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Five beautiful illustrated cloth hard covers in a custom slip case. "The Senior Library was established by Richard Wilde, the chair of the graphic design and advertising department at the School of Visual Arts in New York. The intent of the Library was to showcase the best work done by the graduating seniors, as well as to give a long-standing senior-portfolio teacher an opportunity (and gift) to design the book with total creative freedom...from minimal to abstract, resembling etchings and lithographs... The first book contains the editorial pages that include the chairmans statement, my statement, a roundtable discussion with design writer Akiko Busch and 10 seniors, a typographic 20 questions interpreted by five SVA senior alumni, plus the above-mentioned self-portraits.... These books are meant to illustrate the impressive girth of work, talent, ambition and intelligence of the graduating seniors. The fifth book is a single monograph representing the thesis of one of the graduating seniors, whose work, I believe, represents a unique, single vision of an exemplary SVA student. " ... Read more

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This text reasserts the place of the arts in the primary school curriculum at reception and Key Stages 1 and 2. Acknowledging the time constraints of a crowded curriculum, the author stresses a common developmental approach to the different forms of creative and aesthetic expression. The arts are presented as the vital fourth "R", integrated modes of learning alongside reading, writing and arithmetic, where children can absorb and express ideas, feelings and attitudes. Guidance is given on the development of a personal, autonomous teaching style and on evaluating and monitoring children's progression in skill acquisition, creative production and critical response. ... Read more

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Designed by the architectural firm Coop
Himmelb(l)au, Central Los Angeles High
School #9 for the Visual and Performing
Arts has generated as much controversy
as excitement, but there is no debate
about its visual impact on the LA skyline
and the possibility it represents for an
underserved population of young artists. This book takes readers through the evolution of the project
from the first sketch to the finished building. It discusses
the principles of urban planning that drove the design as
well as the important social and cultural aspects of such
a project. Various texts discuss the process that led to
Coop Himmelb(l)au s commission and describe Los Angeles s
unique geographic and socio-economic situation. Most
importantly this monograph introduces readers to the
challenges and rewards of building an urban school that
celebrates as well as teaches the visual arts. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Careers & Colleges, published by Thomson Gale on November 1, 2005. The length of the article is 849 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Great schools for visual and performing arts: they say that art begins in the heart and mind and translates through the hand and the eye. These outstanding colleges and universities provide the nurturing environment where tomorrow's great artists, architects, animators, and designers flourish.
Publication: Careers & Colleges (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 26Issue: 2Page: 22(2)

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This digital document is an article from Arts & Activities, published by Publishers' Development Corporation on June 1, 2001. The length of the article is 708 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Painted pickup. (art in unexpected places).(visual arts program for elementary school)(Brief Article)
Author: Kimberly Wheeler
Publication: Arts & Activities (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2001
Publisher: Publishers' Development Corporation
Volume: 129Issue: 5Page: 18(1)

Article Type: Brief Article

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