SCHOOL OF DESIGN

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PARSONS
SCHOOL
OF DESIGN
INCORPORATED UNDER THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORE
FOUNDED BY FRANK
ALVAH PARSONS
136 EAST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK 22
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TRUSTEES
MRS.ARCHIBALD M.BROWN
Chairman of the Board
MRS. Louis Lrrri.E
MRS. HUTTLESTON ROGERS
DoRoniy SHAvER
Honorary Trustee
MRS.MYRON C.TAYLOR
JOSEPH B.Pirr
VAN DAY TRUEX
OFFICERS AND STAFF
VAN DAY TRUEX,D.F.A.
President
JOHN W.CROSS, JR.
Executive Vice President
C.HAMILTON PRESTON, A.B., B.S.
Director
ELSIE BROWN BAIs
Associate Director
ELIZABETH WENIG
Treasurer and Registrar
DOROTHY LIVINGSTON ARNOLD
Director of Educational Relations
DWIGHT CHANDLER
Librarian
ADVISORY BOARD
ADRIAN
DOROTHY DRAPER
R.KHIE ASKEW,JR.
ALEXANDER LIBERMAN
PIE1u BF1uw
HowAiw MYERS
ARcmBAII M.BROWN
SARA PENNOYER
CHARLES COINER
CARMEL SNOW
KAY Sut.uvic COONLEY
CLARENCE HAYES SPRAGuE,B.S.,
B.C.S., A.M.
GENE DAVIS
WILLIAM AnAMs DELANO
RICHARDSON WRIGHT
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FACULTY
MARY JEAN ALEXANDER,B.A.
STEPHEN Cs0XA
Instructor, Interior Design
Instructor, Figure Drawing
CIiARI.ornl SMITH ALFORD
JAMES FRANGIDES
Associate Head of Department of
Costume Design and Illustration
Instructor, Advertising Design
DOROTHY LIVINGSTON ARNOLD
Instructor, Interior Design
BETTY
Head of Department of Teacher
Training and Saturday Classes
A.FREESE
WESLEY GEPHART
Instructor, Figure Drawing
ELSIE BROWN BARNEs
Head of Departments of Costume
Design and Illustration; Flat Design
EDNA L. GLAUBMAN
Instructor, Costume Illustration
STANLEY BiIEows,B.A.
JACK HARGIS
Instructor, Interior Design
Instructor, Costume Design
WENONAH BELL
TNE HAXOLA
Instructor, Advertising Design
Instructor, Figure Drawing
ROSALEEN BitDY
Instructor, Costume Illustration
GLENN
U.BoYLEs,A.B.
Critic and Instructor,
Painting and Interior Design
CHARLES HEILEMANN
Instructor, Advertising Design
NINA H.HErr
Instructor, Interior Design
BERNARD KLONIS
BErrY M.CAim
Head of Department of
Advertising Design
Instructor, Figure Drawing
MARJORIE KNIGHT
Instructor, Figure Drawing
ROBERT
J. CASTLE
D. MACMILLAN
Instructor, Interior Design;
Saturday Classes
Instructor, Interior Design
GRArFAN CONDON
EDWARD MELCARTH
Instructor, Figure Drawing
Instructor, Figure Drawing
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DONALD
FRANCES NEADY
JOHN J. Russo
Instructor, Costume Illustration
Instructor, Advertising Design
GEORGE NELSON
IRENE SMOYVIER
Consultant, Interior Design
Instructor, Costume Illustration
E.FRANCES OFFurr,A.B., MA.
MARIE TERESA TABOADA
Instructor, Costume Illustration
Instructor, Advertising Design
JouN F.PLArr
VAN DAY TRUEX, D.F.A.
Instructor, Advertising Design
Critic and Head of Department
of Interior Design
ELIZABETH REDEUEL
Instructor, Costume Design
A.ELIZABETH WADHAMS,B.A.
Instructor, Advertising Design, Flat Design
E.STEWART REUSHLEIN
Associate Head of Department
of Interior Design
NORMA WIRTH
Instructor, Costume Design
MARJORIE Ross
ALYCE ZOBAL
Instructor, Costume Illustration
Instructor, Costume Illustration
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CRITICS
ARTHUR BORDIGA
MARGARET JERVIS
JEAN CARLU
SARA JOHNS
STEPHANIE CARTWRIGHT
WILLIAM KATZENBACH
MAHLON A. CLINE
MME. KARINSKA
JO COPELAND
TINA LESER
JANET CORNELL
RAYMOND LOEVVY
ROGER DUVOISIN
STEPHEN MASON
GRACE FAKES
CLAIRE MCCARDELL
JOHN FALTER
RENEE MONTAGUE
MILTON GLOVER
MARK MOORING
LESTER GRUNDY
GEORGE A.STACEY
HAROLD GUY
MARCEL VERTES
MILDRED IRBY
JOSET WALKER
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SPECIAL LECTURERS
ALBERT BLISS
DONALD OENSLAGER
President, Bliss Display Corp.
Designer
MRS.ARCHIBALD M.BROWN
WILLIAM PAHLMANN
President, McMillen Inc.
Interior Designer
ARTHUR LEE COOK
T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS
President, Cook Carpet Co.
Robsjohn-Gibbings Ltd.,
Interior Decorators
JOHN GERALD
Coordinator, Home Furnishings,
B. Altman & Co.
MARJORIE GRISWOLD
Sportswear Buyer, Lord & Taylor
CHARLES HAIGHT
Director, Decorating Shop,
B. Altman & Co.
MORRIS ROSENBLUM
Director of Art and Display,
L. Bamberger & Co.
ELSA SCHIAPARELLI
Costume Designer
FRANCO SCALAMANDRE
President, Scalamandre Silks
ABBOTT KIMBALL
KAY SILVER
Abbott Kimball, Inc., Advertising
Fashion Editor, Mademoiselle
DANIEL H.LAVEZZO
JANET TAYLOR
Lavezzo Inc.,Period Reproductions
Promotion Director, Saks-Fifth Avenue
NANCY MCCLELLAND
RICHARD WALTER
Nancy McClelland Inc.,
Interior Decorators
President, G.E. Walter & Sons,
Lighting Specialists
GEORGE NELSON
JOHN WISNER
Consultant, Architectural Forum
Vice President, Dorothy Draper Inc.
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CALENDAR
FOR
YEAR
1946-47
1946
Registration
First semester begins
Thanksgiving vacation begins
Thanksgiving vacation ends
Christmas vacation begins
September 9 and 10
September 11
November26 at 4:00 p.m.
December 2 at 9:30 a.m.
December 20 at 4:00 p.m.
1947
Christmas vacation ends
First semester ends
Second semester begins
Lincoln's Birthday Holiday
Washington's Birthday Holiday
Easter vacatioh begins
Easter vacation ends
Annual Exhibition
Second semester ends
Inter-Session
January 6 at 9:30a.m.
January 17 at4:00 p.m.
January20 at 9:30a.m.
February 12
February 22
April 2 at 4:00 p.m.
April9 at9:30a.m.
May 16 to 19 inclusive
May23 at4:OOp.m.
May 26 to June 27
SATURDAY CLASSES
1946
Registration
Saturday classes begin
September 21
September 28
1947
Saturday classes end
May 17
SUMMER SESSION
1946
1947
July 8 to August 16
July 7to August 15
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PARSONS
SCHOOL
OF DESIGN
Parsons School of Design is a non-profit coeducational institution functioning under an absolute charter granted by the Regents of the University of
the State of New York. This school has evolved from a school of painting
which was established in 1896 by William M. Chase and incorporated in
1902 as the New York School of Art.
In 1904, Frank Alvah Parsons, then connected with Teachers College,
Columbia University, was asked to inaugurate courses in the New York
School of Art in design, theory of color, and normal training. He also organized courses in Interior Decoration, Costume, and Advertising Design. The
course in Interior Decoration was the first of its kind to be offered in an
American art school. A few years later, upon the retirement of Mr. Chase,
Mr. Parsons assumed direction of the school and was its president until his
death in 1930. He was distinguished as a leader in establishing the truth that
art should be expressed in the necessities as well as in the luxuries of life.
In 1909 the school was reincorporated as the New York School of Fine and
Applied Art. In December, 1941 the school name was changed to Parsons
School of Design.
In 1912 William M. Odom became director of the Department of Interior
Architecture and Decoration. In 1920 he established,in the Place des Vosges,
the Paris ateliers of the school and subsequently he organized the research
work of the school in Italy. Mr. Odom was later made vice president of the
school and in 1930 was elected president and held that office until his death
in January, 1942. Mr. Odom was distinguished for the high artistic standards
which he maintained in the work of the school.
Van Day Truex, who was director of the European activities of the School
for a number of years, was appointed vice president in 1940. Mr. Truex
succeeded Mr. Odom in the presidency.
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THE GENERAL SUMMARY
Creative ability is one of the important factors in rebuilding our world.
This calls for a strenuous program to develop designers of vigorous artistic
intelligence and creative force. We cannot know what new paths will open
in the applied art field, but it is certain that the graphic and industrial arts
will demand more and more trained talent.
The primary aim of the school is to stimulate and encourage creative talent,
at the same time developing technical facility to express ideas in practical
mediums. The school has ever been alert to sense and anticipate new developments in the various fields for which it prepares its students. Of particular
importance is the superior standard of taste for which Parsons School of
Design has become distinguished.
In addition to its experienced faculty, the school secures, as critics and
consultants, experts eminent in their respective fields. These critics are
invaluable in relating studio training to practical experience and in keeping
the classes in touch with current developments.
The courses offered are grouped under the following general heads: Interior
Design, Costume Design and Illustration, Advertising Design, Flat Design,
and Teacher Training. Instruction in these subjects is planned to give
technical training with the professional field in view. Although the work
of each department points toward a special field and involves specialized
training, the same basic principles of design and color apply. All students,
therefore, in whatever course they elect, receive a thorough foundation in
the principles of drawing, painting, design, and composition.
Upon successful completion of the three-year course a diploma is granted
in Teacher Training, a certificate of graduation is awarded in all other
departments. The four-year courses leading to a degree of Bachelor of Science are offered in affiliation with New York University. Post-graduate work
may be arranged for in all departments.
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COURSES LEADING
TO
DEGREE
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Parsons School of Design is happy to announce that through an affiliation
with New York University it is now prepared to offer four-year programs
leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science.
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These programs are planned to give full training to students who intend
to make a career in Costume Design, Costume Illustration, Advertising
Design, Interior Design, or Flat Design, and who wish to earn a degree. All
art work is given by Parsons School of Design and adheres to the high standard
of quality, taste, and technical excellence for which the school is renowned.
At the same time a schedule of general background and cultural subjects is
followed at New York University. A wide range of electives allows the
student a choice of such varied subjects as foreign languages, retailing, radio,
and motion pictures. Upon satisfactory completion of the course the degree
is granted by New York University. The degree program is offered for the
benefit of those persons who wish to combine vocational work with academic
study and is not designed for teachers. Candidates must present high school
records which show high standing and meet college entrance requirements.
The School of Education of New York University
admit, with advanced
standing, graduates of the Teacher Training Course who wish to earn the
Bachelor of Science degree in Education.
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INTERIOR
DESIGN
Parsons School of Design was the first art school in America to inaugurate
courses in Interior Design. Its many graduates, who now dominate the
profession, have become an important factor in the formation of a national
expression of taste. The school has introduced new trends in design that
have later become prevalent in many industries.
Of fundamental importance is study of the essentials of architecture as they
relate to the interior. Graduates are equipped with an architectural background which enables them to produce correct compositions of interiors and
prepares them to collaborate with the architect in making the drawings,
including sections and full-sized details, necessary to the execution of an
interior. The training provides the intellectual and aesthetic basis which the
school holds to be essential for creative work in the contemporary manner.
Through lectures by well-known designers and directors of industries related
to the arts and by visits to workshops, students are given an insight into the
technical phases of practicability and limitation. In developing creative
ability and acquiring knowledge of historic periods, museum research plays
an important part.
Each year advanced students visit important centers of historic architecture,
where measured drawings and color sketches are made. These include exteriors and interiors of houses and public buildings.
Instruction in free painting is also given, thus rounding out the students'
training and extending its scope beyond the more mechanical specialized
technique usually employed to express ideas in interior decoration. This
breadth of training has been of great importance, as is demonstrated by the
many graduates of this department who have achieved success in other
related fields such as design of furniture, textiles, and wallpaper.
In the second and third years the historic styles in architecture and furniture
are studied through lectures and research. This research is not undertaken
as a means of acquiring material to copy or adapt. Such study is undertaken
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to give the student background and discipline, to sharpen the appreciation
of quality, and to assist in establishing the aesthetic and creative standard
needed for contemporary design. The structural and functional simplicity
which should dominate contemporary design demands the keenest perception of the fusion of fitness and beauty.
The first-year program includes training in the fundamentals of architecture and of furniture design and the
principles of form and color as related to the composition of the room.
Drawing, color theory, and principles of design are taught in successive steps
as they become essential to the technique of expression. The course is
developed through a series of problems presenting elevations of rooms
together with their floor plans. There are also problems in furniture design
and in the design of decorative accessories. Research in museums and libraries
is begun in the first year and continued throughout the course.
FIRST YEAR
Contributing to the training in design and color, a series of lectures on the
history of painting is given to all first-year students. Study trips to museums
and current art exhibitions are arranged in connection with the course.
Supplementary reading is required, a note-book must be submitted and an
examination sustained at the end of each semester.
During the second year the course is concerned with
the complete room, covering all details of architecture, decoration, and furnishings. Floor plans with arrangements of furnishings are studied in relation to elevations, and from these are constructed
perspectives visualizing each room as a whole. Each student is required to
do research work from historical documents. Problems in contemporary
design are introduced in the second year after the student has gained some
technical and aesthetic background.
SECOND YEAR
A course of lectures on the history of architecture and furniture is given in
the second year. Supplementary reading is required, a note-book must be
submitted and an examination sustained at the end of each semester.
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The program for the third year includes a series of problems of modem rooms in which contemporary design
is stressed. This gives practice in the design of architectural backgrounds,
furniture and decorative accessories. The program also calls for intensive
study and research in the more scholarly and difficult of the historic styles.
Lectures on old silver, porcelain, glass, ceramics, and fabrics are given at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Cooper Union.
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The practical side of the work is given emphasis through lectures by wellknown designers and directors of industries related to the arts and also by
visits to stores and workshops.Study of materials and investigation of various
trades with which interior designers are concerned are also a part of the
program. Talks are given by experts on woods, cabinet-making, lighting,
upholstery, floor coverings, painting of interiors, and the like. Modem fabrics, wallpapers, and accessories are also studied by visits to wholesale and
retail houses.
Interviewing clients, negotiations with wholesale and retail houses, preparations of estimates, and other essentials in practical application are discussed
in a course of lectures given by Mrs. Archibald M. Brown. Mrs. Brown,
president of McMillen, Inc., New York, is a graduate of the school and a
successful interior designer.
The names of other critics and lecturers contributing to this department
may be found on pages 8and 9.
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COSTUME
DESIGN
AND ILLUSTRATION
World conditions of the past few years have greatly increased the importance
of costume design in America. Our designers, faced with the responsibility of
leadership, have developed fashions distinctively American in character, a
true reflection of the national point of view. The prestige of these typically
American fashions is now recognized and continues to exert an important
influence throughout the world. It is essential, therefore, that talented young
people be trained to accept the opportunities and responsibilities presented
by the new creative position American industiy now holds in this field. The
school is proud of the outstanding contribution made to the advancement
of design by graduates of this department.
Knowledge of the fashion point of view in drawing and technique is an
asset not only to fashion illustrators but also to artists in all fields of illustration and advertising.
The courses in this department are planned to prepare students for careers
in the fashion world as designers or illustrators, or for positions in the merchandising field. Graduates of this department have found success in many
branches of fashion work as designers for the wholesale and retail trade, for
the stage and screen, as illustrators for the fashion press, and as style critics.
They hold positions with manufacturers, retail stores, magazines, advertising agencies, schools, and colleges. Each year new fields open in which
their talents and training are valuable assets.
Supplementing the illustration and design training in the third year is a
series of lectures and assigned problems on fashion merchandising. Subjects
considered are buying and selling, fashion coordination, fashion advertising,
display, promotion and publicity, store and consumer relationship, employment requirements and qualifications, and allied subjects. This training
equips students with commercial knowledge and vocabulary, and enables
them to fit more quickly into interesting and well-paid positions. The lectures are given by members of outstanding business organizations.
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First-year students are given instruction in fundamental
principles of taste, fashion, and design, with training to
develop facility in graphic expression. The curriculum includes: drawing,
color theory and application, design, and principles of perspective and
composition. Life drawing and sketching from the costumed model as well
as painting and practice in many techniques used in fashion illustration
are stressed throughout the Costume Illustration course. Problems are assigned to make the student fashion-conscious and to train critical observation
and analysis of current modes and fashion trends. Research, under direction,
in museums, libraries, art galleries, and shops, is begun in the first year and
continued throughout the course.
FIRST YEAR
Contributing to the training in design and illustration is a series of lectures
on the history of painting given to all first-year students. Study trips are
arranged in connection with the lecture course. Supplementary reading is
required, a note-book must be submitted and an examination sustained at
the end of each semester.
In the second year the class is divided into two groups
for specialization in costume illustration or costume
design. Research in museums,libraries and shops, as well as practice in figure
drawing and costume sketching are continued for both groups.
SECOND YEAR
Students specializing in costume illustration are assigned problems to stimulate originality and to develop facility of expression. Painting practice in
many techniques, fashion drawing in color and in black and white, page
layout, and study of composition using figures and backgrounds,are included
in the curriculum.
Study of dress construction is begun by students who are specializing in
design. While technical training is stressed and excellence of craftsmanship
is required of all students, the aim of this course is the primary aim of the
School, to stimulate and encourage creative design. The work is planned
to develop the point of view of the professional designer. Demonstrations
and practice in draping, cutting, fitting, and finishing are given to teach
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these students to design and create costumes in fabrics. Sufficient work in
figure drawing and illustration is continued to enable them to make practical
fashion sketches.
A course of lectures covering a study of historic periods is given in the second
year. Supplementary reading is required, a note-book must be submitted and
an examination sustained at the end of each semester.
Students in the third year of Costume Illustration develop creative imagination, versatility, individuality of
expression, and an understanding of technical and practical requirements.
The work includes the preparation of drawings in color and in black and
white for reproduction in newspapers and magazines, painting, fashion
sketching, layout planning, display design, and many other problems in
fashion illustration. Professional advice, informal talks, and criticism by
distinguished artists are features of the third year program.
THIRD YEAR
The third year in Costume Design is planned to equip students with the
knowledge, taste, originality, and technical skill essential to the successful
designer in either the wholesale or retail trade. Costume sketching and historical and contemporary research are continued. Design problems are
carried out under classroom instruction and with the guidance of skilled
designers active in the fashion field.
For a list of the critics and lecturers contributing to the illustration, design
and merchandising programs,see pages 8 and 9.
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ADVERTISING
DESIGN
Some years ago the application of art to business and industry was largely
confined to the work of art directors in advertising agencies. Today advertising design covers a wide field in which are included illustration, painting,
industrial design, display design, advertising layout design, publication formats, show window and exhibition display. Closely related to them are
such phases of industrial design as merchandise design, transportation
design, design for house furnishings, store interiors, packaging, plastics, and
many others. The increased scope of the work performed in advertising
agencies and by industrial designers necessitates a comprehensive training
for students preparing for careers in this general field. The three-year course
offered by the school is planned to meet this need. Graduates of this department have distinguished themselves in the diversified occupations mentioned.
The development of present high standards in the work of art directors was
due in large measure to the efforts of Frank Alvah Parsons, who with others
insisted that aesthetic principles should be applied to design in advertising.
Artists were persuaded to feel that this business was worthy of their efforts
and specialized training in advertising design was inaugurated. The application of aesthetic design to advertisements of merchandise was finally extended to the merchandise itself and this resulted in the evolution of the
specialist in industrial design.
In a world restored to normal conditions there should be even more and
better opportunities for careers in advertising and as designers to industry.
These opportunities will be open to persons of talent and imagination who
have completed the broad training required to accomplish creative work.
The first year includes training in the use of fundamental
art principles in problems relating to advertising design
and to flat and dimensional design. The principles of drawing, painting,
composition, color theory, design, and Dynamic Symmetry .are studied.
Study of typography and layout planning is begun. Problems are assigned
FIRST YEAR
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in magazine advertising, poster design, illustration, and also in flat and
dimensional design. Experiments in various techniques and mediums are
encouraged. Water color and tempera painting and outdoor sketching as
well as drawing from the nude and costumed model continue throughout
the course. Research, under direction, in museums,art galleries and libraries,
and sketching trips to the city zoos and botanical gardens are an important
part of first-year training.
Through a series of lectures, the students are made familiar with contemporary trends in painting and their relation to the history of painting. Study
trips to museums and current art exhibitions are arranged in connection
with the lecture course. Supplementary reading is required,a note-book must
be submitted and an examination sustained at the end of each semester.
Following the basic training of the first year, the
second year is devoted to developing individual talent
and facility. Practice is given in many techniques, both in black and white
and color rendering, and also in the application of design principles to various
problems in the design and advertising fields.
SECOND YEAR
The work includes such problems as posters, cover designs, booklets and
magazine advertisements, including illustration and layout. Emphasis is
given to the study of typography and lettering. Problems in display design
and flat and dimensional design are also assigned. Painting, and drawing from
the nude and costumed model are continued.
A course of lectures on the historic periods is given in the second year. Study
trips to museums and current art exhibitions are arranged in connection
with the course. Supplementary reading is required, a note-book must be
submitted and an examination sustained at the end of each semester.
Students in the third year of this course have the advantage of studying under the guidance of special critics
who are among the most successful contributors to the advertising,illustrative
and industrial fields. Problems are developed under classroom instruction
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supplemented by professional advice and criticism. Individual talent is encouraged, facility is developed and originality of ideas and technique is
stimulated. In order that the student may be prepared to take advantage
of changing conditions, the work of the third year is planned to develop
flexibility in the application of knowledge and technical skill. For a list of
the lecturers and critics who will contribute to the third-year program in
Advertising Design see pages 8 and 9.
Talks on many problems of production including papers, typography, printing processes and the preparation of drawings for various methods of reproduction,are given by experts in the field.
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FLAT
DESIGN
This course is planned to train designers of patterns for many types of
printed materials, such as wrapping papers, wallpapers, dress fabrics and
decorators' textiles. Along with basic art training students develop the
special technical skills necessary for fiat design. Understanding of the
development of modem design is attained through study of the historic
periods. Study is also made of the needs and demands of such users of printed
materials as interior decorators, fashion designers and advertising designers.
The curriculum for the first year includes study of principles of color, design, composition, perspective and
Dynamic Symmetry, with the application of these principles to problems
of fiat design. Training is given in freehand drawing, life drawing, and water
color painting. Research in historic design is begun in the first year, and a
course of lectures on the history of painting is given. Various problems in
the development of design motifs, repeats, and the application of color to
pattern are assigned,and designs for printed papers and fabrics are completed.
FIRST YEAR
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In the second year practice in drawing and painting
is continued with emphasis on the development of
technical skill in water color painting. Lectures on the historic periods of
design, and research on these periods and the textiles characteristic of them,
are a feature of the second-year work. Students learn such principles of dress
design and construction as relate to the problem of the designer of pattern
for printed fabric. Designs of various types of printed fabric are completed.
SECOND YEAR
Third-year students study principles of interior decora.
tion as they relate to the design of pattern for textiles
and wallpapers. Practice in drawing, painting, and techniques of rendering
is continued. Problems in many kinds of fiat design are assigned. Criticism
and guidance, as well as lectures on methods of reproduction and other
subjects of special interest are given by persons prominent in the trade.
T H I RD YEAR
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TEACHER
TRAINING
The Department of Teacher Training was established to serve a limited
number of serious students who plan to become teachers or supervisors of
art. Under the personal direction of experts, understanding care is taken to
aid and encourage the student in the discovery and development of his
individual talents and abilities both as an artist and as a teacher. A broad
background of general culture is necessary to success in the teaching field
and the potential teacher must have not only a keen interest in the growth
and development of young people but the ability to foster and guide their
individual personalities and talents. In addition it is essential that the
teacher's own skills be capable of development from the amateur to the
professional level of the creative artist. For almost half a century Parsons
School of Design has been active in creating a tradition of excellence in
preparing students to become professional artists. In educating the artistteacher the Department of Teacher Training maintains and emphasizes
this tradition.
The Teacher Training Course is three years in length. Upon satisfactory
completion of the prescribed curriculum a Diploma in Teacher Training
is awarded and the recipient becomes a candidate for the degree of Bachelor
of Science in the School of Education, New York University. Advanced
standing is granted by the School of Education toward the 128 points
required for the degree. Approximately 76 points may be granted but the
allowance is made on the merits of the individual transcript submitted. The
School will not recommend any student as a degree candidate who does not
have a general average of B grade.
Only those students who show interest in and ability for teaching are retained in the department. Teacher Training students are required in dress
and deportment to meet the standards of their profession. Any student who
for any reason does not meet the requirements above stated will be asked
to withdraw. The director of the department is ready at all times to offer
advice and assistance in vocational guidance.
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(a) Graduates of an accredited high school or other
approved secondary school are eligible for entrance
upon the presentation of satisfactory evidence of
proficiency in the work completed in such school. High school students who
plan to enroll for the work of this department must have the following units
of credit:
ENTRANCE
REQ UI REM EN IS
Four years of English
3 units
One 3-unit group and two 2-unit groups chosen from history and
the social sciences, foreign languages, mathematics, and science
7 units
Electives
5 units
Persons who wish to apply for advanced standing based upon work satisfactorily completed elsewhere must present a portfolio of work and have a
personal interview with the head of the department.
For first year students the work consists of courses covering the fundamentals of art, the appreciation of art,
and the principles of good taste. Freehand drawing, color, water color painting, life drawing, elements and principles of design and history of art are
studied. This basic work is applied later in the year to problems in advertising
and industrial design.
CURRICULUM
In the second, and third years the fundamental work is broadened and
strengthened and problems in the principles of interior design, costume
design, costume illustration, and flat design are added. Third year students
may elect as a major one of these applied art subjects. All courses are studied
from the standpoint of the development of basic skills and of the teaching
problem.
Suitable work in cultural and educational subjects is presented during the
second and third years. These classes are scheduled in the School and in the
School of Education, New York University. The usual subject matter includes English composition and literature, social studies, psychology,
aesthetics, history of education, observation, and methods of teaching art,
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but the requirements may vary according to university curriculum changes
and state or city requirements.
Graduates of the Department of Teacher Training who
receive the degree of Bachelor of Science in the School
of Education, New York University, are eligible for
certification as art teachers in the State of New York, and all other states
having similar requirements. The director of the department will give
information regarding state requirements.
STATE
CE R T IF I CAT E
There is an increasing demand from schools, colleges
Al D
and universities throughout the country for qualified
graduates of the Teacher Training Department. The
growing interest in the applied arts has created an urgent need for teachers
with a general art background capable of creative work in interior design,
dress design and illustration, advertising design, textile design and the allied
arts. The Department of Teacher Training cooperates in every way possible
in giving placement information, advice, and aid to its graduates. At the
present time men and women trained in this department are making excellent
records in the professional field of art education in the United States, its
possessions and Canada.
PLACEMENT
SPECIAL COURSES
A class in figure drawing, held during the month of June,
is open to students of the school and to persons not already
matriculated. It is recommended as preliminary training
for the courses of the Summer Session.
JUNE
LIFE CLASS
The Summer Session offers work in every department of the
School. The courses are planned to benefit teachers and
established professionals, as well as those about to enter the
field of art. Courses are also offered for young people of high school age.
SUMMER
COURSES
Students who wish to enter the school in September with advanced standing
are strongly urged to attend the Summer Session.This affords an opportunity
to coordinate their previous work with the credit requirements of the school.
A transcript of credits and a portfolio of work must be submitted well in
advance by all students making application for such standing.
For full information regarding dates, tuition, credits and courses offered
refer to the catalogue of the Summer Session.
The school offers short courses and special
classes on Saturday mornings from September
painting,
Life drawing, sketching from the costume
to May. Water color
model, and Interior Design are offered for adult students. There are painting
groups for children and classes in drawing and painting for boys and girls of
high school age. A class in costume design and illustration is planned especially for young people.
SATURDAY CLASSES
The Saturday Courses are open to all persons who wish to develop creative
talent. Special attention and help are given beginners whether children or
adults.
For full information regarding dates, tuition, credits and courses offered
refer to the bulletin of Saturday classes.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
The School is located on the corner of 57th Street and Lexington Avenue
art center of the city, adjacent to subways and bus lines.
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The School Annex, a five-story building on 59th Street near Lexington
Avenue, was remodeled last year to provide additional studio space.
Students matriculating in Parsons School of Design
must be at least seventeen years of age and must furnish
a satisfactory reference and an official statement of high school record. A
high school diploma or its equivalent is required for admission to all departments. For entrance to the Department of Teacher Training or to the
four-year degree program, the student must be a graduate of an accredited
high school or other approved secondary school and must meet the other
requirements outlined on page 25.
ADMISSION
Filing of an application with a $10.00 matriculation fee for enrollment
is a contract for admission and places are held for such applicants. Applications should be filed as early as possible. When applicants are prevented
through illness or for other reasons from entering at the opening of the term,
places may be reserved for three weeks by notifying the school and by paying
in advance the tuition for one semester. Students may enter first-year classes
in September or January, but September entrance is recommended.
Registration is on September 9 and 10, 1946. Enrollment is for the school
year of two semesters of seventeen weeks each. Registrations must be made
in person, whether or not an application has been filed in advance.
Students who cannot matriculate in September may enter on January 20,
and by following a special program, complete a year's work and continue as
second-year students the next September.This program includes, besides the
five-day-a-week schedule, attendance at class on Saturday mornings from
January to June, and daily attendance during the June and Summer Sessions.
This program is completed August 15, leaving a vacation period before the
opening of the new term in September.
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Parsons School of Design is recognized by the Veterans Administration as
an institution in which veterans who are entitled to the benefits of Public
Laws 16 and 346 may enroll.
School hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., five days
a week. Ninety per cent attendance is required of all
students working for credit. A maximum absence of eight and one-half
days for any cause, including illness, is permitted each semester. Overcuts
are not excused. Tardiness on three occasions is counted as one-half day's
absence. In instances where the eight and one-half days are exceeded, the
student will be required to make up the extra time before credit for work
can be given. In cases of prolonged illness, a physician's statement must be
presented before the student may apply for a tuition extension. This extension entitles the student to attendance during the month of June.In all other
instances, the tuition in June is at the rate of $10.00 weekly. For students
who wish to apply work in the Saturday classes toward removing a condition
caused by overcuts the fee is $5.00 a month.
ATTENDANCE
TUITIONS
Tuitions in all the departments are payable in advance either
for the regular season of two semesters or by the semester.
If paid in full on entrance (two semesters)
If paid by the semester
Post-graduate course (two semesters)
One semester
Mid-year entrance (January 20-August 15)
$400.00
225.00
300.00
175.00
400.00
A matriculation fee of $10.00 is required of all new students. This will not
be refunded but will be deducted from the regular yearly fee if payment
for the full year is made on entrance. The matriculation fee is payable only
once and is not required for registration thereafter.
Attention is called to the regulations governing admission on the registration form which applicants must fill out and sign.
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The rental for lockers is $3.00. There is also a locker
key deposit of $1.00, which is refunded when locker
keys are returned. Students should allow at least
$75.00 a year for required art materials and textbooks. These supplies may
be obtained on the school premises. When possible, an additional sum
should be provided to enable the student to attend art and trade exhibitions,
to make occasional visits to the theatre, and to go on study and painting
trips when such research is necessary.
LOCKERS AND
SUPPLIES
It is suggested that out-of-town students make arrangements to have a
checking account at a conveniently located New York bank. The School
itself has no facilities for handling students' funds.
The school does its best to safeguard students' drawing materials and articles
of clothing but cannot be responsible for loss of property.
Upon application students may secure informaACCOMMODATIONS tion about recommended living quarters. It is
strongly urged that students make reservations
as far ahead as possible for accommodations are extremely difficult to secure
in the city and its environs.
LIVING
A certificate of graduation is granted to students
fulfilling the requirements of the three-year
DIPLOMA
courses in all departments except in Teacher
Training. A diploma is granted upon fulfillment
of the requirements of the Department of Teacher Training. The fee for
each of these is $5.00. To qualify for graduation, attendance for three years
(six semesters) is required. The student, before promotion, must complete
satisfactorily all the problems assigned in each semester. He must attain a
grade of at least seventy-five per cent and must be in attendance ninety per
cent of the scheduled class time. Upon request, statements are given for
credits earned in the summer school or for special Saturday courses.
GRADUATION AND
CERTIFICATE OF
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All students are eligible for membership in the Alumni
Association upon graduation.Those who have attended
the school for one or more years but have been unable
to complete the course are eligible as soon as their class has completed its
final year. The fee for life membership is $2.00. Students of the graduating
class should pay this membership fee before the close of the year. Graduates
not now members are asked to send their fees to the Alumni Treasurer.
ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION
While the school cannot guarantee positions, its long
experience and many connections have enabled it to place
graduates in positions all over the country. Placement information is available to former students at all times.
PLACEMENT
A number of scholarships are awarded each year to
students who have completed one or more years of
study in the school. These are usually in the form of working scholarships
and entitle the recipients to full or partial tuition. A full scholarship is given
in each department for post-graduate work. A partial scholarship is also
awarded in each department of the summer school.
SCHOLARSHIPS
In addition,several scholarships for advanced study have been made available
to enrolled students through the generosity of Mrs. Archibald M. Brown,
Mrs. Huttleston Rogers, Mrs. Myron C. Taylor, and McMillen, Inc. These
are known as the Frank Alvah Parsons Memorial Scholarships and the
William M. Odom Memorial Scholarships. William Pahlmann, John
Wisner and other friends and graduates of the school have contributed to
the general scholarship fund.
Scholarships are awarded to high school graduates through the School Art
League of New York in cooperation with this school.
The school also gives a full scholarship as an award in the national competition held annually for high school students by Scholastic Magazine. Scholarships have been arranged through competitions offered by other leading
magazines, department stores and manufacturers.
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The reopening of the Paris School is a matter of great importance and a
fund has been established for furtherance of such plans. We wish to
acknowledge with thanks the generous gift of $2,000.00 by McMillen, Inc.
to this fund. The 'Whitney Warren Scholarship founded by Whitney
Warren, Jr., and the Elsie De Wolfe Scholarship founded by Lady Mend!
will be awarded for advanced study in Paris.
The school welcomes contributions to its scholarship fund. Since this is a
non-profit institution such contributions are deductible from income tax.
During the school year no work is returned to students, and at the end of each year the school reserves
the right to retain two pieces of work from each student; from scholarship
and honor students, three pieces may be reserved. These become the permanent property of the school. Occasionally work may be temporarily
retained for the purpose of public exhibitions of special interest.
SCHOOL WORK
The School reserves the right to request the
withdrawal of students who do not maintain
the required standard of scholarship and attendance. It should be borne in
mind that this School offers preparation for professional careers; therefore,
when a student has been unable to give evidence of possessing the necessary
qualifications to make a success of such a career, he
be asked to discontinue the course. Students who fail to comply with school regulations, who
cannot remain in the School without danger to their health or to the health
of others, or whose attitude does not conform to the ideals of the School
be asked to leave. Such students may be requested to withdraw even
though no specific charges are made against them.The same right is reserved
in the instance of any students neglectful of their financial obligations.
will
will
SCHOOL STANDARDS
The School Library offers the student a noteworthy
collection of books on art and related subjects as well
as other reference material including wallpapers, historic and modern textiles
and examples of work and ornament. Periodicals are also available.
IH E LIBRARY
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