Landon Course of Cartooning

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  The Landon Course of Cartooning

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  Eleven art instruction books entitled The Landon Course of Cartooning, published by The Landon School, Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1920-1930. This series is a correspondence course in drawing cartoons; each of the eleven separate lessons consists of circa 10 pages of textual instruction, with references to illustrated plates to use as guidelines. The lesson titles on each of the volumes are as follows (these booklets have been numbered, in ms., by a previous owner): Pen and Ink Lines (1); The Head (2); Expression (3); Hands & Feet (4); Comic Figures (5); Action (6); Women (7); Shading (8); Shadows (9); Division Four- Lesson No. 10 Shadows, Lesson No. 11 Kids, Lesson No. 12 Perspective (no number in ms.). Within the first booklet "Pen and Ink Lines" are general instructions, information about collecting a morgue, materials needed for pen and ink work, pen and ink lines Lesson No. 1, and instructions for mailing. The contents of each of the subsequent booklets are general guidelines and suggestions for the topic at hand, with references to sample images on separate plates. These are followed by guidelines for practice work, with specific instructions and assignments for the student to draw and submit by mail for evaluation. On the final page each booklet are mailing instructions. Some of the assignments within the entire series are: "Draw a two-thirds view of a thin-faced college professor scowling, to express SEVERITY. Put glasses on his nose" (from Expression); "Use Fig. D of Group 1 on Plate 3 as a guide and draw a sailor dancing a jig" (from Action); "Draw a fat cook with an apron tied around her waist, ready to bang someone with a shovel" (from Women); and "Make a group of three boys, sideview, playing with a cart. One boy is pulling, another is sitting in the cart, and the third is pushing behind. Get lots of action in this drawing" (from Kids). Nearly half of the individual booklets have their accompanying sample plates of illustrations laid in. The illustrations and comments within this series are very telling of the time in which they were issued: racist and derogatory illustrations and opinions abound. These booklets are vertically oriented, with the spine along the top. Pages are to be lifted from the bottom to the top; not from right to left as usual. The title for the series is at the top of each cover, and a single image is positioned above the booklet title in the lower right-hand corner. Some of the booklets have the title but no additional illustration on the cover. Most of the booklets contain original artwork (the exercises given in each booklet) by Mabel Spofford, with comments and additions from a Landon School instructor. Envelope 13, "Division Four"; Lessons 10-12, also contains an envelope from The Landon School, addressed to Mabel Spofford and postmarked March 5, 1928, which contains 2 sheets of Miss Spofford's original artwork, with comments from a Landon instructor. "1925 Edition" is printed on the front cover of the eleventh booklet "Kids".

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  The Seaside in Art

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  One set of art reproductions entitled The Seaside in Art, by Pedro J. Lemos, published by The School Arts Magazine, The Davis Press, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1922. A portfolio of 16 numbered plates of various images of the ocean, ships, fish, shells, etc. comprise the set, which is accompanied by an 8-page introduction by Pedro J. Lemos. Each numbered plate contains a few lines of descriptive or explanatory text below the images. The represented artworks are by various artists. "The Seaside in Art" is printed in the upper left-hand corner of each plate, along with a category in the upper right-hand corner: Plates 1-2 Marine Painting; Plate 3 Outdoor Sketches; Plate 4 Wave Studies; Plate 5 The Sea Coast; Plate 6 Decorative Composition; Plate 7 Sea Scenes; Plate 8 Seaweeds; Plate 9 Shell Fish Designs; Plate 10 Sea Shell Designs; Plate 11 Decorative Fish; Plate 12 Applied Fish Designs; Plate 13 Ship Designs; Plate 14 Ship Designs; Plate 15 Applied Sea Designs; Plate 16 Applied Ship Designs. The plates are housed in an illustrated folder. A blind embossed letter "S" (Mabel Spofford) is stamped at the top of each of the plates.

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  Oliver and Boyd's Object-Lesson Cards

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  One set of 20 instructional cards entitled Oliver and Boyd's Object Lesson Cards, ca. 1888. This set of cards was originally housed within a wooden box; they have since been removed and re-housed. A paper label, mounted to the underside of the lid, read: "Oliver and Boyd's Object-Lesson Cards on the Vegetable, Animal and Mineral Kingdoms." This set of 20 cards is comprised primarily of Mineral Kingdom and Animal Kingdom plates and number 1-14 (number 8 is missing). A complete list follows. Below the label title is a listing, in 3 columns, of each of the plates within each of the three series. At the bottom on the label, below the plate listings, is the publishers' statements: "Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co., Limited." Each card describes a raw materials source, and traces its manufacturing process to the finished product or products. At the top of each card is the title and kingdom of the subject. Below it is (in most cases) a woodblock engraving of the subject or item at hand. Several pieces of realia are mounted near the image, and a listing of related trades and uses of the item is below that. The majority of each leaf consists of informational text about the material, it's manufacture and uses. At the bottom of each leaf is an ink stamp which reads: "Hinds & Noble, New York. Sole Agents for the United States." Exceptions to this are noted within the description for each card. ; No. 1 Animal Kingdom -- The Ox and Cow. ; No. 2 Animal Kingdom -- The Calf. ; No. 3 Animal Kingdom -- The Sheep. ; No. 4 Animal Kingdom -- The Horse. ; No. 5 Animal Kingdom -- The Goat. ; No. 6 Animal Kingdom -- The Rabbit. ; No. 7 Animal Kingdom -- Birds. ; No. 9 Animal Kingdom -- The Silkworm. ; No. 10 Animal Kingdom -- The Honey Bee. ; No. 11 Animal Kingdom -- The Cochineal and Lac Insects. ; No. 12 Animal Kingdom -- Mollusca. ; No. 1 Mineral Kingdom -- Introductory. The Crust of the Earth : as it is - and - as it was. ; No. 5 Mineral Kingdom -- Steel. ; No. 7 Mineral Kingdom -- Tin and Pewter. ; No. 9 Mineral Kingdom -- Sandstone. Limestone. Slate. ; No. 10 Mineral Kingdom -- Granite & Marble. ; No. 11 Mineral Kingdom - Coal. Shale. Jet. ; No. 12 Mineral Kingdom -- Sand, Glass, Beads, Crystal. ; No. 13 Mineral Kingdom -- Clay. ; No. 14 Mineral Kingdom -- Type-Metal.

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  The Etching of Copper and Brass; The Lamp Shade; Designs to Fill Given Spaces; and Oil Cloth--Its Decoration

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  Four art instruction booklets entitled The Etching of Copper and Brass (Lesson 25); The Lamp Shade (Lesson 18); Designs to Fill Given Spaces (Lesson 7); and Oil Cloth--Its Decoration (Lesson 16), by Gabriel Andre Petite, published by Fireside Industries, Inc., copyright 1924-1925. The booklets range in length from 8 to 16 pages, and begin with instructional text followed by 1-4 pages of sample designs. The Etching of Copper and Brass is the only booklet with an illustrated front cover; the other three have decorative frames with a leaf pattern.

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  Human Proportion

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  One set of art instruction plates entitled Human Proportion, by Eudora Sellner, published by School Arts Magazine, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1924. The subtitle reads: "Set of eight plates by Eudora Sellner." This set is incomplete; Plates No. 1-2 are lacking. Each plate is labeled "Costume Design 21; Human Proportions" at the top and contains line drawings pertaining to human body proportions. Each plate addresses an aspect of proportion and design: Plate No. 3 is titled "Head Construction"; Plate No. 4 "Human Construction"; Plate No. 5 "Human Construction"; Plate No. 6 "Dress Design"; Plate No. 7 "Heads and Hats"; Plate No. 8 "The Figure in Action." The plates are housed in an illustrated, protective envelope. "Price 35 cents" is printed at the bottom of the front side of the envelope. The envelope and each of the plates bear an embossed letter "S" at the top (Mabel Spofford).

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  The Normal Review System of Writing, Regular Course, No. 4 1/2

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  One penmanship book entitled The Normal Review System of Writing, Regular Course, No. 4 1/2, by D. H. Farley and W. B. Gunnison, published by Silver, Burdett & Co., Boston, New York and Chicago, 1891. The book is 24 pages in length, and contains 23 exercises. At the top of each page is the lesson, which is to be copied in the space below. Approximately every fifth lesson is a review of the previous four lessons. The writing samples themselves are didactic. Some examples are: "The Executive power is vested in the President, who holds office for four years. His salary is $50,000 per annum."; "The privilege of the writ of 'Habeas Corpus' cannot be suspended unless when the public safety may require it." Instructional text and illustrations are found on the inside of the front cover: "position at the desk"; "movements"; penholding" and "suggestions to teacher." On the inside of the back cover is "The Normal Review System of Writing, A Key to Principles", with samples of letters and numbers. The back cover outlines the various courses within the Normal Review System of Writing. None of the lessons have been completed.

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