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

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

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Description
  1. xvii, 312 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. 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
  1. The Plenum series in adult development and aging
Uniform title
  1. Plenum series in adult development and aging
Subject
  1. Alter, ..
  2. Creative ability in old age
  3. Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  4. Older artists
  5. Older people > Psychology
  6. Creative ability
  7. Aged > psychology
  8. Creativity
  9. creativity
  10. Creative ability
  11. Creative ability in old age
  12. Older artists
  13. Older people > Psychology
  14. Künstler
  15. Kreativität
  16. Alterspsychologie
  17. Alter
Contents
  1. 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.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-308) and index.