For years the public has been waiting for a truly fine handbook of drawing and painting that would help the student and the weekend painter alike to grasp the principles of their chosen medium and apply them directly to the problems they face in the studio, the classroom and on field trips.
HOW TO DRAW AND PAINT
is just such a book. It treats in detail the entire range of major painting media. The list of subjects in the table of contents of this volume gives only a hint of the ground covered. Page-for-page this is the most outstanding information of its kind available today–and so handy in this user-friendly web-format.
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The book with which this material is based upon was originally published in 1955 by one, Henry Gasser. Here is the books copyright page information:
BY HENRY GASSER, N.A.
A DELL FIRST EDITION
Published by
DELL PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC
261 Fifth Avenue
New York 16, New York
Copyright, 1955, by Henry Gasser
All rights reserved
Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 55-11192
Designed and produced by
Western Printing & Lithographing Company
Printed in U. S. A.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Henry Gasser, N.A. studied at the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art, the Grand Central School of Art and the Art Students’ League.
His paintings have been exhibited throughout the United States and abroad, winning a number of important awards. He is represented in over twenty-six museum collections including the Boston, Philadelphia and Newark museums.
Mr. Gasser has lectured and demonstrated painting techniques for art groups and schools throughout the country. From 1946-1954 he was Director of the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art.
He is a member of over fifteen art societies including the National Academy, the American Watercolor Society, Philadelphia Watercolor Club, New Jersey Watercolor Society, Audubon Artists, Salmagundi Club and the National Arts Club.
Mr. Gasser is also the author of:
- Oil Painting: Methods and Demonstrations (Reinhold)
- Casein Painting: Methods and Demonstrations (Watson Guptill)
- Watercolor: How To Do It