Here, Ms. Rothschild gives her five picks for essential—nonturgid—reading in art history. “These were my teachers,” she says. “Books which I come back to.” Edited from an interview.

an arts educator and author of numerous books about children's art education. Visual Learning. Drawing, sculpting with clay and threading beads on a string all develop visual-spatial skills ...

Artists Book House in Irving Park is an interdisciplinary arts education center that provides courses on everything from writing, handsetting type and making paper to binding books. There are ...