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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 …