Venola (Penelope) Collection of Art Education Ephemera, approximately 1940-1950

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Summary

Title:
Penelope Venola collection of art education ephemera
Dates:
approximately 1940-1950
Abstract:
Collected ephemera related to drawing techniques.
Extent:
0.21 Linear Feet (1 half box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Penelope Venola collection of art education ephemera, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of copies of Technical Hints in the Use of the Pencil by Ernest W. Watson, for the Pencil Department of the Joseph Dixon Crucible Company in Jersey City, New Jersey. Each page is a fully illustrated drawing lesson, primarily on architectural features such as stone walls, columns and arches, tiled and other roofs, and doors. Lesson pages also served as magazine advertisements for pencils, appearing between 1913 and 1925. Collection also includes a copy of the June 1950 issue of School Arts magazine featuring illustrations by Pedro DeLemos.

Biographical / historical:

Penelope Venola is an artist, designer, and art educator from southern California. She has taught middle school, junior high, high school, college students, and seniors, and provided art workshops at both the state and national level. She specializes in collage, assemblage, and all types of design.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Penelope Venola, December 2015.
Processing information:

Processed by Kelly Kress in February 2022.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged according to the existing order of the materials.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Kelly Kress
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-02-07 13:46:25 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Penelope Venola collection of art education ephemera, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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