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ART

The aim of the School of Art is to teach not alone the technique and practice
of painting and the making of pictures, but also to promote an interest in
the significance of art and its relation to life. It is therefore both cultural and
practical.

The School of Art is under the direction of Eliot Clark, A.N.A. He will
give a general course which is described in detail below. Brooks Johnson Silvette
will give courses in elementary drawing and in history of art.

It is suggested and desired that all students of art, in whatever class, enroll
for the Monday afternoon conference, the general criticism on Saturday morning,
and the lectures Friday afternoon; thus bringing to the class a unity of purpose
and a mutual exchange of ideas.

Eliot Clark is an associate member of the National Academy; member American
Water Color Society (ex-President); New York Water Color Club; Allied Artists of
America; New York Society of Painters; Connecticut Academy; National Arts Club;
Salmagundi Club, etc. Awarded Hallgarten Prize, National Academy; Ranger Fund Purchase,
National Academy; Edgar Davis Prize, San Antonio. Represented in various museums
and private collections. His picture "Rolling Country" was purchased by former
President Wilson from the Corcoran Gallery, Washington, in 1915. Author of works on
John Twachtman; Alexander Wyant; J. Francis Murphy; Theodor Robinson (in press) and
has contributed articles to Scribners, Art in America, International Studio, Arts and
Decoration, Dictionary of American Biography, etc. Formerly instructor Arts Students
League; Froebel League, New York; Savannah Art Club; Staff lecturer Roerich Museum,
New York, 1930; and Grand Central School of Art, 1930.

Brooks Johnson Silvette in addition to having an M.A. in Fine Arts from Columbia University
has spent two years studying in France at the Institute d'Esthetique Contemporaire.
She is an engraver as well as a painter; her work has been exhibited in Paris by the Societe
des Beaux Arts. She has taught the history of art both in the United States and France,
and through an extensive study of the museums of Europe adds a knowledge of historie
art to her ability as a contemporary artist.

Art sA2: Freehand Drawing: Both Terms. Studio period, 8:30 to
11:30; criticisms, 9:30 to 10:30, Mon., Wed., Fri.; Art Studio, Fayerweather
Hall. Fee, $15.00. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mrs. Silvette.

Elementary course in drawing and composition.

Art sB1: Freehand Drawing: Both Terms. Studio period, 8:30 to
11:30; criticisms, 9:30 to 10:30, Mon., Wed., Fri.; Art Studio, Fayerweather
Hall. Fee, $15.00. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mrs. Silvette.

Charcoal drawings from casts. Painting from still life.

Art sB2: General Course in Painting: Both Terms. Art Studio, Fayerweather
Hall. Fee, $15.00 each term. Credit, 2 session-hours for those students
who accomplish a sufficient amount of work with satisfactory results.

Mr. Clark.

• a. Theory of Composition and Color; Materials and Methods of the
  Painter's Craft. Studio; Monday 2:30 to 4:00. Fee, $5.00 each term
  when taken as a separate course.

• b. Landscape Painting: Outdoor Criticisms. 9:30 to 12:00; Wednesday.
  Fee, $10.00 each term when taken as a separate course.

• c. Studio Criticisms: 10:30 to 12:00; Saturday. Fee, $5.00 each term
  when taken as a separate course.

• d. Illustrated Lectures in Art: 4:30 to 5:30; Friday; M.R. Open to
  the public. Single admission charge $0.50. No additional charge
  made for students enrolled in general art course.

Subjects—First Term:

• 1. Romanticism. June 30.

• 2. Realism. July 7.

• 3. Impressionism. July 14.

• 4. Modernism. July 21.

Subjects—Second Term:

• 1. The Art Spirit of the Far East. August 4.

• 2. Byzantine Sources and the Italian Primitives. August 11.

• 3. Florentine Masters of the Renaissance. August 18.

• 4. Venetian Painting. August 25.

The intention of the lectures is to reveal the aesthetical significance of the art of the
past and its relation to the cultural background from which it emanates; to emphasize
the creative genesis of art as the visible expression of the spirit of a given time and its
message for the present. The pictures will also be a means of illustrating the theoretical
discussions of the class room.

(Attention is called to the explanatory notes.)

Note.—For Virginia teachers, the special fee for the three courses in History of Art
is $10.00. For all other students the special fee is $15.00 for the three courses.

History of Art sB3-I: First Term. 8:30, 10:30, and 11:30; 8:30 in
Fayerweather Hall; 10:30 in M.R.; 11:30 in M.H. 26. Credit, 1 session-hour.
Fee, $5.00. There is no additional tuition charge if only History of Art is
taken.

Mrs. Silvette.

The three terms of History of Art will consist of an appreciative study beginning
with the Italian Renaissance and the later development of art and painting in Western
Europe up to the 20th century. Lantern slides and colored reproductions of the artists'
masterpieces will be used to supplement the lectures. The aim of the courses will be to
give the student a means of recognizing and appreciating the works of the great artists
along with a knowledge of the history of art.

History of Art sB3-II: First Term. 8:30, 10:30, and 11:30; 8:30 in
Fayerweather Hall; 10:30 in M.R.; 11:30 in M.H. 26. Credit, 1 session-hour.
Fee, $5.00. There is no additional tuition charge if only History of Art
is taken.

Mrs. Silvette.

Continuation of History of Art sB3-I.

History of Art sB3-III: First Term. 8:30, 10:30, and 11:30; 8:30 in
Fayerweather Hall; 10:30 in M.R.; 11:30 in M.H. 26. Credit, 1 session-hour.
Fee, $5.00. There is no additional tuition charge if only History of Art
is taken.

Mrs. Silvette.

Continuation of History of Art sB3-II.

Note.—History of Art sB3-I will be given three hours a day during the first third of
the term. The examination will then be held and History of Art sB3-II will be given three
hours a day for the middle third of the term. After the examination in this course, History
of Art sB3-III will be taught for the final third of the term. The student will
note that the three courses are not taught simultaneously, but one after the other.

Industrial and Fine Arts—See page 70.

Introduction to Industrial and Fine Arts.

Industrial and Fine Arts in the Grammar Grades.

Theory and Philosophy of Industrial Arts Education.

Interior Decoration.

Hand Book-binding.