Image from page 129 of "Francis W. Parker School studies in education" (1920)
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Title: Francis W. Parker School studies in education
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Francis W. Parker School
Subjects: Education
Publisher: Chicago : Faculty of the Francis W. Parker School
Contributing Library: Chicago State University Library
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Pet dogs modeled 1>y children of fourth grade. a way of making Hermes skip over the waves: he has built a wallbehind his figure, attaching it so that the wet clay will not fall over.Here are dancing nymphs and Greek maidens bearing fruit. The visitor who is unacquainted with vigorous original workaccomplished by children may ask, Where do they get such ideas?In this instance it was brought about by their interest in history.The modeled figures represented the heroic qualities of the nobleGreeks. The children were too immature to understand a study ofform from the standpoint of anatomy, and yet they modeled figureswith ease and delight. The work shows a nobility of thought suchas the Greeks had: qualities of fearlessness, courage, and beauty. These figures were fired but not glazed, and this gave them anatural flesh color. It is right that children have the satisfaction of IN CLAY 127
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