Denman Ross and American Design Theory

List of Illustrations

vi ILLUST| aTIONS figures i.1. Denman Ross, A Theory of Pure Design (1907), figure 35 1 i.2. Wasily Kandinsky, 9 Points in Ascendance 2 i.3. John Singer Sargent, Portrait of Dr. Denman Waldo Ross 14 i.4. Denman Ross, Self-Portrait 15 1.1. George Birtwistle, ‘‘Dye Recipe Book’’ 21 1.2. Arthur Mackmurdo, Three Arches in the Wall, Santa Maria Novella, Florence 33 1.3. Charles Moore, San Barnaba, Venice 34 1.4. Denman Ross, Tower of the Frari and Other Buildings 35 1.5. James Abbott McNeill Whistler, The Riva, No. 2, from the Second Venice Set 40 1.6. Joseph Lindon Smith, North Portal of Baptistery, Parma, Italy 49 1.7. Denman Ross, design motifs 51 2.1. Denman Ross, A Theory of Pure Design, figure 62 55 2.2. Walter Smith, Teacher’s Manual for Freehand Drawing in Intermediate Schools, 97 58 2.3. Johann Pestalozzi teaching a group of children 61 2.4. Friedrich Froebel, Pedagogics of the Kindergarten, plate V 63 2.5. Bradley’s occupation material for the kindergarten 64 2.6. Edward Wiebe, The Paradise of Childhood, 181 65 2.7. Bradley’s kindergarten material 66 2.8. Lewis Day, Anatomy of Pattern, plates 2 and 4 73 2.9. Arthur Wesley Dow, Composition, 17 75 2.10. Arthur Wesley Dow, Composition, 26 76 2.11. Arthur Wesley Dow, Composition, 48 77 2.12. ‘‘New Public Library, Boston,’’ photograph by John S. Johnston 79 2.13. Denman Ross, A Theory of Pure Design, figure 77 85 2.14. Denman Ross, A Theory of Pure Design, figures 156 and 160 86 2.15. Denman Ross, A Theory of Pure Design, figure 203 87 2.16. Owen Jones, The Grammar of Ornament, plate XV 90 2.17. Ogden Rood, Modern Chromatics, figure 104 93 List of Illustrations : vii 2.18. Denman Ross, ‘‘A Theory of Tone Relations: Color, Intensities, Neutrality, Values’’ 94 2.19. Denman Ross, ‘‘Problem: Produce the Tone’’ 95 2.20. Albert H. Munsell, Atlas of the Munsell Color System, color chart ‘‘C’’ 98 2.21. Denman Ross, ‘‘Tones Charted in the Shape of a Spiral’’ 100 3.1. David R. Hay, Original Geometrical Diaper Designs, 10 106 3.2. David R. Hay, Original Geometrical Diaper Designs, plate 11 107 3.3. An opthalmotrope 112 3.4. William James, Principles of Psychology, figures 61–63 115 3.5. Denman Ross, A Theory of Pure Design, figure 137 116 3.6. Denman Ross, George Santayana 117 3.7. Denman Ross, A Theory of Pure Design, figure 230 125 3.8. Denman Ross, A Theory of Pure Design, figure 232 126 4.1. Samuel Colman, Nature’s Harmonic Unity, plate 45 137 4.2. A reproduction of Rubens’s Descent from the Cross overlaid with Maratta’s web of equilateral triangles 139 4.3. Student assignment, ‘‘Scheme for the Court of a Dwelling’’ 142 4.4. Denman Ross, Jay Hambidge 143 4.5. Construction of root rectangles 145 4.6. Diagrams of whirling squares and spiral 146 4.7. Using the whirling square rectangles to establish rhythmic themes in a composition 146 4.8. Greek black-figure kylix measured according to dynamic symmetry 147 4.9. Edward B. Edwards, Dynamarhythmic Design, plate V 152 4.10. Christine Herter’s diagram for The Kneisel Quartet 156 4.11. George Bellows’s diagram for Elinor, Jean and Anna 157 4.12. Denman Ross, drawing of a woman in profile 159 4.13. Claude Bragdon, The Beautiful Necessity 163 4.14. Claude Bragdon, Projective Ornament, illustration preceding chapter 5 167 4.15. Denman Ross, ‘‘A Composition Based on the Directions of the Hexagon’’ 168 5.1. Charles H. Moore, Intensity Studies 174 5.2. Denman Ross, A Theory of Pure Design, figure 229 175 5.3. Charles F. Kelley and William L. Mowll, A Text-book of Design, figure 16 179 5.4. Courtlandt Van Brunt, drawing of a balustrade 182 viii : List of Illustrations 5.5. Kenneth Conant, an analysis of Rubens’s Abduction of the Daughters of Lycippus 185 5.6. Photograph of Ross Exhibition Room, ‘‘New Fogg’’ 187 5.7. Length of velvet 189 5.8. William Sumner Appleton 197 5.9. Fiske Kimball with Sir Edwin Lutyens 202 5.10. Henry-Russell Hitchcock looking at a drawing with a student 204 5.11. John Nolen, ‘‘Venice, FL General Plan’’ 207 5.12. H. Van Buren Magonigle, Architectural...