Word: artfulness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...only is the Faculty among the finest in the country, but the opportunities for first hand study in the Fogg Museum, which houses a complete library including 133,000 photographs and 41,000 slides, the Boston Museum of Art, and Fenway Court, are as good...
...broad cultural background provided by the field, it is recommended not only to those primarily interested in art, but also to those who have not definitely decided where they are to slight, for it is closely related to languages, English, history and music. The thought of the great ages of culture is embodied in visual terms as well as in the terms of music or literature. At the same time men who are interested in architecture are urged to select this field in preparation for the School of Design. The graduate courses within the division, which may be taken with...
...years ago the field was divided into three subdivisions for special emphasis: the History of Art, the Theory of the Visual Arts, and Design in Preparation for Work in the Graduate School of Design. In May of his Junior year each concentrator in Plan A (Senior year under Plan B) must pass a general written examination based on slides, and in Senior year one on his special field. Preparation for these exams is covered well in the courses, and the amount done for tutorial varies with the interest of the studies...
...elementary courses to be given in 1938-39 are Fine Arts 1a and 1d. 1a, on the Principles of Drawing and Painting, is ordinarily required for admission to more advanced courses in those subjects. The drawing consists mainly in copying the material discussed in the lectures, and was felt to be largely over-emphasized. The course cultivates an appreciation of art, not individual ability, which can be sought in 2a. On the whole the course does not require much original work...
...Arab headdress gives that long-jawed little man all his well-earned dignity. When the practical Lord Leverhulme, soap king of England, cut the head out of John's portrait of him in 1920 so he could get it in his safe, most of the artists and art dealers in London went on strike for 24 hours...