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Louis Prang: Innovator, Collaborator, Educator

Prang's shorter course in form study and drawing

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Description

This textbook includes exercises on drawing basics such as line, forms and shapes. This copy was owned by Bessie Lawrence of Manheim, Penn (b. May 1885). The book not only includes her pencil drawings inside the text book, but also a crayon drawing of a family by a fireplace with corresponding story, and a letter to her teacher describing her summer vacation dated 1897. It also includes a "Public school certificate" report card with the grades for all of her school classes, including drawing in which she scored a 90. Dated 1898.

Title

Prang's shorter course in form study and drawing

Creator

Clark, John Spencer, 1835-1920.
Hicks, Mary Dana, 1836-1927
Perry, Walter Scott

Date

1888

Publisher

Prang Educational Co.

Identifier

449068

Provenance

The gift of James S. Brust, 2010.

Item Relations

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Citation

Clark, John Spencer, 1835-1920., Hicks, Mary Dana, 1836-1927, and Perry, Walter Scott, “Prang's shorter course in form study and drawing,” Louis Prang: Innovator, Collaborator, Educator, accessed December 9, 2023, https://www.americanantiquarian.org/prang/items/show/92.