Margaret Naumburg | |
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| Born | Margaret Naumburg May 14, 1890 New York City, United States |
| Died | February 26, 1983 (aged 92) Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Vassar College, Barnard College, Columbia University, London School of Economics |
| Known for | First American psychologist to provide training and graduate level courses in art therapy. Introduction of the first Montessori school in America. |
| Awards | Honorary Life Membership, American Art Therapy Association, Ernest Kris Prize in 1973, Fellow of the American Orthopsychiatric Association and the American Psychological Association |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | psychology, education, child development, art therapy, dynamically oriented art therapy |
| Institutions | Walden School, University of Louisville, New York Psychiatric Institute, New York University |
Margaret Naumburg (May 14, 1890 – February 26, 1983) was an American psychologist, educator, artist, author and among the first major theoreticians of art therapy.[1] She named her approach dynamically oriented art therapy.[2][3] Prior to working in art therapy, she founded the Walden School of New York City.
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