Theory of Design: A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Design:And the Methods of Instruction Suited to Teachers, Designers, and Art-Students, and a Text-Book for Schools

From the Introduction. FOR the last twelve years drawing has been taught in the public schools of many of the great cities and towns of the country. It has been done with varying success, according to the wisdom of those who have had the matter in charge. In general the effort has met the difficulties of all new enterprises; it has had a large amount of prejudice to contend with, and the established order of the schools to displace, so as to find proper time and opportunity: communities and...