Arno Stern (23 June 1924 – 30 June 2024) was a German-born French pedagogue and researcher.

Life and career

Stern was born on 23 June 1924, in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. He attended a school there for three years before emigrating to France with his parents after Hitler came to power. After the outbreak of

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, the family continued to flee to Switzerland. Together with around 300 other refugees, Stern spent his youth there in a makeshift factory building until the end of the war. During this internment period, the refugees were looked after by aid agencies that provided them with books, including about art history. He was a refugee for 12 years. Stern also used his limited free time to draw in these years. After years of internment and statelessness, Stern returned to France with his family after the war and became a French citizen. He was married to Michéle Stern and the couple have two sons (

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(born 1948) and André Stern (born 1971)) and a daughter (Elénore Stern (born 1978 or 1979)). His first son, Bertrand, went to school but did not like it there, which is why his later born children were unschooled. Over time, the media became aware of Stern's work. He was interviewed several times, reports were made and he wrote articles about his work.

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also became aware of Stern and delegated him as an expert to the first international congress on art education in

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. On 9 September 2019 Stern was honored by UNESCO and the

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. Stern

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on 23 June 2024. He died a week later, on 30 June.

Writings

* ''Der Malort''. With Eléonore Stern (images). Daimon, Einsiedeln 1998, . * ''Die natürliche Spur. Wenn die Mal-Lust nicht zu Werken führt.'' Verlag Mit Kindern wachsen, Freiburg 2001; ''La traccia naturale: quando il piacere di dipingere non si trasforma in opera'', Luni, Milano 1997, (in Italian). * ''Das Malspiel und die natürliche Spur. Malort, Malspiel und die Formulation.'' Drachen Verlag, Klein Jasedow 2005, : new edition 2012, . * ''Die Expression. Der Mensch zwischen Kommunikation und Ausdruck.'' Classen, Zürich 1994, ; Klotz, Eschborn 2008, . * * * ''Wie man Kinderbilder nicht betrachten soll''. Zabert-Sandmann, Munich 2012, . * ''Die Spur. Gewesenes Kindsein.'' Klotz, Magdeburg 2014, . * ''Das Malspiel und die Kunst des Dienens. Die Wiederentdeckung des Spontanen.'' Drachen, Klein Jasedow 2015, . * ''Das Malspiel und das Leben. Erinnerungen, Betrachtungen, Fragmente.'' Drachen, Klein Jasedow 2018, .

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stern, Arno 1924 births 2024 deaths German art educators Emigrants from Nazi Germany to France 20th-century German Jews 20th-century German educators 21st-century German educators 21st-century German Jews German men centenarians French men centenarians Jewish centenarians Artists from Kassel

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