Virginia Commonwealth University - Cobblestone Wigwam Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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COMMERCIAL ART Mr. John T. Hilton and Mr. Arthur Biehl discuss some of the lighter prob- lems involving advertising design. RPI ' s Commercial Art Department is one of the most complete In the coun- try. A three-year certificate is offered as well as the four-year course lead- ing to B.F.A. degree. Mr. hfaigh Jamgochian, Mr. William Bevilaqua and Mr. Winston hHough evaluate a design for outdoor adver- tising by an advanced advertising design student. This department en- deavors to prepare commercial stu- dents with a sound, well-rounded commercial art background involving all contemporary methods and ma- terials currently employed by profes- sional artists. Mr. Walter Brownson, Mr. Charles Kalman, and Mr. Carl Larsen analyze the finished art on a hi-fi record jacket. This is but one example of the many related problems students must solve, often under a time limit, to sim- ulate the demands that will be made in a professional career. ( f. -ki ■ ' t-y ' tr -f. ■ i -U ■■ , 4 : -h- ' i -fi ' if.

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AND HOW IT FUNCTIONS ART EDUCATION Mrs. Ruth Hyland, head of the Department of Art Education, dennon- strates to two of her future art teachers the proper technique of manipulating puppets. Methods and materials for teaching art from the elementary through the senior high school level are covered in this de- partment. The student is also required undergraduate work in practice teach- ing during his senior year. ARTS CRAFTS The art of turning or throwing a piece on the potter ' s wheel is an age old one, dating back to ancient cul- tures, hiere Mr. Allan Eastman care- fully watches the method employed by Robert Brushwood and Presley Jones, Art Education and Arts and Crafts majors, respectively. All phases of metal and jewelry and ce- ramic art are covered in this depart- ment. 13 ' -(:■:■ iV) ■ k i-vi. U.,... ' .-k ' ■,- -). Vi5 i .4i-j,i.if

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vii v%:|:iMl FASHION ILLUSTRATION, COSTUME DESIGN Mrs. Hazel Mundy, Department Head, and Mrs. Betty Vitsky, inspect the finished art of Carol Edds, senior fashion illustration major. Both certificate and degree courses are of- fered in this field. INTERIOR DESIGN, Dorothy Hamilton lends her expert eye to the layout of Milo Hoots in a furniture design class. Right, Mr. Robert Hester, department head, advises Judith Black on a problem in- volving drapery selection. Mrs. Sallie Marks, Mrs. Lena Spencer, and Mrs. OttI WIndmueller carefully watch the work of Kathy Hammell as she makes a final measurement on a gown. PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Patrick Osso, photo department head. Instructs two of his students in the proper ad- justment of the press camera. This depart- ment offers a two-year professional course. A creative approach to photography Is en- couraged. 15 t ■: k .. ii. .-J. • -r !« ■. ■ •?t ' p-x-.