This paper considers what kind of art education is needed through an international comparison of pictures of war drawn by children of their experiences during a war.
In the Shimokawate hamlet of Matsunoyama in Tokamachi city, Niigata prefecture, approximately 3,000 works of photography and calligraphy drawn by children from the Taisho to the Showa period have been stored. They include those drawn of war, reflecting social background and educational philosophy of the time. In particular, comparing pictures of war drawn by children in Poland with those in Japan in the same period, a clear difference is observed between the two countries. The difference was interpreted from perspectives of "War Imagined by Children" and "War Seen by Eyes of Children" in the paper. It was also considered in reference to trends in art educational circles and the art world of the time as well as the theory of knowledge of J. Dewey.
In the conclusion of the paper, I have suggested the following three points. The first is the importance of "direct experience" in children's expression. The second point is the importance of vision for peace in art education. The third point is the effectiveness of educational utilization of regional historical materials. Finally, I have mentioned the meaning of how Herbert Read rephrased "Education through Art" as "Education for Peace."
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