University of Massachusetts Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014 1-1-1994 African American art and artists in the elementary art curriculum. Joan D. Semedo University of Massachusetts Amherst Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_1 Recommended Citation Semedo, Joan D., "African American art and artists in the elementary art curriculum." (1994). Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014. 5155. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_1/5155 This Open Access Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. AFRICAN AMERICAN ART AND ARTISTS IN THE ELEMENTARY ART CURRICULUM A Dissertation Presented by JOAN D. SEMEDO Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF EDUCATION February 1994 School of Education © Copyright by Joan D. Semedo 1994 All Rights Reserved AFRICAN AMERICAN ART AND ARTISTS IN THE ELEMENTARY ART CURRICULUM A Dissertation Presented by JOAN D. SEMEDO Approved as to style and content by: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This thesis is dedicated to the memory of my parents, Elanor and Arthur W. Beattie, who gave me the thirst for knowledge and the encouragement to persevere and contribute to education. I also acknowledge my chairperson. Dr. Robert Wellman, as well as my commit¬ tee members, Dr. Atron Gentry and Dr. Harvey Levensohn, for supporting my efforts in developing this thesis. Acknowledgement is also due to the principals, superintendent, and teachers who cooperated with me in researching and developing this thesis.