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Art Craft Clays by AMACO

Description: One flyer entitled Art Craft Clays by AMACO, published by American Art Clay Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, ca. 1935. This leaflet is a promotional piece for AMACO clays and products including AMACO clay flour and moist clay; Permoplast modeling clay; Marblex; and Mexican Pottery Clay. The last page of this 8-page advertisement is a list of products and prices. The leaflet is printed in blue and black inks, and is illustrated. The brochure is a single sheet, folded into fourths to create an 8-page pamphlet.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: circa 1935
Call number: ephKAEE
Creator: Korzenik, Diana (1941-)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Diana Korzenik, August 1997.; transferred from Huntington Art Reference Library, May 2000.

Amaco Modeling Clay, Set 1W

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One boxed set of modeling clay entitled Amaco Modeling Clay, Set 1W, manufactured by the American Art Clay Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, ca. 1935. This set consists of 6 bricks of colored clay wrapped in tissue paper, and housed within a paperboard box. The box lid is illustrated with a color image of two children creating animals by using AMACO modeling clay. Illustrated instructions are printed on the underside of the lid. The clay colors within this box iinclude red, gray, yellow, gray, green, and brown. A small wooden modeling stick is also present.

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Amaco Modeling Clay, Set 10W

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One box of modeling clay, labeled Amaco Modeling Clay, Set 10W, manufactured by the American Art Clay Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, ca. 1935. The block of clay is housed within its mailing carton. The remainder of the front of the box reads: "for the supply list and individual pupil use. A non-hardening, odorless, permanently plastic modeling material." On the opposite side of the box is the mailing label (printed on the box itself), which is addressed in ms. to "Suv. of Drawing, c/o Board of Education, Gloucester, Mass." There are two postage stamps, one 3-cent and one 1 1/2 cent, affixed to the end of the box. The package appears to be unopened.

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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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Art in Every Day Life

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One flyer for a lecture entitled Art in Every Day Life, by Gerrit A. Beneker, Truro, Massachusetts, ca. 1933. This 8-page leaflet is a promotional piece for a lecture given by Gerrit A. Beneker, "Artist, Lecturer, Author." This brochure features reproductions of 4 of his works, "The Alabama Kid"; "Men are Square"; "A Constructive Radical" and a Victory Liberty Loan poster, in addition to a photograph of Beneker himself. The brochure excerpts a description of Beneker from Who's Who in America 1932-1933, and commendations about Beneker's lecture. It also includes a statement by Beneker, and lists of articles about his work. The date of the lecture is not given. This brochure is a single sheet, double-sided, and folded into fourths.

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Arts and Crafts Instruction and Design Books Series

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One flyer entitled Arts and Crafts Instruction and Design Books Series, published by Educational Materials, Inc., New York, ca. 1930. This 6-page leaflet is a publisher's advertisement for 3 individual titles and a series of "individual instruction sheets". The titles are: Craftsman's Instruction Handbook; A Handbook of Designs and How to Use Them; and Permodello Modeling (the item is not addressed). Included is an order form. This leaflet is a single sheet, folded into thirds. The dimensions provided are for the folded leaflet.

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AMACO Dustless Colored Chalk

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One tin box, labeled AMACO Dustless Colored Chalk, manufactured by the American Art Clay Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, ca. 1946. The blue and gold tin is now empty. "For blackboard and paper" is printed on its side. Mabel Spofford's 1946 Massachusetts motor vehicle registration card is tucked inside.

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