Rare 1883 American News Co. How to Draw and Paint, with Wonderful Plates--and Interventions! yellow box but I think they are

but I think they are especially great stacked

who I believe acquired it from a notable Pennsylvania collection of naive drawings sold off some years ago

which has funded programs at the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis

tipped 90 degrees to its side

4 3/4" l x 4 3/8" t x 3 1/4" w

Rare 1883 American News Co. How to Draw and Paint, with Wonderful Plates--and Interventions! yellow box but I think they are"How to Draw and Paint," published in 1883 by the American News Company, NY, seems a rare one to find; I've found just one copy out there, listed at about $200. This copy though is its own thing, with a Helen Henkel having put her own stamp on it through watercoloring a dozen or so of its many plates. (I especially like her making the sheep solid black.) The first half of the book (65 pages) is text (with the occasional diagram) walking the reader