“Today they are teaching the subject of art as a frill in school, partly due to intellectual preciousness that has crept into art departments with the making of the History of Art. Intellectualising places art on a pedestal only for the few, causing New Zealanders to revert to the invented snobbery that tends to ignore anything arty as exotic, unattainable, not wholesome.” Art EducationNew Zealand Art HistoryYvonne RustNew Zealand ArtWomen S Biograpy Book:Yvonne Rust: Maverick Spirit Source: Yvonne Rust: Maverick Spirit