Composition

by Arthur Wesley Dow

Differentiated book• It has a historical context with research of the time-Arthur Wesley Dow (1857 - December 13, 1922) was an American painter, printmaker, photographer, and influential arts educator. Dow went to Paris for his early art education, studying at the Julian Academy under the supervision of academic artists, Gustave Boulanger and Jules Joseph Lefebvre, between 1880 and 1888. He accepted commissions for posters and other commercial work. In 1895, he designed the poster to advertise the Journal of Modern Art, and in 1896, he designed the poster for an exhibition of Japanese prints. After his return to the United States, Dow taught throughout three major American arts training institutions, beginning with the Pratt Institute from 1896 to 1903. He also taught at the New York Art Students League from 1898-1903. . In 1900, Dow founded and served as the principal of the Ipswich Summer School of Art in Ipswich, Massachusetts.From 1904 to 1922, he was a professor of fine arts at Columbia University Teachers College. His ideas were quite revolutionary for the time; Dow taught that instead of copying nature, people should create art through elements of composition such as line, mass, and color. He wanted public leaders to see that art is a living force for everyone in everyday life, not as a kind of traditional ornament for the few.

146 pages, Paperback

Published April 9, 2020