Kelvin High School - Kelvin Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Kelvin High School, Winnipeg, Manitoba

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H K s „ c (She Carnegie i%rt Qift T HIS year the Carnegie Corporation of New York City pre¬ sented an art collection to Kelvin. It is to be used in the furthering of the appreciation of art among the students of our school. The collection consists of eight hundred and forty-eight reproductions in black and white and in color, seventeen large colored prints, a portfolio entitled “Graphic Processes” in which many processes are explained and illustrated, and one hundred and twenty-five books. The reproductions cover a long period of time. The first are those dealing with Ancient art, after this Mediaeval Art is dealt with, then the Renaissance period and Twentieth Cen¬ tury Art is pictured, and finally Oriental Art is shown. The seventeen large colored prints included in the collection are reproductions of famous paintings of all periods. All these repro¬ ductions show the student exactly how certain ideas and methods have been evolved and how art in all its forms has progressed from earliest times to the present day. One can readily see the great help this should be to the student. The books in this collection are complementary to the prints. Many of them describe the art of the different periods. For ex¬ ample, there are eleven books dealing with Ancient Art. When the student studies the reproductions of the art in olden times he also reads these books. Other books in this library give material on the technique of painting. For the student who is interested in improving his style, these books are the most suitable. Lives of great artists are dealt with in some of the books. There are in the section on the Renaissances painting, eighteen books dealing with artists of this period. There is also a section dealing with crafts, another with photography, and still another with designs and prints. We should take every opp ortunity of studying the prints and reading about them in the library, as this is a privilege not afforded many students in the other high schools. We feel sure that the donors of this fine collection, as well as the principal and the teachers of our school, expect this to be an inspiration to our students. Murdoff Burns. 5