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The Art Assignment

Art and Empathy

Empathy is a term we hear a lot, but what does it mean and how does it work?

08/22/2019

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The Art Assignment

Art and Empathy

Season 6 Episode 10 | 16m 2sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions

Empathy is a term we hear a lot, but what does it mean and how does it work?

Empathy is a term we hear a lot, but what does it mean and how does it work? Looking back through art history, we find many moments when art has allowed us to share in the feelings of others, from Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial, to representations of the Buddhist deity Jizō Bosatsu.

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The Art Assignment

Art and Empathy

Season 6 Episode 10 | 16m 2sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions

Empathy is a term we hear a lot, but what does it mean and how does it work? Looking back through art history, we find many moments when art has allowed us to share in the feelings of others, from Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial, to representations of the Buddhist deity Jizō Bosatsu.

08/22/2019

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