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He published a book which included his theories about art development and how to work with children in the arts in 1947 which was widely circulated in the field of art education (Alter-Muri, 2002). His viewpoint contrasted with the strict Germanic educational system that was common during the mid 1900s (Alter-Muri, 2002). Lowenfeld was inspired by Expressionism, motivational techniques, and intuition (Alter-Muri, 2002). His developmental theories, although anecdotal and based in a western perspective, provide art therapists and art educators with a framework of developmental stages that children who are developing in an average manner should reach by a corresponding age (Alter-Muri,