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Dear Colleagues:
I didn't have the opportunity to chime into this discussion sooner, so I
would like to add a couple of comments now. Duirng the mid-1970s when I
was the art librarian at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester,
NY I had the delightful experience of a professor asking me to do just
this kind of library instruction session to her two-dimensional art
class. It was one of the most creative and inspirational "jobs" I have
ever been invited by a faculty member to do. We both learned a lot from
it and even became good friends as a result of collaborating on the LI
session.
Can you believe I have found a copy of the handout I did for that class
in my files? Even I am surprised! It is dated March 1977. Subject
headings we suggested the students try (these were the days prior to
OPACS!!):
Arabesques Decoration and Ornament
Art Deco Design, Decorative
Art, Decorative Stencil Work
Art Nouveau Textile Design
Since it was a two-dimensional design class, we focused on such things
as pattern books (i.e., Designs and Patterns from Historic Ornamentation
by William James Audsley, Islamic Patterns by Keith Crichlow, The
Pleasures of Pattern by William Justema), decorative arts books (i.e.,
The Decorative Art of Leon Bakst by Arsene Alexandre), The Encyclopedia
of Ornament by Helmut Bossert and other pattern reference works like the
three volume Coloured Ornament of all Historical Styles by Rose Slivka,
books on illuminated manuscripts, books on Oriental Art (i.e.,
Decorative Motifs of Oriental Art by Katherine Ball), books on fabrics
(i.e., Persian Fabrics by Cyril Bunt and Decorative silks by otto von
Falke), childrens' illustrated books, books on William Morris and the
Arts and Crafts Movement (i.e. William Morris: Wallpapers and Chintzes
ed. by Fiona Clark), books on African Art (i.e., Decorative Arts of
Africa), books on wallpaper design, books on artists whose works feature
pattern (i.e., Frantisek Kupka, 1871-1957: A Retrosepctive; books o
Matisse, Bonnard, Ralph Fasanella, Gustav Klimt,
Some classics like Decorative Vorbilder (6 vols. Stuttgart, 1890-99),
Giulio Ferrari's Gli Stili nella Forma e nel Colore (4 vols., Torino,
1925)
And special treats from the collection like E. A. Seguy's Floreal,
Insectes, Papillions, Prismes (all spearate books without date) as well
as Maurice Pillard Verneuil's Kaleidoscope ornaments abstraits (Paris:
Levy, n. d. 87 motifs on 20 plates)
I also recall that I often referred people to journals in the field of
the graphic arts for inspiration!
I have not done this sort of reference work for 25 years, so there are,
no doubt many other places to look. Of course, the web presents the
universe oif cyberspace to students now too!
Ray Anne
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Ray Anne Lockard, Head Librarian
Frick Fine Arts Library
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
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"A book should be a ball of light in one's hands."
Ezra Pound
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