Artists, art educators, and researchers have long believed that art reveals much about humanity, as visual culture is an important aspect of civilization. Researchers such as Georges-Henri Luquet, Viktor Lowenfeld, Jean Piaget, Howard Gardner, and Rudolf Arnheim have long believed that children's drawings reflect and contribute to cognitive and emotional development. As a result, early art education often focused on promoting the development of self in children. Besides the sheer pleasure in creating art, children's drawings seem to ...