JHS Folder 1: Art in Schools
Dublin Core
Title
JHS Folder 1: Art in Schools
Description
Documents related to art in schools for Black children in Jacksonville. These items correspond to Folder 1 of the Viola Muse Collection at the Jacksonville Historical Society.
Identifier
jhs-195918-01
Collection Items
Notes on Art in Public Schools
Notes regarding the teaching of art and extracurricular artistic activities at three public schools for African American children in Jacksonville
Notes on Art at LaVilla Park School
A listing of students and their artistic inclinations. Includes the beginning of a similar document, apparently not continued elsewhere in the collection, focused on students' writing abilities. One item is entirely struck in each section (see…
"Charles A. Lindbergh"
A drawing of Charles Lindbergh kneeling on his plane with the Eiffel tower in the background, by Clarence Stone, a student at LaVilla Park School
"Gar Wood"
A drawing of inventor and motorboat racer Garfield Wood, with explanatory text, by Clarence Stone, a student at LaVilla Park School.
Wood won the Harmsworth Trophy, mentioned in this drawing, numerous times between 1920 and 1933. See J. Lee Barrett,…
"Buffalo Bill"
A drawing of Buffalo Bill on horseback by Jesse B. Williams, a student at LaVilla Park School
"Boots"
A drawing presumably of the 1930s Hollywood actress Patricia "Boots" Mallory, by Jesse B. Williams, a student at LaVilla Park School.
Mallory was apparently a lesser-known celebrity and does not appear to figure in many studies and repertories of…
Drawing of a Scene in Ancient Rome
A drawing of a scene set apparently in ancient Rome, by Fred O'Neale, a student at LaVilla Park School.The drawing features a man in a toga holding a spear and another man laying beside him on a stone floor, with a building that appears to be the…
"Winter Is Leaving"
A short poem about the arrival of spring by Billie Winner, a student at LaVilla Park School
"Seasons"
A short poem about the changing of the seasons by Dorothy Lambert, a student at LaVilla Park School