Composition: A Series of Exercises in Art Structure for the Use of Students and Teachers

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"Composition: A Series of Exercises in Art Structure for the Use of Students and Teachers" is an influential art instruction book by Arthur Wesley Dow that teaches principles of design and composition, notably impacting early 20th-century American art education.

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instanceOf art instruction book
nonfiction book
author Arthur Wesley Dow NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
educationalUse art school curriculum
self-instruction in drawing and design
emphasizes design based on Japanese art principles
structure over imitation
focusesOn color harmony
line
notan
genre art education
design theory
hasAuthorOccupation art educator
artist
hasFormat illustrated manual
hasInfluenceOn American modern art pedagogy
design education in the United States
impact shaped teaching methods in American art schools
influenced early 20th-century American art education
modernist approaches to art teaching in the United States
intendedAudience art students
art teachers
keyConcept abstract organization of space
arrangement of visual elements
balance and harmony in design
simplification of forms
language English
mainSubject art composition
principles of design
notableFor integration of Eastern and Western design concepts
systematic approach to composition
pedagogicalApproach exercise-based learning
learning through design problems
publicationEra early 20th century
relatedDiscipline drawing
painting
printmaking
teaches principles of design and composition
uses series of graded exercises

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Arthur Wesley Dow notableWork Composition: A Series of Exercises in Art Structure for the Use of Students and Teachers