Title: The legacy of Edith Kramer : a multifaceted view / edited by Lani Gerity and Susan Ainlay Anand.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Gerity, Lani Alaine, 1953– editor. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. The Legacy of Edith Kramer A Multifaceted View Edited by Lani Gerity and Susan Ainlay Anandįirst edition published 2018 by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 and by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2018 Taylor & Francis The right of the editors to be identified as the authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. As an instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Susan provides art therapy services and teaches psychiatry residents about the use of art therapy with medically ill and psychiatric patients. Susan Ainlay Anand is a graduate of the NYU art therapy program where she was trained by Edith Kramer. She maintains a website, blogs, and online groups filled with encouragement and alternative arts for artists, art therapists, and art educators. She studied with Edith Kramer and edited Edith’s Art as Therapy: Collected Papers. Lani Gerity is an author and art therapist with a master’s and a doctorate from NYU. 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. 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. 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. The Legacy of Edith Kramer presents a unique exploration into the life and work of the groundbreaking artist and art therapist. Introduction: A Generous and Challenging Artist's WorldviewĢ Mumi Kramer, Grundlsee, and the Caring NetĤ Edith Kramer on Friedl Dicker-Brandeis, Erna Furman, and Terezinĥ Edith Kramer: A Generous, Generative Geniusħ Edith Kramer at New York University: Recollectionsĩ Art Therapy Experiences with Edith and a Group of Adultsġ0 Edith Kramer's Artistic Legacy: Beyond the Studioġ4 Create Your Own: Kramer's Criteria for Quality as Central to Art Therapyġ6 On Edith Kramer's Seminal Concept of Sublimation in Art Therapyġ9 Edith Kramer's Third Hand: Intervention in Art TherapyĢ0 Kramer's Sublimation: Creative Expansion or Limitation?Ģ2 Gleaning the Pearls: Reflections of a StudentĮdith Kramer's Concepts Applied to PracticeĢ5 Edith's Legacy as Artist and Art Therapist in the Art RoomĢ6 Hector: A Case Study Illustrating Edith's TeachingsĢ7 Understanding Lineage, Difference, and the Contemplative Dimensions of Edith Kramer's Art as Therapy ModelĢ8 Art and Cancer: Transference and Countertransference: Channeling Edith KramerĢ9 Edith Kramer's Influence on the Development of Medical Art Therapyģ0 Experiences of Learning from Edith Kramer and Translating Her Bookģ1 Edith, Puppets, and the Kindly Superegoģ2 Quality and Inner Satisfaction: Re-Visiting the Importance of Quality in Art and Art Therapyģ3 Cultural Gifts of Wisdom, Hope, and Beautyģ4 Religion and Cultural Humility: Lessons Learned in Conversation and Practiceģ5 Sense of Place: Edith Kramer's Wisdom for Times of Isolation and Dissociationģ6 Do You Require Inspiration Just to Breathe?ģ9 Creating a World of Possibility: Life Lessons from Edith KramerĤ0 Conclusions: Is This the End or the Beginning?