Chautauqua Art Desk; Lewis E. Meyers & Co. Valparaiso U.S.A; c1913; 20

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Firth Tower Museum

Name/Title

Chautauqua Art Desk

About this object

Chautauqua Industrial Art Desk and accompanying Home Teacher book. This is a fold up 'desk', for use on a table or can be mounted on a wall. It features a "Hy-San" art slate for placing writing or drawing on and a roller with a sheet of various educational art illustrations including the human figure, handwriting, technical drawing, geographical, biological and botanical illustrating. It was designed to teach children how to draw a variety of subjects well, giving them a 'head start' their artwork at school. The Home Teacher book is designed to accompany the art desk's pictures by providing a lesson guide for home teaching children for each picture. The donor remembers his grandparents having school aid and using this in their home.

Maker

Lewis E. Meyers & Co. Valparaiso U.S.A

Date Made

c1913

Place Made

United States of America

Medium and Materials

Wood

Credit Line

Gift of J.R Feisst, 2001

Object Type

Art Desk

Object number

20

Copyright Licence  

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Leif Moberg 15 Jan 2011 19:10 PM,UTC

Dear all,
I have an artdest almost in mint condision including the instruction book. The "artdesk" belonged to my mother born i Summit NJ 1910. When she returned back to Sweden 1927 her familu brought the "artdesk" back to homeland. As I'm going to New York in February I wonder if there are someone who have an intrest to give me a bidd and if it is of interest I'll bring the "artdesk" with me.
Best regards
Leif Moberg
Timmernabben
Sweden

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