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Harold and Helen in the Art Museum: The Object as Text by Elizabeth Vallance - 1989Three cases of public encounters with art are described below. The
three cases are isolated and unrelated incidents, but they are not
atypical for what they can tell us about the role of "the object" in
teaching the public about art. In this chapter, we examine the question
of the museum object as text, using these cases and other instances as
examples of the ways visual works of art are used by viewers in
informing their own conceptions of "art" and their reactions to it.
Implications for teachers' use of the object as text are drawn from
these cases and from the lessons they offer. To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below: | This article originally appeared as NSSE Yearbook Vol 88, No. 1. |
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- Elizabeth Vallance
Saint Louis Art Museum
ELIZABETH VALLANCE is the Director of Education at the Saint Louis Art Museum.
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