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Cast Away by Bob Winston; Gina WinstonReview by: Ginny BrouchArt Education, Vol. 22, No. 5 (May, 1969), p. 29Published by: National Art Education AssociationStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3191264 .

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LIGHT 7: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM AN EXHI- BITION ON A THEME. Minor White, ed. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1968. 74 pp.

Light7 is a splendid epilogue to a fine exhibition held recently at the Hayden Gal- lery of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology. Most of the photographers in the ex- hibition are represented in the book. Hence, one receives a very good impression of the nature of the show. Of course, this is not the primary intention of the book and right- fully so. The book is definitely more than an exhibition catalogue. Light 7 is a hand- somely printed monograph which really en- hances the seventy photographs which it contains. Words are scarce throughout the book save for the few cryptic paragraphs which follow the rather elaborate sequence of photographs presented. The exhibition staff prepared the show and the subsequent book in a manner that stresses the visual aspects of the photographs while de-empha- sizing the need for words. "To help the viewer escape the tyranny of words, the photographs have been separated from their titles and their photographers except where we feel a reading break will forestall the customery word-hunger of people looking at an exhibition." Terse, concise, pithy, if such adjectives may be used to describe a book of photographs. One can readily "see" that the words in this case do not amplify the photographs; the photographs give meaning and purport to the words.

Don Cyr New Haven, Connecticut

CAST AWAY. Bob and Gina Winston. Scotts- dale, Arizona: Shelfhouse Publications, P.O. Box 212, 1969. $11.85.

It has always been a pleasure to visit the studio of Bob and Gina Winston. The process of art is evident at every turn. A Christmas holiday visit caused witness to still another venture on their part. Not content with an excellent reputation for fine craftsmanship in their art products, the Winston's have col- laborated to produce a text of competence and interest to art educators across the na- tion. Cast Away is what it claims to be: ... "a treatise on the technical process and the aesthetic development of 'lost wax' casting."

The photography and verbalization are terse reflections of the many years of both teaching experience and media experimenta- tion. The succinct presentation reveals an attitude consistent with the quality of their basic belief: economy of talk, maximum efficiency of working time, art production.

At no time is the reader's eye strained by excess information; yet is it ever satisfied by the pertinent data which is clear and thorough. Readers will be delighted also with the total design of the book itself. It is one of quality and superb craftsmanship.

Persons with programs which have-or are

LIGHT 7: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM AN EXHI- BITION ON A THEME. Minor White, ed. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1968. 74 pp.

Light7 is a splendid epilogue to a fine exhibition held recently at the Hayden Gal- lery of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology. Most of the photographers in the ex- hibition are represented in the book. Hence, one receives a very good impression of the nature of the show. Of course, this is not the primary intention of the book and right- fully so. The book is definitely more than an exhibition catalogue. Light 7 is a hand- somely printed monograph which really en- hances the seventy photographs which it contains. Words are scarce throughout the book save for the few cryptic paragraphs which follow the rather elaborate sequence of photographs presented. The exhibition staff prepared the show and the subsequent book in a manner that stresses the visual aspects of the photographs while de-empha- sizing the need for words. "To help the viewer escape the tyranny of words, the photographs have been separated from their titles and their photographers except where we feel a reading break will forestall the customery word-hunger of people looking at an exhibition." Terse, concise, pithy, if such adjectives may be used to describe a book of photographs. One can readily "see" that the words in this case do not amplify the photographs; the photographs give meaning and purport to the words.

Don Cyr New Haven, Connecticut

CAST AWAY. Bob and Gina Winston. Scotts- dale, Arizona: Shelfhouse Publications, P.O. Box 212, 1969. $11.85.

It has always been a pleasure to visit the studio of Bob and Gina Winston. The process of art is evident at every turn. A Christmas holiday visit caused witness to still another venture on their part. Not content with an excellent reputation for fine craftsmanship in their art products, the Winston's have col- laborated to produce a text of competence and interest to art educators across the na- tion. Cast Away is what it claims to be: ... "a treatise on the technical process and the aesthetic development of 'lost wax' casting."

The photography and verbalization are terse reflections of the many years of both teaching experience and media experimenta- tion. The succinct presentation reveals an attitude consistent with the quality of their basic belief: economy of talk, maximum efficiency of working time, art production.

At no time is the reader's eye strained by excess information; yet is it ever satisfied by the pertinent data which is clear and thorough. Readers will be delighted also with the total design of the book itself. It is one of quality and superb craftsmanship.

Persons with programs which have-or are

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Her teacher knows Artone Colors are non-toxic; they carry the CP seal of approval. Instructors from kindergarten through college give Artone Poster Colors their enthusiastic approval. Write for a free sample on school stationery.

Artone Color Division of _ .

Higgins Ink Co., Inc. 41-46 Dickerson Street Newark, New Jersey 07103

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most famous name in ^ drawing inks. i

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Ginny Brouch Tempe, Arizona

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Ginny Brouch Tempe, Arizona

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