 | University of Virginia record April, 1914 |  |
DRAWING
The classes in drawing are planned to give the teachers of the
primary, grammar and high-school grades and supervisors of drawing,
a practical knowledge of drawing as now taught in the most
modern and progressive schools. The purpose will be to give not
only facility in representation but to teach the fundamentals that
underlie design, composition, pictorial and imaginative drawing.
More emphasis will be placed on composition than on representation
and every step will be taken up in turn and definite ways suggested
for use in the school room with each lesson.
An attempt will be made to suit the courses to the needs of all applicants
and especially to the needs of those teachers who fancy they
cannot draw.
A special art certificate will be given to those who complete the
to do supervisors work.
Drawing 1.—For teachers of grades from one to four, inclusive.
This is so arranged that the lessons will be in progressive order, following
as closely as possible the development of the child. The
classes will be conducted in the following manner: First, the careful
explanation of design, its intent and processes: Second, an exhibition
of fine examples of work by teachers and children who have
already taken the course: Third, processes carried out by the class
under the supervision of instructors.
First Year—First Grade: Cut paper to paste, outlined filled in with
color, play with water color, copy color natural objects, pose drawing
with brush, illustration, doll house furnishing (make wall paper, etc.,
repeating design).
Second Grade: Cut out own objects to paste, original design for
border, (outline) mixes own color for above, border design colored
with crayon, landscape mass (brush or crayon).
Second Year—Third Grade: Drawing still life (pencil and brush),
memory drawing (object before pupil's eye only a few seconds), simple
book-making, design for cover, execution of same, simple lettering.
Fourth Grade: Exercise in color composition, outline filled with
cut paper, design, drawing still life (outline to fill in with color).
Section I. First and Second Grade. Daily, from 8:30 to 9:30. Professor
Bement and Miss Barringer. Mechanical Laboratory, Room 2.
Section II. Third and Fourth Grade. Professor Bement and Miss
Barringer. Daily, 9:30 to 10:30.
Section III. 2:30 to 3:30. Professor Bement and Miss Hooe. Mechanical
Laboratory, Room 2.
Drawing 2.—For teachers of grades from five to eight inclusive,
and will supplement Course 1—the lessons being the continuation
of that course. The course will be conducted in the same manner—
explanation of the meaning of the design, then good examples of
the work done by teachers and children will be shown, then the class
will work out each problem.
First Year—Fifth grade, design for rug (color, charcoal), still life
(light and dark), landscape (light and dark color), illustration of
home industry.
Sixth Grade: Wood block printing, nature drawing (light and
dark), design for home utensils, design colored, simple illustration
with figures.
Second Year.—Seventh grade: Beginning perspective, still life
group (light and dark three tones), exercise in arrangement. Eighth
grade: Landscape (three tones, charcoal), lettering (ink and color),
book-making, end page for above in color, posters (one, two and
three colors).
Section I. First and second grade. Daily, from 9:30 to 10:30.
Professor Bement and Miss Barringer. Mechanical Laboratory, Room
1. Section II. Third and fourth grade. Daily, 12:15 to 1:15. Miss
Barringer. Mechanical Laboratory, Room 1.
Drawing 3.—For teachers of high schools. It supplements Courses
1 and 2 and aims to give the teachers a few simple problems that
hand but give them real appreciation of the fine things about them.
The conduct of the class will be the same as 1 and 2—the explanation,
exhibition of work actually done by high-school students, carrying
out the operation described.
First Year—Spacing in lines (a) Geometric design for tiles, spacing
in tone and color (b) putting same design into tone and color,
design: repetition, subordination, opposition (a) border to be used
for stencil straight or curved lines, using natural forms, as flowers,
trees, birds, etc., perspective, drawing of historic houses in line, with
colored chalk on dark paper.
Second Year—Illustration, in cut paper; also in chalk or crayola
on dark paper, still life drawing in charcoal and color, to illustrate
incidents of every-day life, small or bright color and letting paper
show for the shadow side, personal expression in art, memory
sketches, drawing from figure, small figures copied from large drawing
of Millet, using chalk on black paper. Elementary principles of
constructive drawing or mechanical drawing illustrated and applied.
Section I, daily, from 8:30 to 9:30. Miss O'Keefe. Mechanical
Laboratory, Room 1.
Drawing 4.—The class in pure design is for those teachers who
have completed the work in the grades, those who are required to
teach design, those who wish to do special work in decoration, or
those who find themselves weak in that department of the general
course. Its aim is to give a complete understanding of the principles
of design, etc., practical application of the design to the material in
which it is to be reproduced, and the technical skill necessary to
render the design.
First Year—Border design in light and dark, surface pattern colors,
simple color scales, block printing, textile design. Second Year
—Color harmony, practice in color scales, animals and design, human
figures in design, wall paper (surface design), interior arrangement,
architectural design. One hour.
Method of Supervision.—For supervisions of drawing, and for
those who have had experience in the elementary grades and wish
to specialize in drawing. The aim of this course is to deal with problems
of supervision, the arrangement of a course of study, lesson
plans, type lessons, selection of material, etc. One hour.
Daily, from 3:30 to 5:30. Professor Bement and Miss O'Keefe.
Mechanical Laboratory, Room 2.
Drawing 5.—For the teachers of ungraded schools and aims to
give them as much training in the fundamental principles that underlie
Courses 1, 2 and 3 as the time will permit. The teacher will
be given in a condensed form the sequence in all the grades. Each
step will be explained and demonstrated by the instructor, but only
the most important ones will be carried out in class. An attempt
will be made to study the needs of the individual teacher. This
course prepares for the state examination.
First Year—Drawing of simple objects, perspective drawing, spacing,
line, mass, color; original design of useful objects, stenciling,
woodblock printing, simple manual training. Practical Drawing Books.
Section I, daily, from 10:30 to 11:30. Miss Hooe. Mechanical Laboratory,
Room 1.
History of Art 6.—A lecture course and is open to all students in
drawing and all are expected to attend. The lectures will be on the
following topics: architecture, historic ornament and design; Raphael's
School of Athens; Great Painters of the World with lantern
slides.
Weekly, from 5:30 to 6:30. Professor Bement. Mechanical Laboratory,
Room 1.
School in Art 7.—The school in Art was begun a number of years
ago under the direction and personal instruction of the well-known
illustrator and alumnus of the University of Virginia, Mr. Graham
Cootes, and for many summers was successfully conducted by him
with the help of such artists as George Bellows, Bredin, Scott and
Duncan Smith. It will be reopened this summer under Mr. Smith's
care, with every prospect of a successful season. The school is
unique in that it offers the great advantage of more personal attention
and individual criticism than is given at any other summer
school. Mr. Smith, who is an alumnus of the University of Virginia,
is a member of the Mural Painters Society of New York, and instructor
in two Evening Life Classes at the Art Students League
of New York. The course offered for the summer will be for ten
weeks from June 23rd to August 20th and will thus extend two
weeks beyond the regular summer term.
It is designed for those desirous of making a profession of illustrating,
cartooning, poster work, portrait, landscapes and decoration
painting, and also for those who desire it as an aid in teaching or
who are interested in art for their own pleasure.
A model in costume will pose every morning of the week, except
Saturday, from 9:30 until 1 o'clock. There will be poses especially
arranged for illustrations and compositions of more than one figure.
The afternoons will be devoted to landscape work. Daily criticism
will be given, and on Saturday criticism of compositions made by
the more advanced students on subjects previously announced.
Special attention is called to this feature.
The rates will be $9.00 per month, half day, $20.00 per term, half
day. $15.00 per month, full day. $30.00 per term, full day. An
initiation fee of $2.00 will be asked of new students. All fees are payable
in advance, and no tuition will be refunded for absence from
class unless by special arrangement. Four weeks constitute the
month.
Tuition in the School of Art is not free to Virginia teachers, and
should be paid directly to Mr. Smith. A prize will be awarded for
the best painting made during the term.
For further particulars address Mr. Duncan Smith, 42 Washington
Square, New York.
Daily, from 8:30 to 4:30. Sections to be arranged. Mr. Smith,
Education Building, Room 5, S. E., Upstairs.
Certificate Credit.—Summer School Professional Certificate—Advanced
Grade—Drawing 2, 3, and 4; Summer School Professional
Certificate—College Grade—Drawing 2, 3, 4, and 7; Professional
Grammar Grades Certificate—Drawing 2 and 5; Professional Primary
Grades Certificate—Drawing 1 and 5.
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