Denman Ross and American design theory [electronic resource] / Marie Frank.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hanover [N.H.] : University Press of New England, 2011.Description: xi, 321 p. : ill., portsSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 745.4092 22
LOC classification:
  • NC703 .F73 2011eb
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Contents:
Introduction -- Formative years -- The theory of pure design -- Science, psychology, and formalist aesthetics -- Geometry, pure design, and dynamic symmetry -- Ross's course at Harvard -- Teaching the theory of pure design : art educators, artisans, and the public -- Epilogue -- Appendix. Letter from Denman Waldo Ross to John Walker.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Formative years -- The theory of pure design -- Science, psychology, and formalist aesthetics -- Geometry, pure design, and dynamic symmetry -- Ross's course at Harvard -- Teaching the theory of pure design : art educators, artisans, and the public -- Epilogue -- Appendix. Letter from Denman Waldo Ross to John Walker.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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