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A Critical Analysis of Twenty Paintings by Western European Artists from the Anthony Denney Collection c.1950-1965

Description: This study is concerned with an analysis of twenty paintings by Western European artists from the thirty-five-item segment of the Anthony Denney Collection on permanent loan to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. The paintings were considered separately in a two phase visual and verbal analysis accompanied by visual diagrams. Phase one described the primary visual qualities of each painting through examination of the art elements and principles. Phase two was a verbal description of each painting. … more
Date: May 1972
Creator: Brumbach, Mary Alice
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Interior Lighting Effects Inspired by Nature

Description: Developed in the study is the thesis that the lighting effects about us in nature can be adapted by the designer for use in interior environments. Because of an overemphasis in lighting practice on engineering techniques required in the design of luminous environments, there has been a neglect of much of the aesthetic requirements of such environments. While interior designers, as artists, may be sensitive to the aesthetic qualities of lighting, many of them have felt insecure in designing in a… more
Date: August 1972
Creator: Robinson, Diane L.
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An Investigation of Serial Painting

Description: The purpose of this thesis was to follow a given subject from its inception on a rectangular surface through a series of paintings to a point where the shapes and forms of the original painting culminated in a shaped surface. Each painting except the first one in the series would contain less of the subject than the preceding.
Date: August 1972
Creator: Hetzel, Raymond E.
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An Investigation of the Use of Acrylic Polymer Paints in Printing Photographic Silk Screen Images

Description: This study investigates the adaptability of plastic paints to photographic silk screen materials and methods. The problem was to experiment with and further develop another technique for the artist, the silk screening of photographic images directly onto the painting surface with acrylic polymer paint.
Date: May 1972
Creator: Blue, Monte L.
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Preferences of Selected Consumers Regarding Options for Choosing Colors for Townhouse Interiors

Description: The study attempts to determine 1) whether or not consumers want to choose colors for interior goods; 2) whether they agree as to which interior items are most important for color selection; and, 3) whether they prefer to coordinate interior colors for themselves or choose from pre-coordlnated color schemes.
Date: December 1972
Creator: Pate, Sandra S.
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