Art Instruction Kit
Manufacturer / MakerCreated by
American Book Co.
1836 - 1960
Dateca. 1925
Mediumcardboard, wood
Dimensions2 7/8 × 4 5/8 × 1 3/8 in. (7.3 × 11.7 × 3.5 cm)
ClassificationsRecreational Objects
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Leroy Matthew
Object numberPC1975.64.47
DescriptionThis boxed art instruction set is titled "White’s New Course in Art Instruction / Drawing Models – First Year / Individual Set," produced by the American Book Company. The set includes a variety of wooden geometric solids, such as a cube, pyramid, cylinder, half-cylinder, and hemisphere, as well as red wooden sticks. The pieces are housed in a rectangular, olive-green cardboard box with black printed text detailing the contents: “SOLIDS, STICKS, FORM TABLETS, COLOR TABLETS.” This set reflects early 20th-century educational methods emphasizing geometric forms to teach perspective, proportion, and shading in drawing. Instructional kits like this were commonly used in elementary school art programs across the United States.On View
Not on viewTerms
ca. 1950
ca. 1915
ca. 1910
