Artist-Teacher: A Philosophy for Creating and Teaching, Paperback/G. James Daichendt

Is an artist-teacher a mere professional who balances a career or does the duality of making and teaching art merit a more profound investigation? Rejecting a conventional understanding of the artist-teacher, this book sets out to present a robust history from the classical era to the twenty-first century. Particular pedagogical portraits featuring George Wallis, Walter Gropius, Johannes Itten, Victor Pashmore, Richard Hamilton, Arthur Wesley Dow, and Hans Hofmann illustrate the artist-teacher in various contexts. This book offers a revelation of the complex thinking processes artists utilize when teaching, and a reconciliation of the artistic and educational enterprises as complimentary partners." About the Author: G. James Daichendt is associate professor and exhibitions director in the Department of Art at Azusa Pacific University in Southern California.