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Three WPA Art Project, Chicago, Illinois, posters promoting art classes for children and an exhibition of art by children
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Three (3) posters, 2 promoting art classes for children and 1 promoting an exhibition of art by children. Env. (Folder) 01: Exhibition of Art by Children, E.T., WPA Art Project, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1938, 14 x 22 in. Env. (Folder) 02: Art Classes for Children, REK, WPA Art Project, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1938, 14 x 22 in. Env. (Folder) 03: Art Classes for Children, Anonymous, WPA Art Project, Chicago, Illinois, 1940, 14 x 22 in.
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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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Art Career School
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One flyer advertising Summer Classes at the Art Career School, New York, New York, 1949. This advertisement is for the 1949 summer session, June 20-August 26. Four separate classes are offered: Figure Drawing, Drawing and Painting, Applied Design or Illustration, and Outdoor Sketching. The sheet is folded into eighths within a blue paper folder, the first two pages of which are text and the latter six of which are (reproductions) illustrations, presumably artworks created in previous summer school classes. The cover title reads: "Art Career School." The item is accompanied by an unused mailing envelope with the school's name printed on it.
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Industrial and Applied Art Books
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Eight art instruction books entitled Industrial and Applied Art Books, published by Atkinson Mentzer & Company, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Dallas, [ca. 1920]. All are "Edited by Elmer E. Bush and Florence Reid Bush". The books are numbered 1st through 8th, and average 48 pages in length. All are primarily illustrated, with some accompanying text for the exercises and activities. Most illustrations are black and white, with a few in color. Each volume is bound in a purple and black decorated paper cover. The 5th, 7th, and 8th volumes are marked "Mabel Spofford" in ms., in ink, at the head of the front cover.
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Arts and Crafts at the Chautauqua Summer Schools
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One flyer entitled Arts and Crafts at the Chautauqua Summer Schools, published by Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York, 1930. This 8-page (a single sheet folded into fourths) brochure advertises various summer classes offered by the Chautauqua School of Arts and Crafts. The classes offered fall under three broad categories: Art Education, Industrial Arts, and Practical Craft Courses. The dates of this particular summer program are July 7-August 15, 1930. This brochure is accompanied by a mailing envelope addressed to "Miss Mabel Spofford, Winchester Arms, Gloucester, Mass."
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Boothbay Studios Summer School of Art: The Courses and Lectures for 1935
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One half of a flyer from the Booth Bay Studios Summer School of Art, 1935. This advertisement is illustrated on one side, and the other lists (presumably) classes offered and instructional staff. Half of this sheet is missing, so only some of the instructional staff is listed. Below the staff list is a small registration card pre-addressed to: "Frank Allen, Director, 27 Fairmount St., Brookline, Mass."
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