One wooden lay figure, ca. 1900? The figure has carved facial features and fingers and toes, and some moveable joints: ankles, knees, hips, wrists, elbows, shoulders, waist and neck. The figure is gender-neutral, and bears no manufacturer's information.
Five anatomical studies, 1869-1870, printed by Lemercier, Benard et Ce. of Paris, France depicting ears, faces, feet, and hands. All five engravings are entitled Cours De Figure Par Mr. N. Maurin. Three are subtitled Methode Tirpenne; two are subtitled Etudes d'apres nature, Methode Tirpenne. Each of the engravings has been inscribed with a statement from the printer and is dated. In the corners of all five engravings is a small purple stamp in the shape of an artist's palette. The stamped words on the inside of the palette are indecipherable.
One drawing book of original drawings, untitled, created by Henry S. Tubbs in 1883. The drawing book is 16 unnumbered pages in length, and contains 9 pencil drawings and 6 additional pencil drawings which are laid in. Most of the leaves in the book are blank. The drawings on the leaves include a small fairy, houses and landscapes, and floral designs. The drawings on separate sheets that have been laid in include a map of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi signed "Drawn by Henry Tubbs."; a house; a sailboat, and a whimsical image of a foot, with piglets for toes, with a "This Little Piggy" rhyme written in ms. alongside it; this drawing is on tissue paper. Tissue paper guard sheets are bound in between the leaves. Title supplied by cataloger.
One boxed watercolor paint set, untitled, manufactured by Winsor & Newton Limited, London, England, ca. 1880? The set is comprised of 12 rectangular cakes of watercolor paint, two porcelain 3-welled dishes, a cut glass dish, a bone brush rest, two small, round dishes, a wooden stick, one piece of charcoal, and several pieces of chalk. The set is housed in a handsome wooden box that has hidden compartments, a pin-locked bottom drawer, and a hinged lid. Mounted to the underside of the lid is a maroon and gold label which reads "Winsor & Newton Limited, London" within a crown-like border. The text within the frame reads: "Artists' Colourmen by Special Appointment to Her Majesty and Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince and Princess of Wales. 38 Rathbone Place." Each of the cakes of paint are embossed, some with an image of a crown and some with a mythological iconographic figure. This same figure is at the center of the label on the underside of the lid, as well as on an additional label within the box. Some of the cakes of paint are wrapped in foil and paper wrappers bearing Winsor & Newton's name. Title supplied by cataloger.
One flyer advertising Summer Classes at the Art Career School, New York, New York, 1949. This advertisement is for the 1949 summer session, June 20-August 26. Four separate classes are offered: Figure Drawing, Drawing and Painting, Applied Design or Illustration, and Outdoor Sketching. The sheet is folded into eighths within a blue paper folder, the first two pages of which are text and the latter six of which are (reproductions) illustrations, presumably artworks created in previous summer school classes. The cover title reads: "Art Career School." The item is accompanied by an unused mailing envelope with the school's name printed on it.
Two art instruction books entitled Freehand Drawing, by Frances Beem and Dorothy Gordon, published by Bruce Publishing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Books 1 and 2, copyright 1924 and 1925. The first book is intended for instructional use for first year high school students; it emphasizes lessons in perspective. The second book is designed for second year high school drawing students; the images are considerably more complex than those in Book 1. While both volumes explain illustration and lettering, Book 2 also includes lessons on drawing in ink and figure drawing. Book 2 contains more color illustrations than Book 1, but the images are primarily black and white. Each book contains an introduction, instructional text, and a glossary of terms. Both covers are minimally illustrated, and the back covers of each are blank.
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.
