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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Visual Materials
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
One postcard publisher's advertisement for a portfolio entitled Art Ages, by Pedro J. Lemos, published by School Arts Magazine, Worcester, Massachusetts, ca. 1929. This advertisement is folded into thirds, and is illustrated with reproductions of some of the plates found in the portfolio. The bottom third of the advertisement is a business reply postcard. This piece is addressed to: "Miss Mabel Spofford, Art Supervisor, Gloucester Public Schools, Gloucester, Massachusetts." Title supplied by cataloger.
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One publisher's advertisement for a portfolio of images entitled Art Ages, by Pedro J. Lemos, published by School Arts Magazine, Worcester, Massachusetts, [1929]. This illustrated advertisement is 4 pages in length; it describes the content (plates illustrating the 'ten great art periods of the world') and possible uses of the portfolio. The flyer is addressed to "Miss Mabel Spofford, Art Supervisor, Gloucester Public Schools, Gloucester, Massachusetts." Title supplied by cataloger.
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Three drawing books entitled American Text-Books of Art Education, Clark Edition, No. 5, No. 8, and No. 9, published by L. Prang & Co., Boston, 1882-1886. These books are each 20 pages in length, and contain numbered exercises of lithograph illustrations, which emphasize line and form (Book No. 5); construction and representation (Book No. 8); and construction, representation and Roman decoration (Book No. 9). The front covers are decoratively bordered. The inside of the front cover of each features a "Special Notice to Teachers", which explains the use of this book. Book No. 8 also contains an advertisement for Prang's Models for Drawing on the inside of the front cover. A publisher's advertisement for "Prang's American Text-Books of Art Education: a course of instruction in drawing for public schools" begins on the inside of the back cover and continues onto the back cover of Book No. 5. This same advertisement is just on the back covers of Books 8 and 9. The exercises within consist of illustrations, patterns and designs of a relatively simple nature, often floral and leafy designs. Each of the exercises is textually and visually explained, with space for continuation or copying. Most of the exercises in each of the 3 books have been copied by a previous owner. "Mary Jones" and "1.00" (price) are written in ms. at the top of the front cover of Book No. 5. "Lucius Tompkins" is written in ms., along the spine side, on the front cover of Book No. 8. Book No. 5 is smaller than the other two. The dimensions provided are for Books 8 and 9.
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Two publisher's advertisements from Studio Publications, Inc., New York, ca. 1937. Both advertisements are 4 unnumbered pages in length, and contain a black and white illustration on the first page and an order form on the last. The first flyer promotes Animal Drawing, by John Skeaping, Vol. 10 in the company's "How To Do It" series. The third page of this flyer lists other titles in the series. The second flyer is an advertisement for Masterpieces of Figure Painting: Twenty Color Plates, with an introduction by Eric Newton. The third page of the flyer advertises other works issued by Studio Publications. Accompanying these two flyers is an envelope, on Studio Publications stationery, addressed in ms. to "Miss Mabel Spofford, Art Dept. Bd of Educ., Gloucester, Mass." Title supplied by cataloger.
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Two drawing books entitled American Text Books of Art Education: Model and Object Drawing, Number One and Number Two, by Walter Smith, published by L. Prang & Company, Boston, 1875. There are two copies of Number One; one is issued separately, the other bound together with Number Two. This "double issue" has an additional plain paper cover, with a Prang ownership stamp in the upper right-hand corner. On the inside of this additional cover is an ink stamp reading: "Royal B. Farnum, Director Art Education, State of Massachusetts", with "7/6/28" written in ms., in ink, below it. Each of the books is 20 pages in length, and contain numbered exercises. Each exercise is comprised of instructional text, a lithograph image for copying, and space for copying. The books have not been completed by previous owners. Some of the objects and models pictured in the books include: fruit and vegetables, drinking vessels of various kinds, seashells, chairs and geometrical solid forms. On the inside of each of the front covers are directions and instructions for using the books; on the inside of the back covers are illustrated names and definitions of the shapes and forms used throughout, and an advertisement for wooden drawing models. On the back covers are publisher's advertisements for other Smith books.
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One drawing book entitled Krüsi's Drawing: Synthetic Series, New series, No. 2, published by D. Appleton & Co., New York, copyright 1878. This book consists of 16 pages of geometric designs, which emphasize the practice of lines and shapes. Suggestions to Teachers are printed on the inside of the front cover, and specifics of line drawing are outlined on the inside of the back cover. On each page are the illustrations and space intended for copying. The front cover is decoratively bordered; the back cover is a publisher's advertisement for Model Copy-Books in six numbers (penmanship studies), offered by D. Appleton & Co. Laid inside the book are three sheets of paper, two of which are blank. The third contains several original illustrations. A blue ownership stamp of I.A. Dexter is on the front cover.
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