The Legacy of Edith Kramer

A Multifaceted View

Lani Gerity, Susan Ainlay Anand, Lani Gerity, Susan Ainlay Anand

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN:
  9781138681248
• eBook ISBN:
  9781134792986
• Topic: Art
• Subtopic: Artist Biographies

The Legacy of Edith Kramer presents a unique exploration into the life and work of the groundbreaking artist and art therapist. This edited volume examines the artist's personal and cultural history prior to relocating to the United States as well as the later years when she worked as an artist, art therapist, and teacher as she developed her theoretical understanding of art therapy. Kramer's solutions to creating a meaningful artist's life run throughout the chapters within this book, and provide the reader with a sense of what is possible. Written by an international group of contributors, this informative new text offers a multifaceted view of Edith Kramer that will be appreciated by current and future art therapists looking to better understand Kramer's exceptional mind and contributions to the field.

Index

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) 276, 277

Acosta, Ikuko 69; teaching with Edith 69

aesthetic, art therapy 98

aesthetic attitude in art therapy 111–12

Agell, Gladys 11, 63, 159

aggression see anger; drives

Agni 261

alchemy, philosophical 132n1, 317

Alper, T. G. 49, 50

Alpine Wonders (Bard) 165

Alschuler, R. 50

American Art Therapy Association (AATA) 100, 102

American Art Therapy Association (AATA) Annual Conferences 2, 53, 63, 83, 196; artwork done by Edith while at 186, 205; Edith at 3, 51, 53, 56–57, 64, 83, 99, 160, 163, 166, 185, 247; journal of 150; logos for 64, 109, 160; plenary presentation devoted to Edith’s life at 1, 2

American Journal of Art Therapy 51, 53, 56; see also Bulletin of Art Therapy

Amiens Cathedral xvii–xviii

Anand, Vinod 2

Andersen, Hans Christian 167–68

anger 160, 188–89, 214, 216, 219

“anything goes” attitude 108, 110, 211, 247

Arbus, Diane 153

Arm, Annette 131

Armstrong, Jeannette 258–59, 266

art: defining 171; lineage, interpretation, theory, and practice 206; as oxygen 206–7; see also specific topics

Art as Contemplative Practice: Expressive Pathways to the Self (Franklin) 206

Art as Therapy: Collected Papers (Kramer & Gerity) 51–53, 253; cover art for 10

“art as therapy,” Edith’s coining of the term 110

art as therapy groups 134

art as therapy method 10, 20, 78, 85, 139, 148, 162, 163, 205–8, 211; and art as contemplative practice 208; vs. art psychotherapy 192; benefits of using 2, 78, 227, 235, 275; challenges in working with adults using 133–34; concept of 110, 229, 231; core of 8; Edith as epitomizing the meaning of 66; Edith as role model for therapists who identify with 301; Edith o...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of Figures
• Foreword: A Fortunate Life
• Acknowledgments
• Notes on Contributors
• Introduction: A Generous and Challenging Artist's Worldview
• History and Context
• More Recent History
• Artist Identity
• Edith Kramer's Theoretical Concepts
• Memories
• Edith Kramer's Concepts Applied to Practice
• Art, Art Therapy, and Culture
• Saying Goodbye
• Index