La enseñanza del dibujo entre la orientación utilitaria y patriótica en la escolaridad elemental argentina (1904-1910)

In this paper we study the conception of drawing in public elementary school in Argentina and its relationship with the previous orientation based on education for work and cultural homogenization. We also explore its connections with the patriotic trend towards education in general upon approaching the celebrations for the Centennial of the May Revolution. Likewise, we examine the discipline’s appropriation of pedagogical currents in circulation at the time and its particular interest in experimental psychology and pedagogy. Finally, we review its contribution and resulting tension with school policy under the administration of José Ramos Mejía at the head of the National Council of Education, which sought to form patriotic sentiment in the youth population and adopt new initiatives in artistic education.