STORIES
PICTURES TELL
BOOK FOUR
By
FLORA L. CARPENTER
Instructor in drawing in Waite High School, Toledo, Ohio
Formerly supervisor of drawing, Bloomington, Illinois
Illustrated with Half Tones from
Original Photographs
RAND McNALLY & COMPANY
CHICAGO NEW YORK
Copyright, 1918, by
Rand McNally & Company
All rights reserved
Edition of 1928
Made in U. S. A.
THE CONTENTS
| September and October | PAGE | ||
| "The Sower" | Millet | 1 | |
| "Highland Shepherd's Chief Mourner" | Landseer | 13 | |
| November, December, and January | |||
| "Children of the Shell" | Murillo | 23 | |
| "Saved" | Landseer | 31 | |
| February and March | |||
| "Pilgrim Exiles" | Boughton | 43 | |
| "Dance of the Nymphs" | Corot | 51 | |
| April, May, and June | |||
| "Oxen Plowing" | Rosa Bonheur | 63 | |
| Review of Pictures and Artists Studied | |||
| The Suggestions to Teachers | 75 | ||
THE PREFACE
Art supervisors in the public schools assign picture-studywork in each grade, recommending the study of certain picturesby well-known masters. As Supervisor of Drawing I foundthat the children enjoyed this work but that the teachers feltincompetent to conduct the lessons as they lacked time tolook up the subject and to gather adequate material. Recourseto a great many books was necessary and often whilemuch information could usually be found about the artist,very little was available about his pictures.
Hence I began collecting information about the picturesand preparing the lessons for the teachers just as I wouldgive them myself to pupils of their grade.
My plan does not include many pictures during the year,as this is to be only a part of the art work and is not intended