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Set of seven finger paintings, of various sizes

Description: Seven (7) finger paintings, of various sizes. Two of the images are framed in construction paper and labeled on the back "1948-49, Spofford." While the artwork was included among Mabel Spofford's papers, the actual creator of the finger paintings is unknown. Title supplied by cataloger.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: circa 1948
Call number: ephKAEE
Creator: Korzenik, Diana (1941-)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Diana Korzenik, August 1997.

Finger-Painting and How I Do It

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One instructional book, copyright 1947, entitled Finger-Painting and How I Do It, by Ruth Faison Shaw, 47 pp., published by Art for All, Inc., New York. The book includes a short history on Shaw's finger-painting methods, basic techniques, and several black and white illustrations of Ms. Shaw and her work. Illustrated instructions and directions are given for creating images of landscapes, animals, floral pictures, and designs. On the inside of the back cover is a listing of "Art Books for All", which provides titles of books for a variety of subjects.

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Finger Painting: A Perfect Medium for Self Expression

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One book entitled Finger Painting: A Perfect Medium for Self Expression, by Ruth Faison Shaw, published by Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, copyright 1934. It is 232 pages in length, and includes an introduction by David Seabury which describes the evolution of finger painting and how it can be used in the schools and at home. It concerns finger painting in general, what the child learns from the technique, and what might be learned about the child from it. The author's signature is written, in ms., in ink, on the front flyleaf. "$3.00, cp, signed copy" is written in ms., in pencil, on the rear pastedown. Laid in are a number of receipts and papers. The book is covered by its illustrated dust jacket.

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Subseries A. Boxed Painting Sets

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This collection contains approximately 700 pieces of ephemera that along with more than 500 separately cataloged books form the Diana Korzenik Collection of Art Education representing the evolution of art education in the United States from mainly 1800 to 1950. The collection was assembled by Massachusetts professor Diana Korzenik over a period of nearly three decades, and the ephemera is composed of instructional materials (e.g. art instruction manuals, art reproductions, drawing books, drawing cards, painting books, penmanship books, etc.), objects (e.g. boxed painting sets, drawing slates, models, drawing desks, colored pencils, crayons, paint, etc.) and non-instructional materials (e.g. promotional materials, scrapbooks, coursework by Korzenik's students, catalogs, etc.). With the exception of the Mabel Spofford archive, which she purchased as a whole, Korzenik pursued each item individually with the aim of assembling frequently overlooked and misunderstood material.

One collection of reproductions of paintings, circa 250 pieces

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One collection of reproductions of paintings, ca. 250 pieces, ranging in date from approximately 1930-1940. Most of the reproductions are part of the Artext Junior series, published by the Art Extension Society. The reproductions cover a wide variety of subjects, painters, and time periods. This collection is housed in a paperboard box which bears a mailing label addressed to Mabel Spofford. Also included are a few printed flyers and ms. notes. Title supplied by cataloger.

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The ‘Little Artist’s' Masterpiece Painting Set: With Quality Paints and Masterpiece Pictures

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One boxed painting set entitled The ‘Little Artist’s' Masterpiece Painting Set: with Quality Paints and Masterpiece Pictures, manufactured by Whitman Publishing Co., ca. 1932. This set is comprised of 8 round cakes of watercolor paint within wooden tubs, two oblong metal dishes, 2 sheets containing 16 color images entitled Famous Paintings to Paint and Color, 4 double-sided sheets, each containing 4 images for painting, and a book of 11 color images entitled Color Reproductions of Ten Famous Paintings: Including Historical Sketches of the Artists and the Pictures, Suitable for Framing. "1932" is written in ms., in pencil, on the verso of the last leaf of this book of reproductions. The images as models are the same as those in the book of reproductions. Some of the images included are: "The Blue Boy" by Gainsborough; "The Helping Hand" by Renouf; "The Sistine Madonna" by Raphael, and "Portrait of George Gisz" by Holbein. One of the images has been partially painted.

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An assembled set of technical/mathematical drawings, designs, and a few clippings

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An assembled set of technical/mathematical drawings, designs, and a few clippings either drawn or assembled by Mabel Spofford. There are 38 individual pieces, each in their own folder. Most of the items are technical drawings in pencil. There are several particularly attractive designs and planning layouts probably drawn by Mabel Spofford that are additionally colored with watercolor.

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Set of seven finger paintings, of various sizes

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