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Aging, creativity, and art : a positive perspective on late-life development

Title
Aging, creativity, and art : a positive perspective on late-life development / Martin S. Lindauer.
Author
Lindauer, Martin S.
Publication
New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, ©2003.

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Description
xvii, 312 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
This title explores the strengths and opportunities of old age as these are manifested by the accomplishments of aging artists, late artistic works and elderly arts audiences.
Series Statement
The Plenum series in adult development and aging
Uniform Title
Plenum series in adult development and aging
Subject
  • Alter, ..
  • Creative ability in old age
  • Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  • Older artists
  • Older people > Psychology
  • Creative ability
  • Aged > psychology
  • Creativity
  • creativity
  • Creative ability
  • Creative ability in old age
  • Older artists
  • Older people > Psychology
  • Künstler
  • Kreativität
  • Alterspsychologie
  • Alter
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-308) and index.
Contents
Late-life creativity -- Old age and old artists -- The youthful rise, early fall, and short span of creativity : the decline model -- Does creativity decline with age? -- Late-life creativity : the continuity position and alternatives to decline -- A reconsideration of Lehman's findings -- The course of creativity among historical artists of renown : the peak and productive years -- Creative productivity, gender, and individual differences for long-lived artists of renown -- Contemporary old artists on their late-life creativity : the quality and quantity of late-life art -- New ideas and approaches by aging artists : what has been learned about late-life creativity? -- The old-age style introduced : the issues -- Identifying artists with an old-age style : contributions from experts, laypersons, and artists -- Describing paintings in the old-age style -- Beyond the old-age style, old art, and aging artists -- Reactions to paintings by older and younger viewers -- Age differences and the arts -- Looking ahead.
ISBN
  • 0306477564
  • 9780306477560
LCCN
2003051346
OCLC
  • ocm52258225
  • 52258225
  • SCSB-1301565
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library