The Science and Art of Model and Object Drawing: A Text-Book for Schools

From the INTRODUCTION. THE tendency of the American people to study art marks an era in our intellectual life. Students of art multiply rapidly: art-schools are well filled, and private teachers are in great demand. All branches of art are receiving attention, and especially the industrial department. There are two sources of art-instruction, - the teacher, and nature. There are also two methods of practice, - working from copies, and working from nature. Multitudes of private pupils do not...