C. G. Jung’s Influence on Art Therapy and the Making of the Third
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21374633 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nora Swan-Foster (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 67-94 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2925 • E-ISSN: 1556-3030 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00332925.2020.1739467 |
| OpenAlex | W3035930759 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 8 |
Art therapy and the image are active approaches to address the analytic third, an idea that was mentioned by C. G. Jung in the Psychology of the Transference, but was first experienced by him as described in The Red Book (2009). Jung’s art-making was an impressive lifelong affair that relied upon mixed media, making it reasonable for us to consider Jung as the father of art therapy. Prior to the 1913 publication of Symbols of Transformation, Jung visited America for a second time; on this visit, the Jungian analyst Beatrice Hinkle introduced Jung to the Greenwich crowd. Among the noteworthy artists and activists were Margaret Naumburg and Florence Cane, who later established the field of art therapy in the United States. Despite the tension created from the Freud–Jung split, Naumburg and Cane were deeply influenced by Jung’s theoretical ideas, initially via Hinkle, with whom they analyzed for three years. Requiring a safe passage for the birth of art therapy, Naumburg navigated an independent third way, but drew from many of Jung’s already established ideas to formulate her research and educational approach. Because the historical details surrounding the development of art therapy in America are being stitched back into an art therapy education, Jung’s early clinical insights regarding specific theoretical ideas gain visibility and respect. This overview acknowledges that analytical psychology remains a powerful and integral building block in the field of art therapy and offers relevant resources for theoretical and clinical formulations when working as an art therapist
Analytical psychology · Art Therapy · Field (mathematics) · Greenwich · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Jungian Analytical Psychology · Mathematics · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |