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Abstract
The Smithsonian Institution’s 1933 Exhibition of Works by Negro Artists included student work. This may seem unremarkable, but underlying this curatorial choice were contemporary debates over how to modernize education in Washington, D.C. In fact, the art exhibition was directly involved in an ongoing civil rights struggle. Since World War I, Washington public school administrators had been working to reform the education system by implementing models of scientific management. Many African American art teachers who trained as progressive educators found these reforms stifling and pursued other ways to realize their pedagogical ideals, such as project-based activities and community-centered lessons. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of local educators, Howard University professors, and a national network of educational leaders through the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, the 1933 exhibition put the work of progressive educators and their students on a national stage, asserting the importance of innovative teaching in African American schools.
史密森学会1933年的黑人艺术家作品展包括学生作品。这看起来似乎没什么特别的,但在这个策展选择的背后,是关于如何使华盛顿特区的教育现代化的当代辩论。事实上,这次艺术展直接涉及到正在进行的民权斗争。自第一次世界大战以来,华盛顿公立学校的管理者一直致力于通过实施科学管理模式来改革教育系统。许多受过进步教育的非裔美国艺术教师发现这些改革令人窒息,并寻求其他方法来实现他们的教学理想,如基于项目的活动和以社区为中心的课程。在当地教育工作者、霍华德大学教授以及通过黑人生活与历史研究协会(Association for the Study of Negro Life and History)组成的全国教育领袖网络的共同努力下,1933年的展览将进步教育工作者及其学生的工作推向了全国舞台,强调了非裔美国人学校创新教学的重要性。
期刊介绍:
American Art is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to exploring all aspects of the nation"s visual heritage from colonial to contemporary times. Through a broad interdisciplinary approach, American Art provides an understanding not only of specific artists and art objects, but also of the cultural factors that have shaped American art over three centuries of national experience. The fine arts are the journal"s primary focus, but its scope encompasses all aspects of the nation"s visual culture, including popular culture, public art, film, electronic multimedia, and decorative arts and crafts. American Art embraces all methods of investigation to explore America·s rich and diverse artistic legacy, from traditional formalism to analyses of social context.