Project Gutenberg 2018-09-05 Public domain in the USA. 245 Crane, Walter 1845 1915 w06000069 Ideals in Art: Papers Theoretical, Practical, Critical Of the arts and crafts movement: its general tendency and possible outcome -- Of the teaching of art -- Of methods of art teaching -- Note on Tolstoi's "What is art?" -- Of the influence of modern, social, and economic conditions on the sense of beauty -- Of the social and ethical bearings of art -- Of ornament and its meaning -- Thoughts on house-decoration -- Of the progress of taste in dress in relation to art education -- Of temporary street decorations -- Of the treatment of animal forms in decoration and heraldry -- Of the designing of book-covers -- Of the use of gilding in decoration -- Of raised work in gesso -- The relation of the easel picture to decorative art -- A great artist [G. F. Watts] in a literary searchlight. Produced by Chris Curnow, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Ideals in Art: Papers Theoretical, Practical, Critical" by Walter Crane is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The work reflects Crane's thoughts and observations as an artist and designer, discussing the intersection of art with social, economic, and aesthetic issues of his time. The essays cover various topics, including the Arts and Crafts movement, the teaching of art, and the social implications of artistic expression, aiming to elevate the understanding of beauty in art and its relation to life. The opening of this collection establishes Walter Crane's objectives in discussing the revival of handicrafts and the broader implications of art in society. He emphasizes the historical context of the Arts and Crafts movement, covering its rise from earlier decorative art traditions. The text showcases his reflections on how social and economic conditions affect artistic expression and beauty, drawing attention to the need for genuine and sincere design in a modern world dominated by industrialization. Crane suggests that understanding art must encompass its historical evolution as well as its social responsibilities, setting a critical tone for the essays that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Art N Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Art 395952 2025-07-23T06:25:34.050603 text/html 375222 2018-09-05T12:10:26 text/html 14897417 2025-07-23T06:25:44.296566 application/epub+zip 14895522 2025-07-23T06:25:37.027609 application/epub+zip 219643 2025-07-23T06:25:35.133584 application/epub+zip 14985004 2025-07-23T06:25:49.282533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 14934733 2025-07-23T06:25:42.596535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275878 2022-09-26T07:28:00.130273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305129 2025-07-23T06:25:32.722592 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 305255 2018-09-05T12:10:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19096 2025-07-23T06:25:49.445514 application/rdf+xml 15002 2025-07-23T06:25:35.259577 image/jpeg 2526 2025-07-23T06:25:35.197570 image/jpeg 114086 2018-09-05T12:10:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 13329861 2018-09-05T12:10:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 13355100 2025-07-23T06:25:34.472629 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia