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Industrial and Applied Art Books
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Eight art instruction books entitled Industrial and Applied Art Books, published by Atkinson Mentzer & Company, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Dallas, [ca. 1920]. All are "Edited by Elmer E. Bush and Florence Reid Bush". The books are numbered 1st through 8th, and average 48 pages in length. All are primarily illustrated, with some accompanying text for the exercises and activities. Most illustrations are black and white, with a few in color. Each volume is bound in a purple and black decorated paper cover. The 5th, 7th, and 8th volumes are marked "Mabel Spofford" in ms., in ink, at the head of the front cover.
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Set of nine drawing cards, circa 1890-1915
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One set of nine drawing cards, untitled, some unnumbered, ca. 1890-1915. Eight of the 9 cards contain several color lithograph images printed against a light blue grid background. It appears that the cards had been numbered in the top left-hand corner, but most of the numbers have been cropped off. The individual images themselves are numbered; 1-9 on the first sheet; 10-18 on the second; 23-29 on the third; 30-34 on the fourth; 41-46 on the fifth; 51-60 on the sixth; 61-68 on the seventh; 69-74 on the eighth, and 75-83 on the ninth and last leaf. From this information, it is apparent that at least 3 cards are missing from the set: those with images 19-22, 35-40, and 47-50. Some of the images included are: fruit and vegetables, an American flag with 13 stars, geometric patterns and designs, 3-dimensional shapes, farming tools, and insects. There is no title, publication information, nor date printed on any of the cards. Title supplied by cataloger.
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Industrial and Applied Art Books
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Seven books entitled Industrial and Applied Art Books, published by Mentzer Bush & Co., New York, Chicago, and Dallas, copyright 1926. Edited by Walter Scott Perry, Florence H. Fitch, Walter Sargent, and Frederick G. Bonser. Published in eight parts, book No. 2 is lacking from this set. Each of the seven books are 48 pages in length, and contain a wide variety of art projects for students. The projects range from simple coloring exercises (beginning with book 1) and progress to more sophisticated projects such as printing and book binding (in book 8). All of the books contain black and white and color illustrations. Each exercise or lesson is comprised of a sample or template, instructional text for the student, and additional instructional text for the teacher. The project template can be cut out of the book for use; a few have been cut out but laid in place. Some of the projects included within these books are: coloring, lettering, drawing, weaving, patterns, design, clay work, basketry, sewing, bookbinding and art appreciation. All of the covers are identical to each other (except the issue number); the covers are in black and orange, with the title framed by tall trees on either side. The insides of the front covers, as well as both sides of the back covers, are decorated in black and white decorative patterns. Each of the seven books have an embossed stamp "S" (Mabel Spofford) at the top of each front cover.
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Set of 8 sheets of original drawings, each in charcoal pencil
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One set of 8 sheets of original drawings, each in charcoal pencil, ca. 1840?. Only the first two sheets are numbered, none of the drawings are signed. The first leaf contains images of animal heads and legs; the second is also animal heads; the third is a view of a church, the fourth contains two scenes, one of a thatched-roof house and another of a farm scene; the fifth is of a mill next to a stream, the sixth is of a house and its wood shed; the seventh image is of a vine-covered stone house; and the last image is a landscape view including a stone bridge. Title supplied by cataloger.
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American Text Books of Art Education: Geometrical Drawing, Numbers One and Two
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Two drawing books entitled American Text Books of Art Education: Geometrical Drawing, Numbers One and Two, by Walter Smith, published by L. Prang & Co., Boston, 1875. Each of the two books are 20 pages in length, and contain numbered problems and exercises. Each exercise consists of instructional text, a lithograph illustration, and space for copying. The exercises increase in difficulty and complexity through the course of each book, and within the series. The front covers are identical to each other, as are the insides of the front and back covers. The insides of the front covers contain "General Directions to Teacher and Pupil"; the insides of the back covers contain names, definitions and visual definitions of "geometric solids", as well as publisher's advertisements for other Smith materials. The back covers advertise Prang's "American Text-Books of Art Education, prepared by Prof. Walter Smith." The exercises in Book Number Two have been completed, in pencil.
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Drawing Book
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One drawing book of original drawings entitled Drawing Book, created by F.M., ca. 1850. It is bound in an illustrated orange paper binding; the title is within a twig and leaf decorative border that contains 4 small vignettes within each of the four corners. The title is centered. The back cover is similarly illustrated, with an eagle in the center of the frame. The book is 12 unnumbered leaves in length, and contains original and (presumably) copied pencil drawings, one of which is signed "F.M." The drawings include images of animals, people, fruit and flowers, and buildings. Tissue paper guard sheets are bound in between each of the leaves.
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