University of San Francisco in San Francisco, California. Email: ddonahue@usfca.eduJordán SandovalJordán Sandoval, Assistant Director of Student Services, Art and Art History Department, Stanford University in Stanford, California. Email: jsandova@stanford.edu