Frank, Marie Ann.

Denman Ross and American design theory [electronic resource] / Marie Frank. - Hanover [N.H.] : University Press of New England, 2011. - xi, 321 p. : ill., ports.

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.


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Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
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Ross, Denman Waldo, 1853-1935 --Criticism and interpretation.


Design--Study and teaching (Higher)--History--United States--20th century.


Electronic books.

NC703 / .F73 2011eb

745.4092