1884 RARE OLD HOMES OF IPSWICH ARTHUR WESLEY DOW SKETCHES OF HOMES MASSACHUSETTS

Description: 1884 RARE OLD HOMES OF IPSWICH ARTHUR WESLEY DOW SKETCHES OF HOMES MASSACHUSETTS DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION: POTTER, I. P. (Introduction) [DOW, Arthur Wesley Illustrations], [Cover title] OLD HOMES OF IPSWICH: [Title Page] CHRONICLE REPORT OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES OF IPSWICH, AUGUST 16, 1884 Together With A Few Sketches About Town; Chronicle Press, Ipswich; Cloth covered flexible boards; 74 pages plus 16 pages of ads; 1884; Ipswich, Mass.: This is the first “book” appearance” of Dow with his sketches of the old homes of Ipswich. 17 Woodcut Illustrations of homes by Arthur Wesley Dow [fold out plate after page 48 of the “North Meeting House” and plate “Saltonstall” on page 73 signed A. W. D.; plate on page 63 Dr. Wallis’ House is signed A. W. Dow] and as Dow in his youth made a practice of sketching the old homes in Ipswich it can be assumed all of the home sketches are Dow’s. At the time of this posting a check of the book databases locates no original copies available. CONDITION: Very good; fading and corner wear to covers; weak sewn signatures. NOTE: [See another ORIGINAL COPY IN WRAPPERS in my eBay store under the category “The Arts and Crafts Movement”] BIOGRAPHICAL: ARTHUR WESLEY DOW [1857 - 1922]: His ideas were quite revolutionary for the period; he taught that rather than copying nature, art should be created by elements of the composition, like line, mass and color. He wanted leaders of the public to see art is a living force in everyday life for all, not a sort of traditional ornament for the few. Dow suggested this lack of interest would improve if the way art was presented would permit self-expression and include personal experience in creating art. His ideas on Art were published in the 1899 book; Part I, Composition: A Series of Exercises in Art Structure for the Use of Students and Teachers. The following extracts are from the prefatory chapter "Beginnings" to the second [completed] edition of this book (1913): “Composition ... expresses the idea upon which the method here presented is founded - the "putting together" of lines, masses and colors to make a harmony. ... Composition, building up of harmony, is the fundamental process in all the fine arts. ... A natural method is of exercises in progressive order, first building up very simple harmonies ... Such a method of study includes all kinds of drawing, design and painting. It offers a means of training for the creative artist, the teacher or one who studies art for the sake of culture.” TRIAD OF COMPOSITION& DESIGN INFLUENCERS IN THE EARLY ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT: In addition to Dow [above], Denman Ross and Ernest A. Batchelder represented the heart of Composition and Design in the movement. Both Dow and Batchelder credit Denman Ross with having a great influence on their work. ERNEST A. BATCHELDER (1875–1957): An American artist and educator who made Southern California his home in the early 20th century. He is famous as a maker of art tiles and as a leader in the American Arts and Crafts Movement. In 1894 Ernest A. Batchelder began attending classes at Massachusetts Normal Art School (now Massachusetts College of Art and Design), which was founded in 1873 with the intention to to support the Massachusetts Drawing Act of 1870 by providing drawing teachers for the public schools as well as training professional artists, designers, and architects. In 1899 he received his Public School Class diploma. Batchelder came to Pasadena, California, in the early 1900s to teach, and became director of the art department at Throop Polytechnic Institute, the predecessor of the California Institute of Technology. Batchelder wrote The Principles of Design, 1904 and his most popular and lasting work, Design in Theory and Practice, 1910. DENMAN WALDO ROSS (1853-1935): The American design theorist, educator, art collector, and painter who taught at Harvard for over 25 years. An important regional figure in Boston's fine arts scene Ross was a friend and colleague of Arthur Wesley Dow, Bernard Berenson, Jay Hambidge, and others. He gained national and international renown with his design theory, which ushered in a shift from John Ruskin's romantic naturalism to the formalist aesthetic that characterizes modern art and architecture. Ross's theory attracted artists, Arts and Crafts artisans, and architects, and helped shape architectural education, scholarship, and museum practices. Ross’s book, A Theory of Pure Design, 1907 was his major achievement in design.SHIPPING: Books, journals, magazines, multiple copies, or issues, etc. thicker than 1/4 inch are boxed securely and shipped by USPS Media mail [unless other arrangements have been made with seller]. [UNN – S1 (code to locate the item)]

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