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Folding-U.S. (Kindergarten material based on the educational theories of Friedrich Froebel)
1880 · Various materials
10 × 10 × 1" (25.4 × 25.4 × 2.5 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Friedrich Froebel
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Conceptual Art
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3
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10
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Friedrich Froebel was a German educator and theorist whose conceptual system for early childhood learning shaped the foundational philosophy of modern pedagogy. Though not primarily a visual artist, his invention of the Froebel Gifts, a sequence of wooden geometric forms designed to teach spatial relationships, symmetry, and construction, established a model of tactile, form-based learning that influenced both educational practice and artistic thinking in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. His work bridged philosophy, craft instruction, and developmental psychology.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 25d ago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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