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Prang's Shorter Course in Form Study and Drawing, No. 2 & No. 3
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Prang's Complete Course in Form Study and Drawing, Western Edition, No. 2 and No. 6
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Two 20-page drawing books by John S. Clark, Mary Dana Hicks and Walter S. Perry, published by The Prang Educational Company, Boston, New York and Chicago. Each book contains numbered exercises that consisting of an image for copying, brief instructional text, and space for copying. Some of the exercises in both of these include: a pattern for a square prism, an envelope, decorative designs, a pattern for a square prism, a bowl of fruit and flowers. Both books have additional colored paper cutouts of some exercises either laid or mounted in; and both have been completed by previous owners.
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Prang's Complete Course in Form Study and Drawing, Western Edition, No. 2 and No. 6
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American Text-Books of Art Education, Clark Edition, No. 5, No. 8 and No. 9
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American Text Books of Art Education: Geometrical Drawing, Numbers One and Two
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