Word: design
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...their ruling on a judicial decision which states that sculpture as an art must depict "natural objects in their true proportion." Things were at an impasse since the avowed purpose of all abstract sculpture was to depict nothing at all but to stand on its own merits as pure design. President Conger Goodyear of the Modern Museum promptly protested...
...formation of conference groups is needed to relieve the congestion. Those with interest and ambition would then have a chance to work on such topics as historical background, theory of design, aesthetic appeal, and the like. "Pass" men, grouped by themselves, could at least be taught some critical technique. A broader perspective thus obtained, Fine Arts 1d would provide a basis for appreciating art in later life, and would strengthen the trend in the college toward wider opportunities for those willing to handle them...
Combining the Schools of Landscape Architecture and City Planning with the School of Architecture, a new division to be known as the Graduate School of Design has been approved by the Board of Overseers...
Part of Mr. Thorndike's collection is arranged to show the history of American playing card design in the United States since 1800. Among the historical packs is one made by Jazaniah H. Ford of Milton in 1815, celebrating the naval victory of Decatur against the Mediterranean corsairs...
...Woolworth Building, the Minnesota Capitol, the New York Customs House, the U. S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, the Detroit Public Library-all of them handsome, elaborate, rich in borrowed decoration. On the Supreme Court Building, Chief Justice Taft gave him three orders: "The building must conform in design with the Capitol. It should be enduring. And Mrs. Taft says it should be easy to keep clean...