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the inherent healing properties of the creative process, whereas Naumburg’s role increas-
ingly became that of primary clinician. Kramer also contributed greatly to the literature,
publishing two more books (1971, 1979), and many seminal articles, some of which have
been collected in an edited volume of her writings (Kramer, 2000) (H). Throughout her
work, she stressed the primary role of art in the therapeutic process and the importance of
continuing to create (Figure 3.8).
Figure 3.7 Edith Kramer doing art therapy at Wiltwyck School.
Figure 3.8 A self-portrait by Edith Kramer.