02365cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000520012624500320017826400510021030000470026133600260030833700260033433800360036050000310039650801670042752011500059453400450174465300430178965300310183265300340186365300580189785600430195599900170199859040UtSlPG20260610134348.0mcr n260607r2019||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a08022108  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aND1 aCaffin, Charles H.q(Charles Henry),d1854-191812aA Child's Guide to Pictures 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2019  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2019-03-09  aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images available at The Internet Archive)  a"A Child's Guide to Pictures" by Charles H. Caffin is an instructional art guide written in the early 20th century. The book aims to help children understand and appreciate the beauty of art and the principles that govern it, highlighting the importance of feeling over mere intellectual understanding. Through a series of engaging chapters, the author encourages young readers to explore the relationship between beauty, nature, and artistic expression.  The opening of the book introduces the central idea that appreciation for art stems from an emotional connection rather than a detailed knowledge of its subject matter. Caffin shares personal anecdotes, illustrating how initial feelings of beauty can lead to deeper understanding over time. He emphasizes the importance of developing a "feeling for beauty" that allows children to recognize and enjoy aesthetic experiences in both art and nature. By presenting concepts such as selection, arrangement, and the emotional impact of art, the author sets the stage for an enlightening exploration of how to appreciate and understand visual beauty. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aNatural history -- Juvenile literature  aArt -- Juvenile literature  aColors -- Juvenile literature  aPainting -- Study and teaching -- Juvenile literature40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59040  c99866d99866