Rhode Island School of Design - Portfolio Yearbook (Providence, RI)

Page 33 text:

I: L H 'Y sf fl I 1 11 H. II 4' 11 i l 3 il U 3 , 1. ,I A n 1 4 7 1 . l I P C 1 Q- . , 1 s I w r r r 1 i A L r I r x P X I r r V l f X r 1 f x U lb 6 .-E

Page 32 text:

Department of Decorative Design. ,,i111-1- Th . im of the department is to train students to become practical, e 1 1 able designers in everv branch of decorative art, to give them a broad UP - s , knowledge of the history of art, to cultivate good taste and artistic appreciation. In this department, students esign s p as wall papers, prints, carpets, mosaics and tiles. They also design fur- . I I 0 1 niture, interior and exterior decoration for buildings, stained gass, ' d a e rk, silverware and Jewelry, book cover an p g d ' urface atterns of all kinds, such wrought iron wo illustration. Throughout the course, practlca n1s , ufacture is undertaken. uired to show the necessary proficiency in free- ' l fi ' hed work aiming to meet the requirements of material and man Students will be req from ornament. The study of drawing from ornament, cast hand drawing and life is extended throughout the course. Instruction is given in water- color, fresco and oil painting, and in the principles of harmony and contrast in color. A course of lectures is given on the Students are required to take notes, use the text-books andpass exami- nations. Lectures are also given illustrating the principles of design and composition and their practical applications. Especial attention is paid' to the application of natural forms and of the human igure to decoration. Modeling, anatomy, the history of architecture and the history of Evolution of Decorative Design. painting and sculpture give breadth and variety to the course. The course scheme will explain the necessary sequence of studies, but each student is advanced from problem to problem as rapidly as per- sonal proiiciency will allow. Evening Classes.-The scheme of instruction for the day classes is followed with only slight variation by the evening classes. ' 20

Page 34 text:

A, Y 6 ,, QQ , . .1-.M -.- -ww-A X J. W' ' ,t G 11,33- w x ' .lx 3 I . s ' 7 J X4 G Q .f AZ, J, ,nf I .rl v 'X wif 2 . , 1 5' 'J' fix fl H L Pwjl. ! , A A 4 ,V I A t ' Q , I 1 f j K l . 4,1 ggi' ' 'S' --. . 4. ,an A a I e Q J ,, I, I K1 f. g I M AY 'lu' i A K4 14- W-,,,..--' 'W' 4 V' 'f JWAIM .QI .fi ' . J!! -4' 4' , , J-la, ' ' 'f 7 f if A ii Riagg i ' fy f f 'iggg ,I 1 ,w f r 1 l fi -I s,,:, gf' 2 f . ffvi l Q . Y . 1 f - 'xW -1 x 3,il fx w ' NJ Q it N '. ,w s 6,3725 , It K 1 f 1 ,Q a-M CLAY MQDELING. EVENING CLASS. MODELED FRQM PHOTOGRAPH.