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John Philoponus' Commentary On Aristotle's Theory Of The World, Christos Kaplanides

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The contributions of the Greeks to the development and evolution science are enormous. Not only were the Greeks the originators of the basic philosophical and scientific: modes of reflection in the western world, but they were also the continuators as well as the best commentators and critics of their ancestors and their contemporaries. To restrict the contributions of the Greeks to science to the pre-Roman period would be wrong. It would be equally as -wrong to restrict the presense of original thinkers to that period also.

Early Shipbuilding In Colonial New Spain, 1519-1565, William Collins

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This thesis presents a general study of early shipbuilding in New Spain, with special emphasis on the period, 1519 to 1565. It is intended to be preliminary to a dissertation on a phase of the same general subject. This paper is presented for the historian, and is not intended to be a technical study of shipbuilding. The story of shipbuilding in New Spain is closely related to the story of exploration of the New World and the conquest of New Spain. I have tried to cover the narrative of exploration and conquest only insofar as it relates to shipbuilding and …

Design Analysis Of The Rio Grande Glaze Pottery Of Pottery Mound, New Mexico, J. J. Brody

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The Problem

The purpose of this study is to analyze the indigenous pottery designs recovered from the Anasazi Site of Pottery Mound, New Mexico, and to demonstrate the usefulness of this design analysis to the inter­pretation of the prehistory of the Rio Grande. Special emphasis is placed on the use of design forms as unique evidence of contact between to􀀢-ns, and as an aid to chronology.

The Method of Solution

The first chapter gives the nonspecialized reader a general background knowledge of the era and area under discussion. This section also acquaints the reader with some of the specific technical …

A Comparative Study Of Two Methods Of Teaching Art At The Fourth Grade Level, Mary Carroll Nelson

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It was the purpose of this study to compare the effects of visual, technical instructions on the creativity and technical mastery demonstrated in the art work of a fourth grade class. The experimental group received verbal stimulation and verbal instructions plus visual instructions of technical nature. The control group received the same verbal stimulation and verbal instructions without the visual instructions. The art products from both classes were submitted to a panel of judges for a rating on, (1) whether there were observable differences between the groups in creativity and technical mastery, and (2) if there were, which group excelled …

A Study Of Motivational Incentive For Enrollment In Beginning Drawing Classes In Public Junior Colleges Of California In The 1960-1961 Academic Year, Patricia Tandrow Lewis

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The purpose of this study was to determine for which of the following primary reasons students in the public junior colleges of the State of California enrolled in classes in beginning drawing in the second semester of the 1960-1961 academic year. Student motivation was assumed to encompass these incentives:

1. To complete high school graduate requirements.

2. To remove college or university entrance deficiencies.

3. To satisfy requirements for the Associate in Arts degree.

4. To develop creative ability related to a proposed occupational objective.

5. To extend ability already developed in this craft.

6. to gain skill in means …

An Approach To The Presentation Of Art History On The Junior High School Level, Vivian N. Grelick

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This project is more of a beginning than a summation. The material represents the framework and initial trial chapters of an art history survey book. The writer's intent is not to produce another work, to add to the many already available, for use on the college level. The book, when completed, is rather intended for fruitful use as a junior high school text.

A Study Of Taos As An Art Colony And Of Representative Taos Painters, Dorothy Skousen Black

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This thesis is a study of Taos as an art colony, a subject about which little has been written…Consequently, the best method of research appeared to be interviews with the living painters associated with Taos.

A Comparative Study Of Georges Roualt And Chaim Soutine, Ann Hillard

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The purpose of this study is to offer for scrutiny certain aspects of the painters, Rouault and Soutine. In the introductory chapter they will be placed in their point in history, period in painting, and artistic line and descent. In the chapters following they will be compared to their personal backgrounds, development as painters, and respective techniques. Finally, they will be evaluated as to their importance to modern painting.

A Catalogue And Analysis Of The Churches Of Cholula, Mexico, Margaret Henderson Floyd

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It was the purpose of this study to photograph and catalog the churches of central Cholula; to find what stylistic groups and local motifs are characteristic of the area; to determine, insofar as possible, the chronological distribution of these churches through the centuries of the colonial period; to discover the geographical distribution of the monuments in the area immediately around the city and to relate this to such data was obtainable on the population distribution and urban development of the area today and in the past.

A Study Of Faculty In-Service Education Programs In The Public Schools Of New Mexico, Helen P. Anderson

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Teacher education should be a continuous process if the teacher is to achieve full realization of his capabilities. Pre-service education is exceedingly important for achieving this, but it cannot provide complete and adequate preparation. It alone cannot produce full realization of the potentialities of the prospective teacher. Upon entrance into the profession, the beginning teacher, regardless of his adequacy of preparation, is faced with a new environment in which he must use new and relatively unfamiliar materials and tools. Rapid changes in educational procedures soon make the pre-service education of both the beginning teacher and the experienced teacher outmoded. The …

Post-Impressionist Innovations In Landscape Painting, Martha Fowler Meeks

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Statement of the problem. It is the purpose of this study to show that the expression of landscape attained the vitality to rival figure painting as an art form in the Post-Impressionist period and to estimate what this vitality meant further developments in painting.

The Evolution Of Portraiture In The Italian Renaissance, Edward Martin Gnall

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The method of procedure employed in this study was to gather scattered material relating to the subject from art histories, artist, biographies, personal notes recorded while pursuing standard university courses on the history of art, art periodicals, and art bulletins, and attempt to condense the acquired material into a lucid organization of facts, places, personalities, and works. Photographic reproductions in black and white were made of portrait works by various major artists in the Italian Renaissance and compared sequentially to establish a possible relationship of developing styles. Those which seemed to epitomize the most significant advances were chosen for the …

A Survey Of Southwestern Indian Stone, Shell, And Bone Sculpture, Diane Lee Aller

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The interest of the modern artist and craftsman in primitive art has increased yearly since the official discovery of this variety of art in the early years of the twentieth century. To meet the demand for information that this interest has aroused, large numbers of books and articles, many illustrating handsome examples of primitive work, have been compiled. These works, though often valuable and exciting, usually fail to give anything approaching a complete examination of one subject. An art student of a particular subject must turn to the works of the anthropologist, rather than to the works of the art …

A Survey Of The Discarded, Native, And Inexpensive Materials Used In Elementary School Art, Donald Warren Herberholz

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It is the purpose of this study to find out what discarded, inexpensive, and native materials are used and how some of them are used in the art program of the elementary school (1) by results obtained from a questionnaire, and (2) by analysis of periodicals and books on the use of these materials.

The Role Of Art In The Complete Development Of A Christian Personality, Sister Loretta Ann Mccarthy

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A survey of ancient literature reveals that art as an area in school life is becoming increasingly recognized as tremendously significant to a complete participation in the creative activities of life. A critical point has been reached in so far as art has begun to be recognized as an integral part of the school program rather than an educational frill offered for those students who have difficulty with the academic program or as a concession to the few talented students.

It is the purpose of this study (1) to outline briefly the theory of art education as applied to the …

A Historical Study Of The Armory Show Of 1913 As A Factor In The Development Of American Art, Jurdan G. Myers

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For many years lecturers and art historians have been aware of the importance of the Armory Show (The international Exhibition of Modern Art) held in New York in 1913. This awareness has not been sufficient to stimulate the presentation of the entire history of the Armory show. Although most lecturers and art historians dismiss the exhibit by saying that it was important, there are a few who have given as much as ten pages to a discussion of the show.

Nationalism: A Search For Unity, The Role Of The Mexican Government In Sponsoring Contemporary Fine Arts, Katharine Ferris Nutt

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The following discussion is in part the history of nationalism in the fine arts of Mexico, as a spontaneous expression and as one artificially stimulated. Of equal concern, however, are the State's endeavors to channel nationalism by controlling the bellas artes through subsidy, decree, and law, and finally by the creation of a national institute or theater. The writer has endeavored to reveal both the advantageous and disadvantageous aspects of the government's control and to render some idea as to the extent to which cultural nationalism may forge permanent unity among the Mexicans.

The Pharmacy Mural And An Investigation Into Contemporary Mexican Mural Art, Henry J. Caroselli

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It was the ambition of the author of this thesis to paint a mural. As a result of the cooperation of the College of Fine Arts and Pharmacy, it was arranged that as a part of this thesis a mural be executed in the new Pharmacy Building on the campus of the University of New Mexico. Because of this, the thesis has attained a far greater aspect of reality than it would have received had the author confined himself solely to a theoretical study of mural painting.

The Validity Of Art Aptitude Tests On The High School Level, Dorothy Blanch Gibson

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It is the purpose of this study to test the validity of art aptitude tests on the high school level by (1) comparing the interpretation of raw scores with the teacher's grades given to students in the art department; (2) by correlation of the tests between art ability and intelligence measured by intelligence tests; and (3) by correlations of the seven tests used in this study.

A Discussion Illustrating Some Of The Advantages Of Mixed-Media Painting, Robert C. Morrison

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It is the purpose of this paper to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of several widely-used painting media; to survey briefly the history of their use; and to describe a method in which a combination of the oil medium with elements of other media might offer the painter a chance to eliminate the disadvantages of oil painting without sacrificing its obvious benefits.

Iconographic Complexes Of American Art In Relation To Current Art Education, Arthur J. Schneider

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The problem of this study is to locate the principal images employed in the art of the New World with the purpose of reestablishing the function of such elements integral to a modern realism in American art.

A Survey Of The Visual Art Program For The Negro In The Elementary Public Schools Of The South, Maria Donkle

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It is the purpose of this study (1) to ascertain the amount of visual art offered the Negro in the elementary public schools of the South; (2) to determine the qualifications of those who present the work to the pupils; and (3) to discover the type of work executed, as revealed through direct observation and a questionnaire study.

A Brief Survey Of The Art And Execution Of Bronze Sculpture, Paul Lawrence

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The general problem included the art and execution of bronze sculpture. It was felt that the theory of art of bronze sculpture, or any art, could be best comprehended when substantiated by practical illustration. In order to fully realize the problem, a brief history of bronze metal and bronze sculpture was presented in addition to the research in the field of various techniques of bronze casting. The practical illustration of this study was made in the form of a composition for bronze sculpture.

A Group Of Paintings Derived From Southwestern Indian Art, Douglas Denniston

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Indian art has been a source of stimulation to a few abstract painters, particularly those working in the Southwest, where they have come into contact with the wealth of art produced by prehistoric and present-day Indians.

Symbolism In Christian Art, Carl Cullen Jordan

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The Bible has been the inspiration of artists during the last twenty centuries. They in turn have served as transmitters of this lofty inspiration, for the alchemy of their abilities has brought the events and the characters of the Bible visually within the grasp of generations or men.

School, Home, Community, And Personal Art Experiences, Gladyce Belle Wolfe

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It is the purpose of this study (1) to review the contributions of many writers concerning the significance of art in its relative ways in the various phases of living and experiencing, in the home, in the school, in the community, and in individual activities; (2) after collectively considering the most important factors stressed, to place upon art education the concern of rendering human beings sensitive to the aesthetic value in all activities and in the appreciation and the appraising of these values, in demanding them when they are absent, and in taking the initiative in procuring and creating them; …

The Bent Brothers On The Frontier, Ina Wilson Cason

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Few appreciate the men who blazed the trail into our West. Although a century or more has passed since that era in American history, comparatively little has yet been written upon the subject. While these pioneers were poorly educated in books, that their influence was far reaching is shown by the records of commerce, army annals, and geographic names. So, from crudely scribbled letters, accounts, diaries, documents, witnesses, and reprints, this narrative is written.

The Bibliography Of The Ethnobiology Of The Southwest Indians, Vera A. Hough

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From Introduction:

This investigation was made for the purpose of determining what has been accomplished in the past in the study of ethnobiology of the southwest Indians. Much of this has been produced as incidental to the archaeology of the region, and some as definite biological problems. Also isolated pieces of work have been done with the different Indian peoples and with varying phases of their ethnobiology. It is therefore proposed to organize and correlate this great mass of ethnobiological literature into a plan which (1 ) includes the entire region and (2) considers the various phases of the culture …

The Acculturation Of Sandia Pueblo, Marjorie Ferguson

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From Introduction:

To study the culture or a people, to become acquainted with the arts, folklore, religion, industries, and traditions, past and present, of what seems to be a slowly dying Indian pueblo -- was the writer's main purpose when she became interest􀀲d in Sandia pueblo, a town or the old, old Tiguex province, so often mentioned in southwestern history and folklore.

One might ask what there could be of interest in that shabby little settlement off the main highway from Albuquerque to Santa Fe. To the unsympathetic outsider such a study as was conducted at Sandia might seem nothing …