A woman's touch : women in design from 1860 to the present day | Collections | The Huntington

A woman's touch : women in design from 1860 to the present day | Collections | The Huntington

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The writing reader : comprising in the different handwritings of the present day, selections from standard authors, with a specimen of French, German, Spanish and Italian commercial penmanship ; designed for the use of schools & families
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"The present work has been prepared more especially for the use of our Schools, to supply a want which has long been felt, viz. the difficulty which young men on leaving school experience, in reading with facility, the hand-writing of others, and on account of which their usefulness in business situations has often been retarded ; The reason is obvious,--they have never been taught to read writing, and are left till the practice of after life make them perfect"--From "The Design of the Book."
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Women of the Year
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Articles (photocopies) regarding the 1959 Women of the Year winners and awards. The women are Mary Costa, Ynez Johnston, Dr. Catherine Robbins, Dorothy Donahue, Edith Head, Maggie Pexton Murray, Harriet Hilliard Nelson, Mrs. N.F. Sprague Jr., and Mrs. John Vruwink. Poster size reprint from the Los Angeles Times, Friday, December 4, 1959 article entitled "Toward a New Year of Dedication to Southern California." ; 2-page double-sided posters picturing current and past Women of the Year winners, plus an explanation on how they are selected. ; A letter to Jane Werner Watson from Norman Chandler dated December 18, 1959. ; A memo depicting the history of the Women of the Year history.
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Pre-Raphaelite women : images of femininity
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"...Pre-Raphaelite Women explores the lives, art and influence of the women associated with the Pre-Raphaelite circle. As models, wives, and lovers of these artists, women such as Elizabeth Siddal, Jane Morris, Fanny Cornforth, Annie Miller, and Maria Zambaco were at the very core of the movement. This unique volume juxtaposes the stories of these women with the paintings they inspired, revealing the discrepancies between the art and the Pre-Raphaelites and their reality. Art authority Jan Marsh explains in her text just how different the painters' idealized visions of these women were from their everyday lives. While portrayed as saints, angels, femme fatales, and courtly ladies, many of the Pre-Raphaelite women came from ordinary, even squalid, backgrounds."--from book jacket.
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The Arts of Design: Especially as Related to Female Education
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One pamphlet, copyright 1857, entitled The Arts of Design: Especially as Related to Female Education, by J. A. Seiss, published by John Murphy & Co., Baltimore, Maryland. The subtitle reads: "An Address: deliberated in the Hall of the Maryland Institute, at the commencement of the Female Department of the School of Design, November 25th, 1856." The speaker encouraged women to enter the sphere of industrial arts and argued that "the 'Mechanic Arts' would improve both women's lot and the nation's economy." This 28-page pamphlet is unbound and not illustrated.
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Women of the Year Awards Presentation
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A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Women of the Year award ceremony on December 11, 1967. Also included in this folder is a promotion schedule; handwritten notes on a piece of paper; a two page outline of presenters; a three page list of past women of the year who are attending the presentation; a six page list of award winners listed by category; a note to Freddie [Miller] listing the wives of the city official that are attending; a nine page list of previous winners; a note to Freddie Miller with the information on her Woman of the Year and instructions on what to do with her; a list of the 1967 Women of the Year honorees and their hostesses; and a seating chart listing the introducer, the honoree and their hostess.
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Class in Drawing and Painting From Nature; Composition and Design
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One flyer entitled Class in Drawing and Painting From Nature; Composition and Design, by A.G. Randall, Commonwealth School of Art and Industry, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, 1906. The subtitle reads: "At Boothbay Harbor, Maine, from July 9th to August 11th, 1906." This brochure is 4 unnumbered pages in length, and describes the classes offered, as well as the housing costs, terms and location of the summer program. The school logo, centered on the first page, features an outline view of the eastern half of Massachusetts; Cape Cod is represented by a human arm holding artists' implements. "3-" is written in ms., in pencil, in the upper right-hand corner of the first page.
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