The Pictorial World of the Child (Paperback)

1. Introduction; 2. Children's understanding of the representational nature of pictures; 3. Children's appreciation; 4. Children's early mark-making; 5. Being realistic; 6. The spatial organisation of the picture; 7. Children's ability to depict expressions of emotion; 8. The development of children's pictures and the history of art; 9. Artistic development in special populations; 10. Cultural influences on children's artwork; 11. Professionals' use of children's drawings; 12. Children's art and education; 13. Picturing the future; Appendix: Theories of visual perception and the perception of pictures; References.