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Art (Art)

5. Public School Art (2)
Understanding child art, phases of creative development, good design and color as applied to surroundings; working with materials used in elementary grades and observing art activities in Laboratory School.

6A. Art Structure (2)
For art majors and general students. Creative approach to two- and three-dimensional design and color. (2 2-hour lecture-labs)

6B. Art Structure (2)
For commercial art students. Similar to 6A. (2 2-hour lecture-labs)

7. Perspective (1)
Scheduled first eight weeks of semester. Theory and practice of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface with both one- and two- point perspective; problems in fields of architecture, interior decoration, fine and commercial art. (One 2-hour lecture-lab)

8. Costume Design (3)
Prerequisite: Art 3. Individual types, colors, proper line, choice and planning costumes; history of costume for appreciation, source of ideas for modern design; costumes for the stage and dance; fashion illustrating and advertising. (Three 2-hour lecture-labs)

10. Costume Appreciation (1)
Open to women only. Line, color and texture; effective hairdressing; appropriate make-up; grooming and care of clothes. Specialists participating; lecture, demonstration.

11. Pottery (2)
Elementary building processes and surface treatments; firing, development and use of design criteria; history and appreciation of pottery. (Two 2-hour lecture-labs)

12. Composition and Design (2)
Prerequisite: Art 6A or 6B. Good taste in design; contemporary industrial and commercial trends; work with two- and three-dimensional space. Problems in screen or block printing, posters, mobiles, furniture, display advertising. (Two 2-hour lecture-labs)

14. Drawing and Painting (2)
Prerequisite or concurrently: Art 6A or 6B. Composition and creative activity with poster paint, chalk, charcoal, ink, crayon. (Two 2-hour lecture labs)

18A-B. Figure Drawing (2-2)
Drawing from the model. (Two 2-hour lecture-labs)

45. Appreciation of Interior Design (1)
Appreciation and understanding of design in home planning and replanning for contemporary and period style. Lectures, demonstrations, field trips.

76. Art for Enjoyment (1)
Art in daily life; motion pictures, demonstrations, and illustrated lectures on painting, sculpture, city planning, architecture, house and garden, interior decoration, industrial design, pottery, prints, advertising art, photography, costume, window display and exhibition techniques.

100A-B. Art for Teachers in Service (1-1)
Drawing, painting, and crafts for children; adjusted to needs of students enrolled.

101. Photography (2)
Not open to students with credit in Jour 17A. Outdoor and indoor photography; film and print development; design and interpretation of the photographic image. Camera equipment provided. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours)

103. Art Education for the Elementary School (2)
Prerequisite: Art 1,35 or equivalent. Development of creative attitudes and philosophy of teaching; research in the development of creative thinking as applied to art education; understanding children's creative expression; guiding children in art situations; art activities in all grades of elementary school.

104. Art Education for the Secondary School (3)
Development of creative attitudes and philosophy of teaching art; research in the development of creative thinking and its implication for art education at the secondary level; current problems, adolescent and teenage art expressions, curriculum planning, observations, laboratory. (Three 2-hour lecture-labs)

107. Stage Design (2)
Prerequisite: Art 3. Recommended: Art 7. Designing stage scenes; modem trends in scene design; work with light and color, drawing, and model sets. (Two 2-hour lecture-labs)

108. Advanced Costume Design (2)
Prerequisite: Art B. Designing advanced seasonal styles; sketching from draped material; fashion illustration; construction from original designs; historic costume; leaders in fashion field. (Two 2-hour lecture-labs)

111A. Pottery (2)
Prerequisite: Art it. Glaze calculation and experimentation; advanced work in pottery design and construction; use of the potter's wheel. (Two 2-hour lecture-labs)

111B. Ceramic Sculpture (2)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Construction and firing of clay sculpture; appreciation of three-dimensional design. (Two 2-hour lecture-labs)

112. Composition and Design (2)
Prerequisite: Art 3. Advanced problems in textile design and screen printing with dyes; three-dimensional design in advertising, exhibits. (Two 2-hour lecture-labs)

114. Drawing and Painting: Oil (3)
Prerequisite: Art 3. Selecting, arranging and composing still life material; picture building in both traditional and contemporary methods; use of color and variety of techniques; head and figure painting. (Three 2-hour lecture-labs)

115. Illustration (3, max total 6, for credential 3)
Prerequisite; Art 3, Art 18 or 118. Advanced advertising and illustration; prob- lems from rough layouts to finished renderings for all phases of commercial art, book and magazine illustration; methods of reproduction and printing. (Three 2-hour lecture-labs)

116. Watercolor Painting and Composition (3)
Prerequisite: Art 3. Exploration of contemporary watercolor techniques; ap- proaches to picture building with still life, flowers, figures and other indoor material. (Three 2-hour lecture-labs)

118A-B-C-D. Life Drawing (2-2-2-2)
Figure composition and drawing from nude and costumed figures; charcoal, ink, and paint. (Two 2-hour lecture-labs)

119A-B. Art Appreciation and History (2-2)
119A is not prerequisite to 119B. Motion pictures and multiple slide projectors illustrating the arts of different countries and periods; architecture, sculpture, painting, crafts, and modem mass produced articles in relation to past art.

130. Crafts for Children (2)
Prerequisites: Art 5 or 6A or 6B; junior standing. Craft materials suited to elementary school children; three-dimensional art expression and teaching methods; creating with variety of materials and construction processes; making classroom stimulating and attractive. Observation in Laboratory School; evaluating an teaching results.

131A. Outdoor Painting: Oil (2)
Prerequisite: Art 114. Landscape composition and painting from local motifs on location and in the studio; various approaches and techniques. (2 3-hour lecture-labs)

131B. Outdoor Painting- Watercolor (2)
Prerequisite: Art 116. Similar to Art 131A (2 3-hour lecture-labs)

144A. Crafts (2)
Prerequisite: Art 3. Experimenting with various materials; hand and machine tools; two- and three-dimensional inventive and functional design in leather, silk- screen and block printing, mosaics, enamel, metal, and plastics. Materials cost approximately $10. (2 2-hour lecture labs)

144B. Crafts (2)
Prerequisite: Art 3. Similar to Art 144A in wood-carving, weaving, jewelry. Materials cost approximately $10. (2 2-hour lecture labs)

145A-B. Interior Design (3-3)
Prerequisite: Art 3. Recommended: Art 9. (A) Contemporary interior; designing, selecting and arranging furniture, color and texture, to create a functional and congenial atmosphere for modern living; period furniture styles in relation to present trends. (B) Advanced design problems in decoration of rooms for restaurants, offices and stores; decoration of rooms in home and school social rooms. (Three 2-hour lecttlre-labs)

190. Independent Study (1-5)



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