Drawing, Painting and Sculpture by Michael Gillen, Henry Kallen and Herbert Kallen was another book from the 1950s that promised to teach you the basics of how to draw, paint and sculpt at home in your spare time. The authors succeed in 95 pages and three chapters, Drawing by Michael Gillen, Painting by Henry Kallen and Sculpture by Herbert Kallen.
In publishing and promoting the book they sought to capitalize on the post-war optimism and desire to improve one's skills and make a better life with ads like this one.
Draw at Once from Models - Over 200 Pictures Show How
Three famous artists have pooled their talents to present a different kind of art instruction. Using actual photographs, they take you from the living model to the rough sketch to the finished art. No special talent or experience is needed to enjoy the pleasure of drawing, painting or sculpture from the basic art poses shown in this new, big 3-in-1 book. It is a real art lover's book, cloth bound, actual size 8 1/2 x 11 - larger than this magazine page.
Try Drawing, Painting and Sculpture from Models ten days, and if you don't enjoy learning by this photographic method, return the book for a full refund of the purchase price.
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