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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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  The Stranger: A Modern Miracle Play

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  One pamphlet entitled The Stranger: A Modern Miracle Play, by James Parton Haney, "Director of Art in the High Schools of New York City. Reprinted from the February 1915 Issue of Good Furniture, Published by the Dean Hicks Company, Grand Rapids, Mich[igan]." The pamphlet consists of an introduction and the text of the play; it is 16 numbered pages in length. The front cover is illustrated with an emblem and decorative pieces; the back cover is blank.

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  New Year Greetings

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  One book entitled New Year Greetings, by James Parton Haney, With Biographical Sketch and Appreciations, published by The School Art League of New York City, May 1923. The volume is a memorial publication in honor of James Parton Haney. It is unillustrated. Two clippings are laid in the volume.

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  Mrs. Dunlap Hopkins- Founder and Pioneer of Noted Art School

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  One magazine reprint entitled Mrs. Dunlap Hopkins- Founder and Pioneer of Noted Art School, reprinted from American Business Magazine, October 1927., ca. 1929. The article, written by G. Zeth Brooks, describes the founding and history of the New York School of Applied Design for Women. It commends Mrs. Dunlap Hopkins on her achievement for women: "Thus this noted art school with the motto of 'Concentration' developed the primary motives of Mrs. Hopkins: greater ability, more rapid progress, and a bigger earning power for women." The piece is illustrated with a black and white reproduction of a portrait of Mrs. Dunlap Hopkins. Accompanying the reprinted article are two blank application forms (each entitled Application Blank) and a salary statement for recent graduates of the New York School of Applied Design for Women, in New York City. The dimensions given are for the article.

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  A Quarter Century of Public School Art: Have We Made Good?

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  One pamphlet, ca. 1935, entitled A Quarter Century of Public School Art: Have We Made Good?, by C. Valentine Kirby, distributed by Binney & Smith Co., New York. This pamphlet is 15 numbered pages in length, and outlines recent progress made in art education in the United States.

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  Art Education Alert: Aids America to Meet Wartime Needs

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  One book, copyright 1942, entitled Art Education Alert: Aids America to Meet Wartime Needs, published by the Pratt Institute, New York. This booklet is 48 pages in length, and contains black and white illustrations. The front cover is decorated in bold blue and red graphics, with the phrase "Four Freedoms: religion, want, speech, fear" along the left-hand side. The insides of the front and back covers are illustrated with a black and white visual representation of the wartime program for art. Franklin Delano Roosevelt is quoted on the title page. He cites the school as a significant factor in preserving American government. The introduction makes clear the way art can be instrumental for this purpose: "Art today is selling the prosecution of the war to our people: it is selling the need for conservation, for enlisting in the services, for stamping out rumor, for cooperating with civilian agencies, for financially supporting the government and the Red Cross." The book is organized according to age level-appropriate activities. "Introduction, A Plan for Art Education; The Elementary School Level; The Junior High Level; The Senior High Level; The Adult Education Level; The Supplement; Art in the War Today; Materials, Sources." "Mabel Spofford" is written in ms. at the top of the front cover.

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