Indiana university, 1820-1904; historical sketch, development of the course of instruction, bibliography . brary has purchased, besides the com-moner books of reference, a considerable number of valuable works, oldand new, relating to the fine arts, and especially to architecture. It hasnot been forgotten also that a University Department of Fine Arts shouldhave its museum—no matter how small in the beginning—of really finethings; because, in the pursuit of these studies, the purpose of which isto aw^aken appreciation and to develop critical power, original, even thoughslight works of masters,
Indiana university, 1820-1904; historical sketch, development of the course of instruction, bibliography . brary has purchased, besides the com-moner books of reference, a considerable number of valuable works, oldand new, relating to the fine arts, and especially to architecture. It hasnot been forgotten also that a University Department of Fine Arts shouldhave its museum—no matter how small in the beginning—of really finethings; because, in the pursuit of these studies, the purpose of which isto aw^aken appreciation and to develop critical power, original, even thoughslight works of masters, cannot fail to inspire the student, whose timemust be devoted mainly to reading and hearing about, and examining repro- (11) 145 Indiana University diictions of, the works of masters. Among the material of this sort ownedby Indiana University may be mentioned a fine early drawing by J. ; two drawings, one of them a water color, by Samuel Prout; atypical piece of color drawing by the English William Hunt; two drawings,one very characteristic, by John Ruskin; together with others l)y living. DEPARTMENT OF FIXE ARTS - A Part of the Lecture and Drawing Room artists of repute. The collection contains wood and metal engravings, andetchings by Albert Diirer, Marc Antonio Raimondi, Hollar, Richard Earlom,Prout, Harding and John Lewis, Hogarth, and many others. In additionto these, all of them original works of first-rate quality, there are a numberof the peerless landscapes from Turners Liber Studiorum; these representthe rare etchings for this work, and several states of the completed mezzo-tints. 14G Departments of Liberal Arts The teaching in the Department consists of lectures and recitations,accompanied with instruction about the use of lead, ink and water colors;its aim is to lead students to an appreciation and understanding of theworks of the greatest masters of architecture, sculpture and painting, ratherthan to train them technically for the practice of any one o
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