Before their return, the magazine placed major emphasis on children's art education and the introduction of all schools of art nouveau, including Dadaism, Fauvism, Pop and Op art, Surrealism and others, reflecting the overwhelming emphasis in local art schools on Western forms.
最早期何政廣當主編時，雄獅美術的主要內容，除兒童美術教育外，就是大量引進近代美術思潮，如達達主義、野獸派、普普、歐普藝術、超現實主義…… 等的介紹，這樣的內容，反映當時國內藝術界對西洋藝術潮流的重視。