Twenty IU Summer Arts Institute students, ages 13 through 17, were interviewed to learn more about their perceptions of their early art talent, adult and peer encouragement, position in their families, future expectations, interest in drawing, living environments, familiarity with artists, schooling, and art ability. Results of these interviews were compared with findings by Getzels and Csikszentmihalyi, Bloom, Chetelat, Taylor, and Guskin, Zimmerman, Okolo, and Peng. Similarities and differences were found between results of this study and findings by these researchers.
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