Margaret Naumburg
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, progressive educator, author and among the first major theoreticians of art therapy. She named her approach dynamically oriented art therapy. Prior to working in art therapy, she founded the Walden School of New York City.