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Fifteen Easy Methods of Applied Decoration
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One instructional pamphlet entitled Fifteen Easy Methods of Applied Decoration, by Pedro J. Lemos, "Director of Museum of Fine Arts, Standford University, California", ca. 1935. This leaflet is 4 unnumbered pages in length, and outlines various methods of decoration in a variety of media. It was designed to accompany a set of pattern sheets (unnamed); the 15 methods of decoration outlined are for use with the pattern sheets. The methods outlined in the pamphlet are: decorative charcoal tonal work; cut paper panels; paper batik decoration; waxless batik decoration; Javanese batik decoration; linoleum block print decoration; Crayonex textile decoration; Tempera-Tex fabric decoration; parchment paper decoration; stained glass effect decoration; carved wood decoration; applique embroidered cloth decoration; Reliefo or Gesso decoration; painted color cement tile; and carved cement tile.
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Ships in Decoration
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One set of art reproductions entitled Ships in Decoration, by Pedro J. Lemos, published by The School Arts Magazine, Davis Press, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1929. This is a portfolio of 15 numbered plates of art reproductions of ships. Various methods of art are represented and include: stencils, batik, pen and ink drawing, tiles and patterns. The plates are not individually labeled, but below each set of images are several lines of text that provide suggestions or directions for use in design. The set of plates is housed within an illustrated paper folder.
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Plaster-of-Paris model of a grape leaf
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One plaster-of-Paris model of a grape leaf, mounted on a rectangular base, labeled "1453" in the lower right hand corner. On the upper left hand corner is a medal medallion with the embossed words "P.P. Caproni & Bro. - Plastic Arts - Boston, USA." On the top edge of the model is a small wire loop. Title supplied by cataloger.
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Official Register of Harvard University, Harvard Summer School: An Unusual Program for Teachers of Art
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One flyer entitled Official Register of Harvard University, Harvard Summer School: An Unusual Program for Teachers of Art, Vol. XXXVIII, April 4, 1941, No. 15, published by Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1941. This 8-page brochure is an advertisement for a program offered by Harvard Summer School. In it are listed the courses offered, a description of the art workshop, the staff, facilities, social life, fees and credits, and an address to write for further information. Accompanying this brochure is a business reply postcard to subscribe to the Official Register of Harvard University. Also accompanying this leaflet is a mailing envelope addressed to "Miss Mabel Spofford, Supervisor of Drawing, Public Schools, Gloucester, Mass."
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Flyer from the Lecture Bureau of the Rhode Island School of Design, 1948
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Cornell Summer School of Art
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One flyer entitled Cornell Summer School of Art, Directed by Grace Cornell and Charles F. Cornell, South Bristol, Maine, 1930. This 6-page informational brochure also includes a small application form. The dates of the summer school, as listed on the front cover, are July 2nd to August 5th, and August 11th to August 23rd, 1930. This brochure is accompanied by a mailing envelope addressed to "Mis[s] Mabel Spofford, Winchester Arms, Gloucester, Mass."
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