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Frank Alvah Parsons was born April 1, 1866 in Chesterfield, Massachusetts. In 1901, after a period of European travel, Parsons moved to New York City where he pursued a degree in Art Education from Columbia University, graduating in 1905. Parsons began teaching at the New York School of Art (later Parsons The New School for […]
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" Late in the year 1898, it became necessary to take mother out of the rigorous Wisconsin winter to Colorado Springs, where I had two married sisters living. "
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" In the past, nations and people have given their thoughts and their feelings to the world in material things. "
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" Decided modifications of the National viewpoint on any subject are apt to come very gradually. "
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" Broader every day grows the American’s conception of what art really is and of what it means to the social-economic questions arising daily. "
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" In spite of the radio and our national commitment to standardization and speed, we still need good books, and intelligent people want and read them. "
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" Thought essentially as configuration or as disposition, though in ways that will have to be explored, design is difficult conceptually. "
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Art models at The New School offer an insight to the changes, discrepancies, and happenings at the New School during the 1960s. The New School Archives provides us with records of letters, receipts, and work forms pertaining to the models during the period. Most telling is the raise in model wages that took place from […]
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A Timeline of Important Events for Parsons Fashion Throughout the history of the Parsons fashion department from 1950-present there have been many important events that have helped shape the fashion department into the prestigious program that it is today. We have compiled a timeline of what we see as the most important events in the […]