Yearning for Light : child in an explosion of light.

Child in cradle facing window, arms outstretched, in a brilliant explosion of light.Mrs. Erika Klass (daughter)Emery Imre Gondor was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1896. He attended the Royal Hungarian University and received his diploma from the National Academy of Art. As a young art teacher, he observed many children who had suffered during and after World War I and was inspired to learn more about their afflictions and the ways in which art could be used to help them. This prompted a lifelong interest in the field of psychology. In Budapest, the psychoanalyst, Sándor Ferenczi introduced Gondor to the subject of psychoanalysis and therapy. When Gondor moved to Vienna in 1920, to attend the Academy of Industrial Arts, he learned of Professor Csizeck's pioneering work in the field of progressive art education for children. He began working at the Viennese University Clinic, drawing and playing with emotionally disturbed children. In addition he illustrated books and continued this work when he emigrated to the United States in 1936. In addition he illustrated books and continued this work once in the US. In 1959, Gondor received his diploma in Clinical Psychology from New York State University. He became director of the art program at the Institute for Mental Retardation at New York Medical College in 1968. Emery Gondor died in 1977.Sent to Stanley Bergman for preservation fpConservation completed: De-acid, reinforced edges with Japanese paper and wheat pasteDigital imag