Folk Art and Aging: Life-Story Objects and Their Makers - Paperback
by Jon Kay
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Indiana University PressISBN-13:9780253022165ISBN-10:253022169UPC:9780253022165Book Category:Art, Psychology, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Folk & Outsider Art, Developmental, GerontologyBook Topic:Adulthood & AgingSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SCSSHNS0Y6
Folk Art and Aging: Life-Story Objects and Their Makers
Growing old doesn't have to be seen as an eventual failure but rather as an important developmental stage of creativity. Offering an absorbing and fresh perspective on aging and crafts, Jon Kay explores how elders choose to tap into their creative and personal potential through making life-story objects. Carving, painting, and rug hooking not only help seniors to cope with the ailments of aging...
Series: Material Vernaculars
Language:EnglishPublisher:Indiana University PressISBN-13:9780253022165ISBN-10:253022169UPC:9780253022165Book Category:Art, Psychology, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Folk & Outsider Art, Developmental, GerontologyBook Topic:Adulthood & AgingSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SCSSHNS0Y6
Jon Kay is Professor of Practice and Director of Traditional Arts Indiana in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University Bloomington.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
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