New Mexico State University - Swastika Yearbook (Las Cruces, NM)

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I The Art Department :a The Orientation in Art course introduces the student to the principles and philosophies of the fine arts. The course gives special emphasis to the visual arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture. Visual aids, such as slides and prints, serve to illustrate and supplement the lectures and to stimulate class discussions. Stu- dents are urged to read informative books and to visit art galleries. Professor Coker, Sail Gagnon, and Jack Blair exchange Ideas about one of the paintings hanging in the art gallery at the Humanities Barracks. Examining a replica of Michelangelo ' s David are Claire Riddell, Don Dumas, and Jack Blair. G ,

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Professor Colter chats informally wifh some of his Orienfafion in Art students. Professor Mannen discusses a reproduction of an old master ' s painting with an Orientation in Art class.

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Professor Coker demonstrates a technique on his own sculpture to John Flores. Students concentrate on their work as they apply plaster to build up forms and use files to give them texture. q Si - • ■ l7 . ■ i •.. ' - V - S