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The Arts of Design: Especially as Related to Female Education

Description: 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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Date: 1857
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Creator: Korzenik, Diana (1941-)

The Identification of the Artisan and Artist: the Proper Object of American Education

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One pamphlet, published 1869, entitled The Identification of the Artisan and Artist: the Proper Object of American Education. Illustrated by a lecture of Cardinal Wiseman, on the relation of the arts of design with the arts of production, by Elizabeth P. Peabody, published(?) by Adams & Co., Boston. The subtitle reads "addressed to American workingmen and educators, with an essay on Froebel's reform of primary education." This pamphlet is 48 numbered pages in length, and is unbound.

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Design (Vol. 34, No. 1)

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One sample magazine entitled Design, Vol. 34, No. 1, edited by Felix Payant, published by Keramic Studio Publishing Co., Syracuse, New York, May 1932. This 12-page illustrated issue is a publisher's sample: it contains select pages from previous issues and is smaller than a standard issue. The subtitle reads: "A monthly magazine devoted to the decorative arts." The inside of the front cover contains a statement addressed to art teachers, and the inside of the back cover bears an advertisement for a portfolio of plates meant to be used for reference purposes. Laid into this sample issue are three publisher's advertisements (flyers) for the magazine: one promoting the sale of portfolios which feature international design; one advertising a decorative arts portfolio; and the third is a letter to Design readers with new subscription rates.

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Art in Industry

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One pamphlet, copyright 1886, entitled Art in Industry, by Carroll D. Wright, published by Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston. The subtitle reads: "From the Seventeenth Annual report of the Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics of Labor, pp. 331-394." This offprint contains three illustrations and several charts. It is organized into the following sections: Introduction; Art as a Profession; Applied Art; Educational Facilities, and Conclusions Drawn from the Schedules. The insides of the covers are blank.

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Creative Expression in Design

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One pamphlet/catalog, copyright 1927, entitled Creative Expression in Design, published by Milton Bradley Company, Springfield, Massachusetts. This pamphlet is 32 numbered pages in length, is illustrated with color reproductions of artwork, and includes two additional unnumbered plates of sample illustrations on colored paper. Roughly the first half of the booklet is informational and instructional, the second half serves as an illustrated catalog of a wide variety of artist's materials, including crayons, brushes, paper and paints. A color image of a woman wearing a headdress against a green background graces the front cover. "Cover design by Margaret Voight, a pupil of Polytechnic High School, San Francisco" is printed on the inside front cover. "Copyright, 1927, by Milton Bradley Company, Springfield, Mass." is also printed inside the front cover. The inside back cover and the back cover itself are blank. The text of the booklet emphasizes creativity in design, especially in relation to poster design. The original brown paper envelope accompanies the pamphlet.

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A Practical Philosophy of Art Supervision

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One pamphlet entitled A Practical Philosophy of Art Supervision, by James Parton Haney, "Director of Art in High Schools, New York City", reprinted from Industrial-Arts Magazine, April, 1919. The pamphlet is 16 numbered pages in length, and outlines the 20 goals of "What the Department Seeks to Do Thru Supervision." The last page is blank. "M. Spofford" is written in ms., in ink, at the top of the front cover.

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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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