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Froebel was an advocate for learning through children's play. One of many contributions, "Froebel's Gifts," influenced many significant artists such as Frank Llyod Wright, Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian, and more.
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The National Education Association was formed to to help advance and strengthen public education.
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Once the Civil War ended, the 13th Amendment was passed to end slavery.
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Vassar College was the first to add art history to its curriculum.
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With the ratified 14th Amendment, all American citizens were supposed to have opportunities for equal education.
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With the MA Drawing Act, larger communities were required to offer free drawing classes to children, women, and men. The act also made it mandatory for students to receive drawing as a school subject.
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The MMA was developed to help spread art education and accessibility of the arts.
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The state legislature developed a statewide program for industrial drawing in public schools. Walter Smith supervised instruction at the state level and within the city schools.
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The Normal School was developed to prepare teachers in art education.
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Louis Prang won the medal for outstanding work in chromolithography.
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The movement geared education to the specific needs of individual children.
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Charles Leland opened the school to prepare disadvantaged children for future industrial work.
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Charles Pratt opened the institute to prepare art educators and supervisors to instruct the skill of trades.
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John Dewey developed this small school with progressive education to nurture critical thinking and creativity.
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Industrial crayons were improved with the addition of 8 pigments. The crayons were somewhat affordable and safe for use in school and at home.
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The NAACP helped students and educators fight discrimination and brought more equality to education.
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One of the 1st American abstract painting types, synchromism showed relationships between music and color.
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This association helped promote creative art making as opposed to the earlier picture study and technical drawing emphasis offered to students.
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Founded by Walter Gropius, the German school, well-known for its influence on modern design, successfully married craft and fine arts. Many famous experimental artists attended the school. Many Bauhaus educators relocated to teach and influence design in the USA after the Nazis closed the school.
