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

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Bewildered, confused, yet curious, the freshman opens the door of the Freshman Foundation Building only to be faced with a thousand problems of line, space, color, form, area and motion. Projection drawing, nature drawing, life class, all somehow miraculously evolving into a network of new ideas, new understanding . . . the creation of a new life, until once again the freshman passes through the door more amazed than confused by what has been accomplished and what is yet to come.

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. ‘ See - SR aae aESET, —f ae a ae rn eS ABO =e a sR gate a ome wy eer, | ——— ing = — tt tin Be Mean — Dearne qari ss Seas ee Gi % IBRARY The Library plays a significant role in every student’s life. The extensive collection of about 25,000 books on every phase of art, the slide room with some 18,000 slides, and the photos and clippings supply a constant source of materi- als and ideas. ll