Description
The intention of this picture study aid is to equip the home educator with some basic facts and understanding of John Singleton Copley and a sampling of his works. It is not meant to be an exhaustive analysis or study of each piece or a complete biography of the artist.
About picture study, Ms. Mason recommended keeping learning as simple as possible, especially in the younger years, and put extra emphasis on the images by themselves.
There is no talk about schools of painting, little about style; consideration of these matters comes in later life, the first and most important thing is to know the pictures themselves. As in a worthy book we leave the author to tell his own tale, so do we trust a picture to tell its tale through the medium the artist gave it. In the region of art as else-where we shut out the middleman. (vol 6 pg 216)
Definite teaching is out of the question; suitable ideas are easily given, and a thoughtful love of Art inspired by simple natural talk over the picture at which the child is looking. (PR Article “Picture Talks”)
…we begin now to understand that art is not to be approached by such an acadamised road. It is of the spirit, and in ways of the spirit must we make our attempt. We recognise that the power of appreciating art and of producing to some extent an interpretation of what one sees is as universal as intelligence, imagination, nay, speech, the power of producing words. But there must be knowledge and, in the first place, not the technical knowledge of how to produce, but some reverent knowledge of what has been produced; that is, children should learn pictures, line by line, group by group, by reading, not books, but pictures themselves. A friendly picture-dealer supplies us with half a dozen beautiful little reproductions of the work of some single artist, term by term. After a short story of the artist’s life and a few sympathetic words about his trees or his skies, his river-paths or his figures, the little pictures are studied one at a time; that is, children learn, not merely to see a picture but to look at it, taking in every detail.” (vol 6 pg 214)
This picture study aid is meant to offer basic information about the artists as well as ready answers should your student ask about a particular aspect of a piece and the explanation isn’t readily evident. Ms. Mason emphasized not focusing on strict academic discourse when doing picture study, but rather simply exposing students to the art itself:
His education should furnish him with whole galleries of mental pictures, pictures by great artists old and new;––…––in fact, every child should leave school with at least a couple of hundred pictures by great masters hanging permanently in the halls of his imagination, to say nothing of great buildings, sculpture, beauty of form and colour in things he sees. Perhaps we might secure at least a hundred lovely landscapes too,––sunsets, cloudscapes, starlight nights. At any rate he should go forth well furnished because imagination has the property of magical expansion, the more it holds the more it will hold. (vol 6 pg 43)
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Was this review helpful to you?Annie (verified owner) –
What a wonderful set of prints to use in my picture study. Very nice quality paper and ink. Sharp images and large enough to see all details. A Humble Place has been added to my favorites!
Rosanne Hutto (verified owner) –
Very happy with our art prints.
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Was this review helpful to you?Leigh Myers (verified owner) –
These prints are absolutely gorgeous. They are on high quality paper and the pictures are so beautiful. I can’t wait to share these with my children this year, and I will be ordering more. Perfect way to do picture study in your homeschool.
Vanessa B. (verified owner) –
My family has been doing artist studies for four years now and I have tried all of the popular guides available out there. Then a friend told us about A Humble Place’s study aids and they quickly became our favorite! My kids enjoy them so much and in turn, remember more and develop a better connection with each artist. This was our first time purchasing the prints, as well, and those are WONDERFUL! Excellent quality! We are deciding which ones to keep framed in our home after we finish the study!
Leslie G. (verified owner) –
These prints are so lovely and well done. Quality pictures for picture study and they came very quickly. Excellent customer service. I will definitely be ordering more in the future.
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Was this review helpful to you?Gracie B. (verified owner) –
Rebecca’s picture studies are beautifully curated and each part is very well thought out and very well done. I appreciate all the work she does so that school terms at my house can run smoothly!
We are 2 weeks into studying John Singleton Copley and have already learned a great deal. All 4 of my kids are fans! Ages 8-13.