Identifier: howtoshowpictur00hurl (find matches)
Title: How to show pictures to children
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May), 1863-1924
Subjects: Art -- Study and teaching
Publisher: Boston, New York Houghton Mifflin Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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mother gently directing the collection that it may
consist of really good things. It is best not to draw
the lines too sharply to discourage a child, but so far
as possible weed out inferior pictures from time to
time. A scrapbook of miscellaneous pictures is best
adapted to the little ones, but as children grow older
they are more interested to specialize in their col-
lections. Definite subjects may be chosen for their
books: animals, child figures, mythology, chivalry, his-
tory, Italian art, American art, Bible story, the life of
Christ, famous beauties, authors, royalties and so on.
A very pleasing idea for boys and girls bearing his-
torical names, or names of saints, is to find pictures of
their famous prototypes. The Georges may look for

¹Among present-day illustrators, Jessie Wilcox Smith, Millicent Sow-
erby and Arthur Rackham do charming work for children. A beautiful
art treasure for children is Mrs. Isabel Anderson's Great Sea Horse, a col-
lection of fairy tales with illustrations designed by the mural painter,
John Elliott.
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From a carbon print by Braun, Clement . John Andrew & Son sc.

FEEDING HER BIRDS

PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS 59

the subject of St. George and the Dragon, or for the
figure of St. George in armor represented in so many
old altar pieces. They will find also portraits of sover-
eigns, painters, and poets of that name, as well as a
certain United States President. The Marys, Cath-
erines, and Margarets will find charming pictures
of saints of corresponding names among the works of
old Italian masters. Cooperation and competition
are the life of collections as of business. The children
will keep up their interest much longer if the parents
join with them in their search, and the fashion must
spread through the neighborhood to give greatest zest
to the game.
Never throw away a good picture. A large box or
drawer may be set apart for the purpose and the
children taught to carry thither every print or card
that falls into their hands, and which for the moment
they do not know where to place.

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