Century of the Child: Growing by Design 1900-2000: Tanya Harrod, Medea Hoch, Juliet Kinchin: 9780870708268: Amazon.com: Books

 

buy Century of the Child at amazon.com

Century of the Child: Growing by Design 1900-2000: Tanya Harrod, Medea Hoch, Juliet Kinchin: 9780870708268: Amazon.com: Books.

Published to accompany an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, this book surveys more than 100 years of toys, clothing, playgrounds, schools, children’s hospitals, nurseries, furniture, posters, animation and books

This richly illustrated catalogue illuminates how progressive design has enhanced the physical, intellectual, and emotional development of children and how models of children’s play have informed experimental aesthetics and imaginative design thinking.

Inventing KINDERGARTEN by Norman Brosterman — Kickstarter

 

Inventing Kindergarten by Norman Brosterman

Inventing KINDERGARTEN by Norman Brosterman — Kickstarter.

Help to republish out-of-print book, Inventing Kindergarten, which first appeared in 1997 and was highlighted as a New York Times Notable Book, was called “Revelatory,” by the New Yorker, won an American Institute of Architects award as one of the best books of the year, and has ultimately become a crucial resource for educators and art historians worldwide.

Kindergarten garden, Los Angeles circa 1900.

The second kindergarten play-gift.

The famous Froebel Blocks that trained Frank Lloyd Wright.