Two sets of project instruction sheets, one published by the Higgins (Company), and the other by the American Crayon Company of Sandusky, Ohio, ca. 1925. The first set is comprised of five one-sided sheets of textual instructions entitled "Paper Decorating With Higgins American Drawing Inks" (2 p.); "Materials for Higgins Museum Exhibit" (2 p.); and "Higgins Vegetable Glue" (1 p.) and a single sheet which bears a black and white reproduction of a photograph of a collage. The second set of sheets is a collection of "Problem and Idea Sheets", Nos. 41 :The Right Way of Making a Drawing" (3 p.); "No. 43 "The Right Technique for Water Colors and Tempera" (2 p.); "No. 46 How to Obtain a Good Color Scheme" (2 p.); "No. 52 How to Put 'Punch' in Your Art Work" (2 p.); and "No. 128 Making Jungle Animals" (1 p.). Each of the sheets are single-sided, and some are illustrated. These sets came from Mabel Spofford's personal collection. Title supplied by cataloger.
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