Art instructor’s guide

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by  Low, William Brown

ART INSTRUCTOR'S GUIDE
A Project
Presented to
the Faculty of the School of Education
The University of Southern California
In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Master of Science in Education
by
William Brown Low
June 1950
UMI Number: EP46447
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has been presented to and accepted by the Faculty
of the School of Education in partial fulfillment of
the requirements for the degree of Master of
Science in Education.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. INTRODUCTION ................................ 1
Purpose .................................. 2
Procedure ................................ 2
Value or n e e d ............................ 3
II. GENERAL VALUE IN SCHOOL ..................... 4
Stabilizing effects ..................... 4
Decorate classrooms ....................... 5
Criticism and discussion . . . . ........ 6
III. ART AS A CAREER.............................. 13
Attractive and unattractive features . . 13
Art teaching.............................. 14
Commercial a r t ............................ 14
Advertising................................ 17
Ceramics and glassware ................... 18
Greeting cards ............................ 19
Art director............................ 20
The a r t i s t .............................. 21
The letterer............................ 22
Plate maker.............................. 23
The e d i t o r .............................. 23
Related positions............ 24
Semi-professional occupations ............. 26
Requirements .............................. 26
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CHAPTER PAGE
IV. FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR ARTISTS ............... 28
Arts allied to architecture............... 31
Designing or styling.......... 32
Typography............................. . 32
Store window and display................. 32
Art teacher......................... 33
Art director.............................. 33
Book illustration......................... 34
Fashion illustration..................... 34
Portrait painting ......................... 35
Landscape painter .......................... 36
Decorative painters ....................... 36
Mural painters ............................
Sculptors.................................. 37
Summary.................................... 37
Summary of future employment prospects in­
volving art ability or art training . . . 41
Fur designers............................ 41
Furniture designers ..................... 41
Commercial artists ..................... 41
Photographers ............................ 41
Interior decorators ..................... 41
Industrial designers ................... 41
Jewelry workers .......................... 42
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CHAPTER PAGE
Greeting card industry............ 42
V. PROFESSIONAL ART SCHOOLS................... 43
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Art Career School ....................... 43
Location................................ 43
A i m s .................................... 43
Certification ............................ 44
Admission................................ 44
Placement................................ 44
The Art Center School..................... 45
Location................................ 45
A i m s .................................... 45
Courses.................................. 45
Admission................................ 47
Placement................................ 47
Chouinard Art Institute ................... 47
Location................................ 47
A i m s ......................... 47
Courses . ................... 48
Admission................................ 48
Cooper Union Art School ................. 48
Location................................ 48
A i m s ............................. 49
Courses.................................. 49
Admission . ............................ 49
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CHAPTER PAGE
Placement................................ 49
John Herron Art Institute................. 50
Location................................ 50
A l m s .................................... 50
Courses.................................. 50
Teacher training.......... 51
Admission................................ 52
Placement................................ 52
Pratt Institute............................ 52
Location................................ 52
A i m s .................................... 53
Courses.................................. 53
Admission................................ 55
Placement................................ 55
VI. EMPLOYMENT IN ART RELATED FIELDS, LOS ANGELES
AND VICINITY.............................. 56
BIBLIOGRAPHY......... 6l
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
In relation to the present structure of society, art
education has become so interwoven with the major funda­
mentals of life, both in its cultural and vocational aspects,
that It now presents a field upon which more and more em­
phasis is being placed. This leads to the logical conclusion
that increased emphasis and study should be placed upon the
aims and objectives of art education. Educators are de­
manding more than ever before that definite aims and ob­
jectives which meet the real needs of the teacher, the pu­
pil, and society at large, be determined in all phases of
art education, and that subject matter be incorporated in
text books and curricula which will meet these demands.
Royal Bailey Farnum in a biennial survey of art education
in the United States summarizes five present aims:
(1) To bring into the lives of all the boys and
girls everywhere the knowledge of beauty and
the joy of expressing it.
(2) To develop skills and to discover special
inclinations and gifts in various fields
including designers, decorators, and pro­
fessional artists.
(3) To train specialists in art education to
meet the great demands for teachers and
supervisors of art and executives and
sales people in departments of commerce
and industry.
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(4) To cooperate with all agencies in furthering
general school studies, health education,
the conservation of resources, fire and an­
cient prevention, human welfare, and a finer
citizenship.
(5) To create a desire for more attractive school
"buildings and grounds, and the finer things
in the home, the school, the shop, and in
life. 1
Purpose. The reason for undertaking this project is
to "compile information.which.might.be, of assistance to the
art instructor, and something which he might use as a guide
in the teaching and vocational guidance of art students.
Procedure. The present investigation, instead of
"being an experiment, consists of work organized according
to two main classifications; library research and the
United States Employment Bureau of Los Angeles and University
office of student placement.
A bibliography study was made, consisting of a thorough
investigation of all available sources of reliable and im­
portant material, including books, magazines, bulletins,
reports, articles, manuals and printed lectures, pertaining
to placement for art students in the economic field.
Royal Bailey Farnum, Art Education, Bureau of
Education Bulletin No. 20, 1931.
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The United States Office of Employment and University
of Southern California Office of Student Placement were
contacted in regards to the available positions for which
the student with art training might find employment suit­
able to his temperament and to his art abilities.
Value or need * It is a known fact that a person who
is to accomplish his best work must be so placed that he is
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utilizing his skill and his knowledge in a particular field.
An attempt/ifill b*T)made to show a few of the positions in
which the art student might succeed; the art requirements
basic for each particular position; a list of some of the
professional art schools of the nation; and finally the
employment situation in Los Angeles and vicinity in regard
to placement of persons in positions that are directly re­
lated to art.