A study of social background and art aptitude of superior Negro children

Abstract

The Lewerenz Tests in Fundamental Abilities of Visual Art were given to 100 intellectually superior school children, 100 art pupils, and 100 randomly selected pupils. The results indicate that intelligence is an important factor in many of the art test items. A few of the items showed significant age differences, "The girls were superior in two important test items, while the boys showed a superiority in four." Boys surpassed girls in line drawing; the superior girls excelled in recognition and placing of colors. Children of laborers achieved high scores about as often as did children of semiprofessional or professional parents. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)