{"product_id":"art-education-through-religion-book-three-9781640511385","title":"Art Education Through Religion: Book Three","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mary Gertrude McMunigle\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: St. Augustine Academy Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: St. Augustine Academy Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Art - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArt Education Through Religion\u003c\/em\u003e is a series of graded textbooks on art and industrial design developed in the late 1920s by Mary Gertrude McMunigle, who was Director of Art for the Diocese of Pittsburgh at the time. This endeavor was overseen by two priests: Rev. Paul E. Campbell, A.M. LitD, who was then superintendent of Parochial Schools for the Pittsburgh Diocese, and Rev. Raymond V. Kirk, A.B. PhD, Dean of the College of Education of Duquesne University. Yes, this art curriculum actually has an imprimatur!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach lesson aims to improve the student's appreciation and skill in art, while at the same time imparting both spiritual and character objectives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTherefore the use of this series trains not only the eye, but the whole person, including the intellect and will. Students gain knowledge, self-control, accuracy, reverence, helpfulness and good manners, as well as many other useful life skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook Three introduces techniques in composition through basic concepts such as establishing a point of interest and guiding the eye of the viewer. Emphasis is placed on the discernment of pleasing proportion and color use, through activities that explore measurement for the sake of accuracy in design and further color theory. Purity and beauty of color and design is related to purity and beauty of the soul as the student explores topics of conscience and the sacraments. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e**An important note**: \u003c\/strong\u003e though the levels were designed to correspond with grades one through eight, they work best as a system. If a student in the third grade or above begins to use this series for the first time, it is recommended that they begin at least one or two levels previous to their current grade level, and \u003cem\u003enot later than level five\u003c\/em\u003e. Many of the concepts introduced at the upper grade levels may prove frustrating to successfully master without the foundations laid in these earlier grades.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46438389055639,"sku":"9781640511385","price":1410.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781640511385.webp?v=1769107322","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/art-education-through-religion-book-three-9781640511385","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}