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008			140708s1995 maua b 000 0 eng
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020			_a9781570650782
050	0	0	_aRC489.A7 _bA42 1995
082	0	0	_a700.19 ALL
100	1		_aAllen, Pat B.
245	1	0	_aArt is a way of knowing _c/ Pat B. Allen ; foreword by M.C. Richards.
260			_aBoston _b: Shambhala ; _a[New York] _b: Distributed in the U.S. by Random House _c, 1995.
300			_axix, 204 p. _b: ill. _c; 23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 201-202).
520			_aAn art therapist and member of the art therapy faculty at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Allen gives excellent instructions on using image-making as a way to understand personal fears, dreams, and identity while giving us a look at her own life and image-making process. Especially useful for nonartists, Allen's text explains which art materials to purchase and how to begin a drawing or sculpture. Led into the field by the mother of art therapy, Margaret Naumburg, Allen tells the story of her life and struggles: coming to terms with her mother's death and her father's alcoholism, finding and understanding her feminine side, dealing with a loss of tenure and a change in professional identity. Through it all, she shows how image-making has helped her to understand herself, her emotions, her relationships, and her dreams. Allen has produced a wonderful book for anyone, artistic or not, who is interested in using art to know more about himself or herself.
650		0	_aArt therapy
650		0	_aSelf-Perception
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