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The  is  a  four-year  professional  college 

of  art  and  design  offering  the  Bachelor  of  Fine  Arts  Degree  in 
graphic  design,  painting,  printmaking  and  sculpture. 


Swain  School  of  Design  Catalogue 


Table  of  Contents 

4     General  Information 

4      Introduction 

6      Location  and  Facilities 


8 

The  Curriculum 

8 

Foundation  Program 

10 

Major  Program 

12 

Graphic  Design  Major 

16 

Painting  Major 

20 

Printmaking  Major 

24 

Sculpture  Major 

28 

Liberal  Arts 

30 

Policies  and  Procedures 

30 

Admission 

33 

Fees  and  Financial  Aid 

34 

Student  Services  and  Student  Life 

36 

Academic  Policies  and  Procedures 

39 

Academic  Calendar 

40 

Course  Descriptions 

40 

Foundation:  Freshman  Year 

40 

Foundation:  Sophomore  Year 

41 

Major  Studios 

42 

Studio  Electives 

42 

Liberal  Arts  Electives 

46 

Faculty,  Administration  and  Trustees 

48 

Maps 

The  Swain  School  of  Design  reserves  the  right  to 
change,  at  any  time  and  without  prior  notice,  its 
course  offerings,  fees,  calendar,  rules,  regulations 
or  procedures  stated  in  this  catalogue  or 
elsewhere. 

Non-Discrimination  Policies     In  accordance  with 
the  Civil  Rights  Act  of  1964  and  Title  IX  of  the 
Educational  Amendments  of  1972,  the  Swain 
School  of  Design  admits  students  of  any  race, 
color,  age,  sex  or  national  and  ethnic  origin  to  all 
the  rights,  privileges,  programs  and  activities 
generally  accorded  or  made  available  to  students 
at  the  School.  It  does  not  discriminate  on  the  basis 
of  race,  handicap,  age,  sex,  color  or  national  and 
ethnic  origin  in  the  administration  of  its  employ- 
ment policies,  educational  policies,  admissions 
policies,  scholarship  and  loan  programs,  or  other 
school-administered  programs.  Inquiries  regard- 
ing compliance  with  the  Civil  Rights  Act  of  1964 
and  Title  IX  may  be  directed  to  the  Dean  of  the 
Swain  School  of  Design,  or  the  Director  of  the 
Office  of  Civil  Rights,  Department  of  Education, 
Washington,  D.  C. 

Credits 

Edited  by:  Peter  Newport 

Design:  Thomas  Corey,  Henry  Berthiaume 

Photography:  Catherine  McGuiness,  Esther 

Solondz,  and  Sarah  Benham. 

Printing  and  typesetting:  Reynolds-DeWalt 

Typing:  Diane  Cambra,  Ginny  Sexton 


4     General  Information 


The  purpose  of  the  Swain  School  of  Design  is  to  educate  men 
and  women  to  become  professional  artists  and  designers.  The 
school  offers  a  specialized  program  of  studies  intended  to 
foster  the  student's  individual  growth  through  the  close 
attention  of  the  faculty.  This  education  aims  to  develop  in 
the  student  the  ability  to  produce  works  of  art  and  design 
that  are  thoughtful  contributions  to  the  culture  as  a  whole. 


Introduction      5 


Because  of  its  small  size,  Swain  is  an 
intimate  college  whose  course  of 
instruction  depends  on  an  intense  and 
continuing  relationship  between  students 
and  faculty. 

Society  needs  visually  intelligent  people 
to  make  its  art  and  to  design  its  artifacts 
and  communications.  A  dissonant 
environment  needs  artists  and  designers 
to  imagine  how  it  can  be  made  whole  and 
hospitable,  and  to  work  to  make  it  so. 
Artists  and  designers  need  a  broad 
understanding  of  history  and  culture  to 
do  that  work  well.  For  that  reason, 
students  at  Swain  study  art  history, 
literature  and  social  science  as  well  as 
those  specific  disciplines  that  lead  directly 
to  their  professional  goals. 

We  expect  our  graduates  to  be  prepared 
to  enter  the  professional  fields  for  which 
they  have  studied,  either  through 
undertaking  further  studies  at  the 
graduate  level,  or  by  entering  their 
individual  fields  directly. 

Graduate  Profile     During  1981  we  made 
a  survey  of  what  our  most  recent 
graduating  class  was  doing,  and  were  able 
to  make  the  following  profile  for  the  class 
of  1980.  Out  of  a  class  of  thirty-two, 
eight  were  attending  graduate  schools  at 
institutions  including  Cranbrook 
Academy  of  Art,  Queens  College  of  the 
City  University  of  New  York,  Pratt 
Institute,  Parsons  School  of  Design,  and 
the  Rhode  Island  School  of  Design. 
Eleven  of  the  graduates  were  working  in 
their  professional  fields,  two  were 
teaching,  and  one  was  traveling  in  South 
America.  Three  were  working  at  home, 
one  found  employment  in  an  area  not 
directly  related  to  the  arts.  The  remaining 
six  could  not  be  reached  for  comment. 

History     The  Swain  School  of  Design  was 
established  in  1881  as  a  free  school, 
bearing  the  name  and  good  wishes  of  the 
New  Bedford  philanthropist,  William 
Swain.  When  the  textile  industry  came  to 
dominate  the  city,  the  Swain  School 
began  to  concentrate  on  instruction  in 
design.  Gradually,  the  school  developed 


programs  in  painting,  sculpture, 
printmaking  and  graphic  design.  Within 
the  last  fifteen  years,  Swain  has  tripled  its 
enrollment,  added  six  buildings  to  the 
campus,  established  a  department  of 
liberal  arts,  and  achieved  accreditation  as 
a  Division  I  member  of  the  National 
Association  of  Schools  of  Art. 

Swain  has  become  distinguished  for 
disciplined  vitality  both  in  its  program  of 
basic  studies  and  in  its  advanced  studio 
areas. 

Accreditation  and  Affiliations     Swain  is 
fully  accredited  as  a  Division  I  member  of 
the  National  Association  of  Schools  of 
Art,  and  is  a  Candidate  for  Accreditation 
with  the  New  England  Association  of 
Schools  and  Colleges,  Inc. 

The  college  is  accepted  by  the  Veterans 
Administration  for  the  education  of 
veterans  and  authorized  by  the  United 
States  Department  of  Justice  to  enroll 
non-immigrant  alien  students. 

The  Swain  School  of  Design  is  a  fully 
participating  member  of  the  Southeastern 
Association  for  Cooperation  in  Higher 
Education  in  Massachusetts  (SACHEM),  a 
consortium  of  nine  area  colleges.  Through 
SACHEM,  Swain  students  may  enroll  in 
selected  courses  at  other  member 
institutions  at  no  extra  cost. 
Other  groups  or  associations  with  which 
the  college  is  affiliated  include: 

The  College  Art  Association 

The  American  Federation  of  Art 

The  Council  for  the  Advancement  and 
Support  of  Education 

The  Art  Librarians  Society  of  North 
America 

The  New  England  Association  of  College 
Admissions  Counselors 

The  New  England  Association  of  College 
Registrars  and  Admissions  Officers 

National  Association  for  Student 
Financial  Assistance 


"My  hope  is  that  the 
provision  made  herein  will  be 
sufficient  for  establishing 
and  supporting  a  school  of 
high  character,  where  the 
pupils  may  receive  a  thorough 
education  based  upon  the 
most  liberal  and  enlightened 
principles. " 

From  the  will  of  William 
W.  Swain,  September  21, 
1858 


6      General  Information 


The  William  Crapo  Galley 
was  built  in  1 925  to  provide 
a  space  for  regular  exhibitions 
as  an  enrichment  to  the  Swain 
community. 


Location  and  Facilities    The  Swain 
School  of  Design  is  set  in  the  city  of  New 
Bedford,  Massachusetts,  in  one  of  the 
city's  historic  residential  districts  and 
within  walking  distance  of  both  the 
downtown  area  and  the  waterfront.  The 
five-acre  campus  includes  nine  buildings 
which  house  ample,  well-equipped 
studios,  including  individual  studio 
spaces  for  juniors  and  seniors.  As  a 
professional  college  of  art  and  design, 
Swain  is  almost  unique  for  its  location  in 
a  small  city  with  ready  access  to  major 
metropolitan  centers. 

The  Rodman  building  is  one  of  the  city's 
many  notable  nineteenth-century 
mansions.  It  houses  the  President's  office, 
the  Graphic  Design  Department,  the 
cafeteria  and  other  classroom  space. 


Designed  by  William  Russell,  it  is 
considered  one  of  the  best  examples  of 
Greek  Revival  architecture  still  existing 
in  New  Bedford. 

The  Crapo  building  contains  four  large 
studios  with  north  light  where  students 
can  work  in  close  proximity  to  the  Crapo 
Gallery,  built  in  1926  as  an  exhibition 
space  for  the  school. 

In  addition  to  group  shows  or  exhibitions 
of  faculty  or  student  work,  the  gallery  has 
shown  the  work  of  such  artists  as: 

Joseph  Albers  Richard  Hunt 

James  J.  Audubon     Lester  Johnson 


Harry  Callahan 
Freidel  Dzubas 
Frederick  Frieseke 
David  Hockney 
Jim  Hodgson 


Tomoko  Miho 
Robert  Rauschenberg 
Robert  Reed 
Maraja  Villila 
Massimo  Vignelli 


The  Whaling  Museum,  not 
far  from  the  Swain  campus, 
represents  apart  of  the  rich 
cultural  heritage  of  New 
Bedford. 


Location  and  Facilities      7 


The  library  is  housed  in  a  stone  carriage 
house  and  offers  an  extensive  and 
diversified  collection  of  about  16,000 
books  on  the  visual  arts  and  other  fields. 
The  resources  of  the  library  also  include 
26,000  slides  of  works  of  art  and  design. 
Sections  of  the  collection  support  the 
literature  and  humanities  programs  of  the 
college.  Through  the  SACHEM 
consortium,  students  at  Swain  have  full 
privileges  at  the  libraries  of  Southeastern 
Massachusetts  University  and  other 
consortium  members. 

Also  included  on  the  main  campus  at 
County  and  Hawthorn  streets  are  the 
Rodman  Annex;  the  Currier  Building, 
which  contains  additional  studio  space; 
and  the  Melville  Building,  which  was  the 
home  of  Herman  Melville's  sister.  A  fine 


example  of  Italianate  period  architecture, 
the  Melville  Building  currently  provides 
studio  space  for  junior  and  senior 
painters. 

A  few  blocks  away  is  Swain's  newest 
acquisition,  the  Elm  Street  building.  A 
large  open  space  of  12,000  square  feet, 
the  Elm  Street  facility  houses  studio  and 
shop  space  for  both  the  sculpture  and 
printmaking  departments.  The 
printmaking  facility  includes  studios  for 
individual  students  and  a  pressroom 
equipped  for  intaglio,  lithography, 
silkscreen  and  relief  printing.  The 
sculpture  facility  includes  studio  and  shop 
space  in  which  students  may  work  in 
wood,  metals,  clay,  fabric,  plaster,  stone 
and  concrete. 


The  front  door  of  the  Crapo 
Building  leads  to  the  Crapo 
Gallery,  a  facility  available 
to  the  Swain  community  and 
the  public  alike. 


The  library  is  a  remodeled 
stone  carriage  house  and  pro- 
vides the  best  resource  in  the 
area  for  the  fields  of  art  and 
design. 


8     The  Curriculum 


The  Foundation  Program  uses  a  carefully  devised  curriculum 
to  acquaint  students,  through  their  own  work,  with  the 
variety  and  precision  of  visual  experience. 


An  awareness  of  past  art  is  a 
valuable  product  of  any 
artist 's  education. 


Foundation  Program:  Freshman  Year 

The  Foundation  Program  has  been 
designed  to  develop  in  each  student  the 
skills  and  understandings  which  are  basic 
to  further  study  in  the  visual  arts.  The 
program  seeks  to  develop  the  following 
abilities: 

— to  analyze  and  solve  problems  in  two- 
and  three-dimensional  design. 
— to  understand  the  principal  theories  of 
color  and  composition,  their  historical 
foundations  and  their  relationship  to 
human  physiology  and  psychology. 

— to  translate  volumes,  rhythms  and 
structural  relationships  to  a  two- 
dimensional  surface,  the  page. 
— to  use  reading  and  writing  as  a  means 
to  find  information,  develop  ideas  and  to 
communicate  one's  own  convictions. 

— to  understand  that  civilization  is  an 
evolving  process  in  which  clear  relation- 
ships exist  between  the  arts  and  man's 
other  accomplishments. 

In  order  to  meet  its  goals,  the  Foundation 
Program  is  structured  around  six-hour 
studio  classes  which  generally  meet  once  a 
week.  During  the  course  of  the  day,  each 
student  receives  the  individual  attention 
of  the  instructor. 


Foundation  Program:   Sophomore  Year 

The  sophomore  year  continues  and 
intensifies  the  aims  of  the  Freshman  year. 
Sophomores  choose  two  trial  majors,  in 
order  to  explore  the  fields  in  which  they 
might  wish  to  concentrate  their  studies 
during  their  junior  and  senior  years.  In 
addition,  students  choose  among  studio 
elective  courses  which  tend  to  emphasize 
specific  technical  skills.  Some  examples 
include  Basic  Photography,  Materials  and 
Techniques  in  Contemporary  Sculpture, 
and  Production  and  Processes,  for  graphic 
design. 

All  sophomores  take  two  semesters  of 
printmaking  and  generally  carry  one 
liberal  arts  elective  each  semester. 

Trial  Majors     In  each  semester  of  the 
sophomore  year  students  select  trial 
majors  in  at  least  two  of  the  three 
following  areas:  graphic  design,  painting 
or  sculpture.  This  allows  the  student  to 
obtain  enough  first-hand  experience  in 
the  major  fields  of  study  offered  by  the 
college  to  choose  a  major  wisely  at  the  end 
of  the  sophomore  year. 

Sophomore  Review     During  Sophomore 
Reviews,  which  occur  at  the  end  of  the 
year,  students  present  themselves  as 
candidates  for  acceptance  into  one  of  the 
major  programs  of  the  college.  Before  the 
review,  each  sophomore  presents  to  the 
Dean's  office,  a  written  statement 
indicating  the  choice  of  a  major  field  and 
the  reasons  for  that  choice. 

The  work  presented  at  the  review  should 
include  examples  done  for  all  the  studio 
courses  taken,  but  should  emphasize  work 
done  in  the  field  of  intended 
concentration.  The  review  gives  the 
student  and  the  faculty  an  opportunity  to 
assess  the  student's  overall  performance  in 
the  foundation  program  and  to  discuss  the 
student's  individual  needs  and  goals. 


Foundation  Program     9 


Following  a  successful  review,  the  student 
is  accepted,  by  faculty  action,  into  one  of 
the  major  programs  of  study. 


Freshman  Courses 

Freshman  Drawing 
Drawing  121 ,  122 

Introduction  to  Three-dimensional 

Design 

Sculpture  151,  152 

Introduction  to  Two-dimensional 

Design 

Design  111,  112 

Freshman  English 
Humanities  100,  105 

Readings  in  Western  Civilization 
Humanities  110 

Introduction  to  Art  History 
Visual  Studies  100 

Total  freshman  program 

Sophomore  Courses 

Introduction  to  Printmaking 

Printmaking  24 1 ,  242 

Trial  Major 
Trial  Major 
Studio  Elective 
Liberal  Arts  Elective 

Total  sophomore  program 


Individual  course  descriptions  begin  on 
page  40. 


15       15 


1st 

2nd 

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3 

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15 

15 

Ed  Benguiat 
Visiting  Artists 

The  programs  of  the  college 
have  been  richly  supplemented 
through  the  presentations  of 
visiting  artists,  designers  and 
lecturers,  including  the 
following: 

Rosemary  Beck,  Painter 

Ed  Benguiat,  Typeface  Designer 

Kenneth  Baker,  Critic 

Carl  Belz,  Curator 

Ivan  Chermayeff,  Graphic 

Designer 

Seymour  Chwast,  Illustrator 

Muriel  Cooper,  Graphic 

Designer 

Stavros  Cosmopulos,  Art 

Director 

Robert  DeNiro,  Painter 

Richard  Fishman,  Sculptor 

Malcolm  Grear,  Graphic 

Designer 

Mary  Gregory,  Furniture 

Designer 

Arthur  Hoener,  Painter 

Helene  Herzbrun,  Painter 

Richard  Hunt,  Sculptor 

Lester  Johnson,  Painter 

Art  Kane,  Photographer 

Dick  Lyons ,  Graphic  Designer 

John  McConnell,  Graphic 

Designer 

John  Matt,  Sculptor 

Elise  Meyer,  Gallery  Director 

Tom  Ockerse,  Graphic  Designer 

Davis  Pratt,  Curator 

Chris  Pullman,  Graphic 

Designer 

Robert  Reed,  Printmaker 

John  Udvardy,  Photographer 

Dietmar  Winkler,  Graphic 

Designer 

Carl  Zahn,  Graphic  Designer 

Two  lecture  programs,  the 
GRAPHIC  DESIGN  FORUM 
and  the  FINE  ARTS  FORUM, 
were  supported  in  1980-81  by 
grants  from  the  NATIONAL 
ENDOWMENT  FOR  THE 
ARTS  and  the  POLAROID 
CORPORATION,  respectively. 


10     The  Curriculum 


Swain  offers  photography 
courses  that  are  open  to  all 
students.  Although  the 
college  does  not  offer  a  major 
program  in  the  field,  students 
in  the  graphic  design 
department  study 
photography  as  an  integral 
part  of  their  curriculum. 


Major  Program     Third-  and  fourth-year 
students  concentrate  in  a  single  major 
field:  graphic  design,  painting, 
printmaking  or  sculpture.  This  concen- 
tration allows  students  to  find  a  sense  of 
depth  and  discipline  in  a  professional 
field.  We  expect  students  in  the  major 
programs: 

— to  maintain  a  sense  of  direction  in  their 
work. 

— to  speak  and  think  clearly  about  the 
intentions  of  their  work  and  the  problems 
involved  with  producing  it. 

— to  apply  the  same  critical  standards  to 
their  own  work  and  to  the  work  of  others. 

— to  function  as  independent  professional 
artists  or  designers  capable  of  organizing 
both  their  work  and  their  time. 

In  order  to  make  the  major  program  more 
specific  to  individual  needs,  students  in 
the  junior  and  senior  years  may  choose  to 
satisfy  three  of  the  nine  semester  credits 
in  the  major  studio  through  work  with 
another  instructor.  The  following  options 
are  available  in  any  semester: 
— the  Guided  Studio.  In  the  Guided 


Studio,  students  may  devise,  with  the 
guidance  of  any  instructor  at  the  college, 
a  course  of  study  which  they  undertake 
together.  This  course  must  be  approved 
by  each  student's  major  advisor  and  by 
the  Dean. 

— the  Studio  Seminar.  Students  may 
request  permission  of  their  major  advisor 
to  apply  Studio  Seminar  credits  to  their 
major  studio  requirements.  This  option 
also  requires  the  approval  of  the  Dean. 
Descriptions  of  studio  seminars  begin  on 
page  42. 

Third-  and  fourth-year  students  continue 
to  take  elective  courses  in  the  liberal  arts 
and  studio  areas.  Complete  descriptions 
of  elective  courses  begin  on  page  42. 
Descriptions  of  the  requirements  for  the 
Bachelor  of  Fine  Arts  degree  begin  on 
page  36.  Individual  departmental  pre- 
requisites for  graduation  are  noted  in  the 
appropriate  sections  below. 

Junior  Year     In  the  semester  following  a 
successful  sophomore  review,  the  student 
begins  work  in  a  field  of  major  study. 
Ample  studio  space  near  appropriate  shop 


Major  Program      11 


equipment  allows  students  to  work 
closely  with  faculty  and  exchange  ideas 
with  other  students. 

Junior  Review     The  Junior  Review 
customarily  occurs  in  the  spring  of  the 
third  year  and  affords  the  student  an 
opportunity  to  evaluate  with  faculty,  the 
student's  progress  in  the  major  field.  Two 
weeks  before  the  Junior  Review,  the 
student  is  required  to  deliver  a  written 
statement  to  the  major  instructor  about 
the  work  accomplished,  formal  problems 
encountered  and  intentions  within  the 
major  area.  With  the  approval  of  the 
major  instructor,  the  paper  is  forwarded 
to  the  Dean's  office. 

Senior  Year     In  the  senior  year,  students 
are  advised  to  carry  only  12  credits  each 
semester.  The  reduced  course  load  of  the 
senior  year  reflects  the  conviction  that 
students  have  achieved  a  level  of  concen- 
tration in  their  major  fields  that  requires 
them  to  have  access  to  large  amounts  of 
time  that  are  not  structured  by  the 
college. 

Unimpeded  access  to  individual  studio 
and  equipment  areas  becomes  the  means 
through  which  the  student  may  develop 
the  discipline  that  is  invaluable  in  later 
professional  life. 

Senior  Review    In  the  middle  of  the 
senior  year,  the  work  of  each  student  is 
again  reviewed  by  the  faculty.  A  week 
before  the  date  of  this  review,  seniors  are 
required  to  deliver  a  written  statement 
about  their  work  to  the  Dean's  office.  The 
Senior  Review  allows  fourth-year  students 
to  demonstrate  to  the  faculty  the 
direction  their  work  has  taken  and  the 
degree  of  mastery  attained  in  their  major 
fields.  The  faculty  must  act  to  approve 
the  Senior  Review  before  a  student  may 
receive  credit  for  work  done  in  the  major 
studio  course,  or  receive  the  degree. 

Senior  Exhibition     In  order  to  graduate, 
each  senior  must  submit  acceptable  work 
for  inclusion  in  the  Senior  Exhibition. 
The  public,  formal  presentation  of  this 
body  of  work  is  regarded  as  the  culmina- 
tion of  the  academic  program. 


Junior  Courses 


Credits  per  Semester 
1st     2nd 


Major  Studio 

Three  major  studio  credits  may  be  satisfied 
by  Guided  Studio  or  Studio  Seminar  as 
described  above. 

Studio  Elective 

Liberal  Arts  Electives 

Total  junior  program 

Senior  Courses 

Major  Studio 

Three  major  studio  credits  may  be  satisfied 
by  Guided  Studio  or  Studio  Seminar  as 
described  above. 

Liberal  Arts  Elective 
Total  senior  program 


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3 

6 

6 

18 

18 

1st 

2nd 

Most  studio  courses  run  the 

9 

9 

full  day,  punctuated  only  by 
two  short  breaks  and  lunch. 
Seated  and  drawing  is 
Benjamin  Martinez, 

3 

3 

Assistant  Professor  of 

12 

12 

Painting. 

Seated  and  pointing  is  David 
Smith,  Professor  of 
Painting. 


12     The  Curriculum 


Graphic  design  is  the  process  of  identifying  problems  in  visual 
communication  and  solving  them.  While  designers  apply 
their  skills  to  such  varied  projects  as  the  design  of  an 
exhibition,  a  corporate  identity  program,  highway  signage,  a 
poster,  or  a  book,  the  method  remains  the  same.  It  is  first  to 
research,  to  ascertain  what  is  needed,  and  then  to  produce  a 
solution  that  is  both  aesthetically  and  functionally  effective. 


The  Rodman  Building 
provides  classroom  and  studio 
space  for  the  graphic  design 
department.  Designers  have 
access  to  their  own  studio 
spaces  at  all  hours  during  the 
school  year. 


Graphic  Design  Major      13 


During  the  trial  major  in  the  sophomore 
year,  students  are  exposed  to  the 
vocabulary  that  comprises  the  language  of 
graphic  design:  typography, 
photography,  illustration,  color,  and 
composition.  The  junior  year,  the  first 
year  of  the  major  studio  in  graphic 
design,  builds  on  the  work  of  the  trial 
major,  but  the  problems  become 
progressively  more  complex.  The  senior 
year  is  considered  to  be  the  first  year  of 
the  student's  design  career  during  which 
the  senior  assembles  an  individual 
portfolio  of  work  through  the  completion 
of  a  variety  of  problems  presented  by 
instructors. 


Students  majoring  in  graphic  design 
participate  in  numerous  seminars  with 
designers  from  outside  the  college.  In 
their  junior  or  senior  year,  students  are 
placed  for  apprenticeships  with 
professional  graphic  design  offices. 

While  some  students  graduating  from  the 
graphic  design  department  proceed 
immediately  to  graduate  study,  most  go 
directly  to  work  as  professional  designers. 


Above  is  a  photograph  by 
Cathy  McGuiness  from  her 
model  for  an  exhibition 
entitled  "Crime  in  Cinema" . 

Below  is  Michael  Persons' s 
poster  completed  as  part  of  the 

senior  graphic  design 

program . 


14     The  Curriculum 


Graphic  Design  Major  —  A  Sample 
Curriculum 

Freshman  and  Sophomore  Years 

Students  who  are  considering  a  major  in 
graphic  design  must  have  satisfied  the 
requirements  of  the  Foundation  Program 
which  are  described  beginning  on  page  8. 
A  sample  curriculum  for  the  remainder  of 
the  degree  program  follows. 


Junior  and  Senior  Years    Following  a 
successful  Sophomore  Review,  the 
student  is  accepted,  by  faculty  action, 
into  the  Graphic  Design  Major  and 
undertakes  the  following  course  of  study 
during  the  junior  and  senior  years.  A  full 
description  of  the  major  program  can  be 
found  beginning  on  page  10. 


In  the  white  jacket  is  Cheryl 
Brzezinski,  an  instructor  in 
graphic  design. 


Graphic  Design  Major      15 


Credits  per 
Sophomore  Courses 

Trial  Major  in  Graphic  Design 
Design  211,  212 

Introduction  to  Photography 

Design  213 

Production  and  Processes 
Design  200 

Additional  sophomore  requirements  are 
described  on  page  9. 

Total  sophomore  program 

Junior  Courses 

Major  Studio  in  Graphic  Design 
Design  321,  322 

Three  credits  of  this  requirement  may  be 
satisfied  by  either  a  Guided  Studio  or  a 
Studio  Seminar.  Descriptions  of  these  courses 
begin  on  page  10. 

Additional  junior  requirements 
Total  junior  program 

Senior  Courses 

Major  Studio  in  Graphic  Design 

Design  421 ,  422 

Three  credits  of  this  requirement  may  be 
satisfied  by  either  a  Guided  Studio  or  a 
Studio  Seminar. 

Remaining  senior  requirements 

Total  senior  program 

Total  requirements  for  the  Bachelor  of 
Fine  Arts  degree  in  Graphic  Design 


Semester 

1st 

2nd 

3 

3 

3 

3 

9 

9 

15 

15 

1st 

2nd 

9 

9 

9 

9 

18 

18 

1st 

2nd 

9 

9 

3        3 
12        12 

120 


A  graphic  designer  spends  a 
great  deal  of  time  collecting 
and  sifting  information 
before  any  work  begins  on  the 
drawing  board. 


16     The  Curriculum 


Using  the  language  of  two-dimensional  expression,  painting 
tries  to  wrest  understanding  from  the  flow  of  experience. 
Georges  Braque  spoke  about  painting  this  way:  "by 
(painting)  an  apple  next  to  an  orange  they  cease  to  be  an 
apple  or  an  orange  and  become  fruit.'  The  painting 
becomes  greater  than  the  sum  of  its  parts. 


The  student  majoring  in  painting  builds 
on  the  abstract  theories  introduced  in 
freshman  two-dimensional  design  and  the 
formal  and  observational  skills 


emphasized  in  drawing  classes  as  well  as 
the  sophomore  Trial  Major  in  Painting. 
In  the  junior  year,  emphasis  is  placed  on 
unifying  observational  skills  with 


Students  majoring  in 
painting  have  their  own 
studio  space  in  which  they 
can  store  all  of  their  work 
together,  work  on  it  for  an 
extended  period,  paint  in  its 
midst,  and  have  the 
instructor  criticize  it  as  a 
body  of  work. 


Painting  Major      17 


consideration  of  form,  color  and 
composition.  Students  work  in  their  own 
studio  spaces  on  campus  to  facilitate 
continuing  communication  about  works 
in  progress  both  with  the  instructor  and 
with  other  students.  Principal  studio 
spaces  for  painting  majors  are  located  in 
the  Currier  and  Melville  buildings, 
although  some  studio  space  is  located  in 
the  Crapo  building  to  take  advantage  of 
the  generous  north  light  which  that 
building  provides.  Both  the  gallery  and 
the  library  are  central  to  the  painting 
department  studios. 


In  the  painting  major,  students  work 
with  increased  independence  as  they  move 
toward  the  end  of  the  senior  year  and,  by 
the  time  of  graduation,  they  are  expected 
to  assemble  a  coherent  body  of  work 
which  demonstrates  significant  commit- 
ment to  a  number  of  clearly  specified 
problems  and  concerns. 

Students  also  participate  in  group 
critiques,  attend  technical  demonstra- 
tions as  well  as  formal  and  informal 
seminars  concerning  traditional  and 
contemporary  art  theory. 


During  the  junior  and  senior 
years,  the  instructor 
encourages  students  to  work 
more  and  more  independ- 
ently, to  define  more  clearly 
the  direction  of  their  painting 
and  to  defend  its  validity. 

The  painting  is  by  Nancy 
Carrozza. 


18     The  Curriculum 


Painting  Major  —  A  Sample 
Curriculum 

Freshman  and  Sophomore  Years    All 

students  who  are  considering  a  major  in 
painting  must  have  satisfied  the  require- 
ments of  the  Foundation  Program  which 
are  described  beginning  on  page  8.  A 
sample  curriculum  for  the  remainder  of 
the  degree  program  follows  below. 

Sophomore  Year    Sophomores  may 
formulate  their  programs  to  include  the 
requirements  for  the  Bachelor  of  Fine 
Arts  degree  in  Painting. 

Junior  and  Senior  Years    Following  a 
successful  Sophomore  Review,  the 
student  is  accepted,  by  faculty  action, 
into  the  Painting  Major  and  undertakes 
the  following  course  of  study  during  the 
junior  and  senior  years.  A  full  description 
of  the  major  program  can  be  found 
beginning  on  page  10. 


Sophomore  Courses 

Trial  Major  in  Painting 

Painting  231 ,  232 

Life  Drawing  I 
Drawing  22 1 

Figure  Modeling 
Sculpture  222 

Additional  sophomore  requirements  are 
described  beginning  on  page  8. 

Total  sophomore  program 


Credits  per  Semester 
1st     2nd 


Life 


15       15 


Ion 


Painting  Major      19 


Junior  Courses 

Major  Studio  in  Painting 
Painting  331,  332 

Three  credits  of  this  requirement  may  be 
satisfied  by  either  a  Guided  Studio  or  a 
Studio  Seminar.  Descriptions  of  these  courses 
begin  on  page  1 0 . 
Life  Drawing  II 
Drawing  321 

Additional  junior  requirements 
Total  junior  program 


Credits  per 

Semester 

Credits  per  Semester 

1st 

2nd 

Senior  Courses 

1st     2nd 

9 

9 

Major  Studio  in  Painting 
Painting  43 1 ,  432 

9        9 

ay  be 

Three  credits  of  this  requirement  may  be 

')  or  a 

satisfied  by  either  a  Guided  Studio  or  a 

ese  courses 

Studio  Seminar. 

Remaining  senior  requirements 

3         3 

3 

Total  senior  program 

12        12 

6 

18 


9 

18 


Total  requirements  for  the  Bachelor  of 
Fine  Arts  degree  in  painting 


120 


To  the  left,  is  a  life  painting 
class  in  a  studio  in  the  Crapo 
Bu i 'ding.  In  the  center  is  a 
painting  junior  in  his  studio. 


20     The  Curriculum 


To  the  right  is  a  view  of  the 
Elm  Street  Building  which 
accommodates  both  the 
printmaking  and  sculpture 
depart?nents. 


Printmaking  is  a  means  of  expression  that  allows 
investigation  into  the  explicit  relationship  of  image  and 
craft.  In  addition  to  being  an  art  in  its  own  right, 
printmaking  has  drawn  the  attention  of  painters,  designers 
and  sculptors,  since  it  offers  the  means  to  produce  a  single 
visual  thought  in  multi-original  form. 


In  the  middle  of  the  year, 
seniors  have  reviews  in  which 
their  work  is  shown  to  the 
faculty.  At  the  reviews, 
students  discuss  their  goals, 
direction  and  progress .  They 
demonstrate  to  the  faculty  the 
extent  of  their  mastery  of 
their  work. 


Printmaking  Major     2  1 


The  printmaking  facility  at  the  Elm 
Street  Building  provides  4,000  square 
feet  for  junior  and  senior  students.  The 
space  includes  a  general  studio  containing 
equipment  for  lithography,  intaglio,  silk- 
screen  and  relief  painting;  a  group 
critique  area,  and  individual  work  spaces 
for  juniors  and  seniors. 


In  addition  to  expanding  their  proficiency 
in  basic  printmaking  methods,  juniors  in 
printmaking  study  increasingly  sophisti- 
cated techniques.  As  the  year  progresses, 
students  should  develop  the  ability  to 
justify  the  relationship  of  medium  to 
content. 


To  the  left,  a  hand  colored 
etching  by  Carlotta  Michel, 
is  entitled  "Robert  Mi t chum 
hears  the  alarm  and  wakes 
me  up  for  crit" .  To  the  left 
below  is  an  assemblage  on 
foam  core  board  by  Sandy 
Mags  amen. 


22      The  Curriculum 


Virtually  unlimited  access  to  these 
facilities  allows  major  students  to  develop 
an  independent  approach  to  their  work 
and  to  explore  and  master  the  techniques 
needed  for  their  expression  as  artists. 
Careful  faculty  guidance  helps  students  to 
speak  and  think  critically  about  their 
work  in  the  context  of  contemporary  art 
and  to  see  its  place  in  the  continuum  of 
art  history. 


Printmaking  Major  — A  Sample 
Curriculum 

Freshman  and  Sophomore  Years     All 

students  who  are  considering  a  major  in 
printmaking  must  have  satisfied  the 
requirements  of  the  Foundation  Program 
which  are  described  beginning  on  page  8. 
A  sample  curriculum  for  the  remainder  of 
the  degree  program  follows  below. 

Junior  and  Senior  Years     Following  a 
successful  Sophomore  Review,  the 
student  is  accepted,  by  faculty  action, 
into  the  Printmaking  Major  and 
undertakes  the  following  course  of  study 
during  the  junior  and  senior  years.  A  full 
description  of  the  major  program  can  be 
found  beginning  on  page  10. 


Printmaking  Major      23 


Junior  Courses  1st     2nd 

Major  Studio  in  Printmaking  9         9 

Printmaking  341 ,  342 

Three  credits  of  this  requirement  may  be 

satisfied  by  either  a  Guided  Studio  or  a 

Studio  Seminar.  Descriptions  of  these  courses 

begin  on  page  10. 

Remaining  distribution  requirements  9         9 

Total  junior  program  18        18 

Senior  Courses  1st     2nd 

Major  Studio  in  Printmaking  9         9 

Printmaking  441 ,  442 

Three  credits  of  this  requirement  may  be 

satisfied  by  either  a  Guided  Studio  or  a 

Studio  Seminar. 

Remaining  senior  requirements  3  3 

Total  senior  program  12        12 

Total  requirements  for  the  Bachelor  of 

Fine  Arts  degree  in  printmaking  120 


"Through  his  hands  man 
establishes  contact  with  the 
austerity  of  thought.  They 
quarry  its  rough  mass.  Upon 
it  they  impose  form. 
H.  Focillon 


Credits 

per  Semester 

Sophomore  Courses 

1st 

2nd 

Introduction  to  Printmaking 

3 

3 

Printmaking  24 1 ,  242 

Additional  sophomore  requirements  are 

12 

12 

described  beginning  on  page  8. 

Total  sophomore  program 

15 

15 

24     The  Curriculum 


By  projecting  visual  concepts  into  three-dimensional  space, 
sculpture  creates  objects  that  compete  for  attention  with  all 
the  other  objects  in  the  three-dimensional  world.  It  asks  to 
be  measured  against  one's  experience  of  things  as  they  are 
and  poses  questions  of  how  things  might  be.  Sculpture 
doesn't  mean  something,  it  is  something. 


A  neon  sculpture  by  David 
Home. 


Sculpture  Major     25 


Initially  students  are  encouraged  to  exper- 
iment with  a  wide  range  of  materials  and 
ideas,  allowing  them  to  find  a  unity  be- 
tween concepts  and  the  materials  which 
best  express  their  sculptural  concerns. 

Working  closely  with  their  instructors, 
students  develop  progressively  greater  in- 
sight into  concepts  guiding  their  work 
and  attain  mastery  over  necessary  mate- 
rials and  techniques. 

The  facilities  of  the  sculpture  studio 
include  over  5,000  square  feet  of  studio 
and  shop  space  in  the  Elm  Street 
Building.  High  ceilings,  lifting 


equipment  and  industrial  grade  power 
tools  allow  students  to  produce  large-scale 
work.  A  partial  equipment  inventory 
includes  an  overhead  crane,  several 
welders,  a  10'  metal  brake,  band  saws  for 
metal  and  wood,  a  10"  table  saw,  a  radial 
arm  saw,  a  commercial  sewing  machine,  a 
bench  grinder  and  various  other  hand  and 
power  tools. 

Graduating  seniors  are  expected  to  have  a 
broad  understanding  of  contemporary  and 
earlier  sculpture  and  to  have  attained  a 
general  competence  in  important 
sculptural  techniques. 


26     The  Curriculum 


Sculpture  students  and 
faculty  use  the  campus 
grounds  to  site  their  larger 
outdoor  pieces. 


Sculpture  Major 

A  Sample  Curriculum 

Freshman  and  Sophomore  Years    All 

students  who  are  considering  a  major  in 
sculpture  must  have  satisfied  the 
requirements  of  the  Foundation  Program 
which  are  described  beginning  on  page  8. 
A  sample  curriculum  for  the  remainder  of 
the  degree  program  is  shown  here. 

Junior  and  Senior  Years     Following  a 
successful  Sophomore  Review,  the 
student  is  accepted,  by  faculty  action, 
into  the  Sculpture  Major  and  undertakes 
the  following  course  of  study  during  the 
junior  and  senior  years.  A  full  description 
of  the  major  program  can  be  found 
beginning  on  page  10. 


Sculpture  Major     27 


Sophomore  Courses 

Trial  Major  in  Sculpture 

Sculpture  25 1 ,  252 

Materials  &  techniques  in 
Contemporary  Sculpture 
Sculpture  200 

Additional  sophomore  requirements  are 
described  beginning  on  page  8. 

Total  sophomore  program 

Junior  Courses 

Major  Studio  in  Sculpture 

Sculpture  351 ,  352 

Three  credits  of  this  requirement  may  be 

satisfied  by  either  a  Guided  Studio  or  a 

Studio  Seminar.  Descriptions  of  these  courses 

begin  on  page  42 . 

Remaining  junior  requirements 

Total  junior  program 


1st 

9 


2nd 

9 


Senior  Courses 


Credits  per  Semester 
1st     2nd 


9 
18 


Major  Studio  in  Sculpture 
Sculpture  45 1 ,  452 
Three  credits  of  this  requirement  may  be 
satisfied  by  either  a  Guided  Studio  or  a 
Studio  Seminar. 

Remaining  senior  requirements 

Total  senior  program 

Total  requirements  for  the  Bachelor  of 
Fine  Arts  degree  in  sculpture 


3 
12 


3 

12 

120 


28     The  Curriculum 


A  scene  from  "One  Swan 
Street"  by  Nicholus  Kilmer. 


Liberal  Arts    Good  visual  work  does  what  good  writing  does: 
it  makes  experience  more  vivid.  A  place  or  an  idea  is 
ignored,  invisible,  until  it  has  been  painted,  or  used  in  a 
story,  or  mapped,  or  gardened  or  in  some  other  way 
imagined.  The  deepest  craft  of  any  artist  is  that  of  falling  in 
love  with  the  world,  of  knowing  that  something  which  has 
been  seen  is  worth  seeing. 


Liberal  Arts     29 


Courses  in  the  liberal  arts  take  the  work  of 
art  historians,  poets,  travelers,  novelists, 
historians,  sociologists,  anthropologists, 
psychologists,  philosophers  and  presents 
them  in  a  form  designers  and  artists  can 
respond  to  and  use  productively. 

During  the  four-year  course  of  study, 
students  take  twelve  courses  in  the  liberal 
arts:  four  in  visual  studies,  six  in  the 
humanities  and  two  in  social  or  natural 


sciences.  Required  courses,  Freshman 
English,  Readings  in  Western 
Civilization  and  An  Introduction  to  Art 
History,  are  taken  in  the  freshman  year. 
The  rest  are  elective  courses  which  are 
described  beginning  on  page  42. 


About  one  third  of  the  credits 
required  for  the  degree  are  taken  in 
the  liberal  arts. 


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"Jelly  Roll  Comic"  by  Ben 

Martinez 


30     Policies  and  Procedures 


Diane  Cambra,  the  Registrar 


Ginny  Sexton,  Secretary  of 
Admissions 


Your  application  for  admission  may  be  regarded  as  a  dialogue 
between  you  and  this  college,  during  which  both  of  us  learn 
more  about  the  other.  You  take  the  responsibility  for 
providing  information  about  yourself  in  support  of  your 
application.  We  take  the  responsibility  to  insure  that  you 
have  every  opportunity  to  form  a  frank  and  complete 
understanding  of  the  Swain  School  of  Design;  its  programs, 
its  environment  and  its  potential  value  to  you  as  a  visual 
artist. 

understand  them  through  the  admissions  process; 
through  our  evaluation  of  each  other.  Ideally,  the 
decision  will  be  one  on  which  we  can  both  agree, 
since  we  will  have  reached  it  together. 

Freshman  Admission 

A  high  school  diploma  or  successful  completion  of 
General  Educational  Development  examination 
(GED)  is  required  for  admission  to  Swain. 

Students  applying  directly  from  high  school  are 
generally  considered  only  for  fall  admission, 
although  the  Admissions  Committee  may  provide 
for  spring  semester  admission. 

There  is  no  deadline  for  application,  although 
early  application  is  recommended.  The 
Admissions  Committee  meets  often  to  review 
completed  applications.  Notifications  of 
committee  action  are  sent  out  by  the  Admission 
Office  twice  each  month  during  the  academic 
year.  After  June  first,  applications  are  processed 
on  a  continuing  basis  until  all  positions  in  the 
entering  class  are  filled. 

Applicants  should  note  that  the  most  critical 
deadlines  are  those  for  financial  aid.  Applications 
for  some  state  programs,  for  example,  should  be 
filed  by  early  February. 

The  following  steps  are  required  for  admission  to 
the  college: 

1 .  Complete  the  Application  for  Admission  found 
in  this  catalogue.  If  the  application  is  missing, 
write  or  call  the  Secretary  of  Admissions  to 
request  the  necessary  materials. 

Send  the  completed  application  and  application 

fee  of  $  1 5 .  00 ,  payable  to  the  Swain  School  of 

Design,  to:    Mr.  Peter  W.  Newport 

Admissions  Director 

Swain  School  of  Design 

19  Hawthorn  Street 

New  Bedford,  Massachusetts  02740 

Should  the  application  fee  represent  an  unusual 

financial  hardship,  the  Admissions  Director  may 

waive  the  fee  on  the  written  request  of  a  parent, 

art  teacher,  or  guidance  counsellor. 


Your  application  is  evaluated  by  the  faculty 
Admissions  Committee  in  consultation  with  the 
Admissions  Director.  We  consider  your  academic 
record,  interview  reports,  letters  of  recommen- 
dation and  your  portfolio. 

The  work  presented  in  your  portfolio  is  considered 
in  the  light  of  your  individual  background  and  is 
the  single  most  important  factor  influencing  our 
decision.  Talent  is  impossible  to  judge  absolutely. 
Some  successful  candidates  have  had  little  or  no 
previous  experience  and  others  have  had  extensive 
backgrounds.  In  any  case,  strong  personal 
motivation  is  essential. 

Your  grades  are  of  interest  to  us  since  they  are  an 
indication  of  where  you  have  placed  your  priorities 
as  well  as  a  record  of  how  well  you  have  done  in 
school.  Letters  of  recommendation  and 
conversations  with  your  art  teachers  and  guidance 
counsellors  may  also  help  us  to  evaluate  your 
application. 

You  can  best  measure  our  ability  to  meet  your 
expectations  by  visiting  the  campus  and  talking 
with  students  and  faculty  about  Swain.  We  will 
try  to  keep  you  informed  of  on-campus  activities 
that  may  be  of  interest  to  you.  In  addition,  we 
will  also  notify  you  of  opportunities  to  meet  in 
your  area  with  representatives  of  the  college. 

When  we  reach  a  decision  on  your  application,  it 
will  reflect  an  assessment  of  our  ability  to  meet 
your  educational  goals  as  we  have  come  to 


Ad 


mission 


31 


2.  Arrange  for  your  school  to  send  an  official  copy 
of  your  transcript  to  Swain.  Unofficial,  or  student 
copies,  of  transcripts  are  not  suitable  for 
admission  purposes. 

3.  Request  letters  of  recommendation  from  people 
who  know  either  you  or  your  work  well. 

Recommendations  from  art  teachers  and  guidance 
counsellors  are  certainly  appropriate,  but  letters 
describing  your  interests  and  achievements 
outside  the  visual  arts  are  frequently  very  useful, 
also. 

4.  Choose  or  prepare  two  examples  of  your  work 
that  meet  the  following  specifications: 

A.  An  8V2  x  11  inch  drawing  in  pencil,  drawn 
from  life  (i.e.  while  looking  directly  at  another 
person  or  into  a  mirror). 

B.  An  8x/2  x  11  inch  drawing  in  pencil  of  a  still- 
life  containing  at  least  four  objects,  also  from  life. 

Then  submit  these  two  examples  for  our  review  in 
either  of  the  following  ways: 

A.  Send  in  the  required  examples  of  your  work 
before  your  Portfolio  Interview.  The  Admissions 
Committee  can  then  consider  your  drawings, 
together  with  your  transcripts  and  letters  of 
recommendation,  and  make  a  preliminary  offer  of 
admission.  A  formal  offer  may -be  made  once  you 
have  satisfied  the  Portfolio  Interview  requirement 
as  described  below. 

B.  Present  the  required  examples  with  the  rest  of 
the  work  you  choose  to  include  in  your  portfolio. 
These  two  required  drawings  become  part  of  your 
application  and  are  retained  by  the  college.  They 
may  be  returned  if  your  application  is  withdrawn, 
provided  that  you  supply  sufficient  return 
postage. 

5.  Assemble  a  portfolio  of  your  work  to  present  as 
part  of  your  application.  Your  portfolio  gives  us  a 
clear  indication  of  how  you  may  benefit  from 
professional  training  in  the  visual  arts.  We  look 
for  signs  of  accuracy  and  independence  in  the  way 
you  see,  and  evidence  of  your  ability  to  develop 
visual  ideas. 

Your  portfolio  should  include  what  you  feel  to  be 
your  best  and  most  representative  work.  The 
pieces  you  choose  as  well  as  the  manner  in  which 
they  are  presented  is  largely  for  you  to  decide.  We 
have  seen  work  presented  of  every  imaginable 
subject,  including  portraits,  still-life  studies, 
abstract  designs,  interiors,  exteriors,  light  plugs, 
juke  boxes,  dogs,  sewing  machines,  figures  in 
space  suits,  figures  posing,  boyfriends, 
girlfriends,  plans  for  underwater  cities,  package 
designs  for  trick  dice,  stage  sets,  musical 
instruments,  pots  and  ceramic  candies.  Work  in 
any  medium  is  acceptable  but  we  have  found  that 
drawings  in  black  and  white  from  life  represent 
your  ability  best.  Please  do  not  present  work 
copied  from  photographs. 


Your  portfolio  should  consist  of  about  eight  pieces 
to  fifteen  pieces  of  original  work.  Slides  are  an 
acceptable  alternative  in  instances  in  which  great 
inconvenience  will  result  if  original  work  is 
submitted. 

6.  Arrange  a  Portfolio  Interview  with  a 
representative  of  the  Admissions  Committee.  This 
occasion  gives  you  and  the  interviewer  a  chance  to 
talk  about  your  expectations  and  those  of  the 
college  as  well  as  an  opportunity  to  present  your 
portfolio  for  evaluation. 

We  prefer  to  interview  candidates  on  the  Swain 
campus.  However,  if  the  demands  of  time  or 
distance  present  difficulty,  the  Secretary  of 
Admissions  can  make  special  arrangements  in 
individual  cases. 

With  the  exception  of  the  required  drawings 
described  above,  Swain  does  not  retain  any  of  your 
work  following  the  interview. 

Additional  Admissions  Recommendations 

In  addition  to  the  steps  required  for  admission 
listed  above,  applicants  may  wish  to  consider  the 
following  recommendations: 

1.  We  recommend  that  applicants  take  the 
Scholastic  Aptitude  Test  (SAT)  sometime  before 
the  end  of  their  academic  senior  year.  Although  it 
is  not  required  for  admission,  it  provides  us  with 
an  additional  means  to  evaluate  your  academic 
ability. 

2.  For  many  students  Swain  is  either  their  first  or 
single  choice  college.  If  you  are  sure  this  is  true  in 
your  case,  please  request  Early  Decision  Plan 
information  from  the  Secretary  of  Admissions. 

3.  We  recommend  that  all  applicants  complete 
the  financial  aid  section  of  the  Application  for 
Admission  bound  into  this  catalogue.  The 
Admissions  Office  will  routinely  send  all  financial 
aid  applicants  detailed  descriptions  of  programs 
available  and  precise  instructions  to  follow  to 
complete  the  financial  aid  application  process. 

4.  Writing,  like  drawing,  is  another  way  to 
record  the  world  around  you.  If  you  wish  to  send 
us  a  sample  of  your  written  work,  it  may  help  us 
to  get  to  know  you  better. 

The  Swain  School  of  Design  supports  the  efforts  of 
secondary  school  officials  and  governing  bodies  to 
have  their  schools  achieve  regional  accredited 
status  to  provide  reasonable  assurance  of  the 
quality  of  the  educational  preparation  of  its 
applicants  for  admissions. 

Transfer  Admission 

Swain  encourages  students  with  previous  college 
experience  to  apply  for  admission  at  an  advanced 
level.  Policies  which  pertain  to  the  admission  of 
transfer  students  and  to  the  award  of  credits  in 
transfer  may  be  found  beginning  on  page  38. 
below. 


32     Policies  and  Procedures 


The  Admissions  Committee  will  consider  transfer 
applications  for  either  fall  or  spring  semester 
admission.  Applicants  will  insure  the  best 
possible  selection  of  elective  courses  by 
completing  the  application  process  no  later  than 
April  first  for  fall  semester  admission  and  no  later 
than  November  first  for  spring  semester 
admission. 

To  apply  as  a  transfer  student  you  must  meet  all 
application  requirements  specified  for  freshman, 
as  stated  above,  in  addition  to  the  following: 

1.  Provide  a  list  of  courses  in  which  you  are 
currently  enrolled,  if  applicable. 

2.  Include  in  your  portfolio  recent  work  which 
represents  the  field  in  which  you  intend  to  study. 

3.  Have  transcripts  sent  to  Swain  from  all  colleges 
attended. 

Commitment  Deposit 

Once  you  have  been  accepted,  you  must  pay  a 
$50.00  commitment  deposit  within  two  weeks  of 
your  notification  of  admission.  That  deposit  is 
refundable,  upon  your  written  request,  at  any 
time  before  the  first  of  May  preceding  fall 
semester  admission;  or  before  the  first  of 
December  preceding  spring  semester  admission. 
After  the  first  of  May  or  the  first  of  December, 
whichever  applies,  the  commitment  deposit  is 
applied  towards  tuition  charges  and  cannot  be 
refunded. 

If  you  have  been  offered  admission  and  wish  to 
defer  your  enrollment  you  may  do  so  by  notifying 
the  Admissions  Director  of  your  decision. 
Commitment  deposits  that  have  been  applied  to 
tuition  charges  will  remain  in  force  if  your 


notification  is  received  before  the  fifteenth  of  the 
month  preceding  that  for  which  admission  was 
offered.  Admission  may  be  deferred  for  a 
maximum  of  one  year. 

Special  Students 

Any  individual  may  be  admitted  into  credit 
courses  of  the  college  as  a  Special  Student,  under 
the  following  conditons: 

1.  A  Special  Student  is  not  a  candidate  for  the 
Bachelor  of  Fine  Arts  degree. 

2.  A  Special  Student  is  admitted  to  a  course  by 
consent  of  the  instructor. 

3.  The  applicant  must  have  earned  a  high  school 
diploma  or  its  equivalent;  or  be  judged,  by  the 
course  instructor,  to  be  of  comparable  age  and 
maturity. 

4.  Specific  prerequisites  must  have  been  met  to 
the  satisfaction  of  the  course  instructor. 

5.  Space  in  the  course  must  be  confirmed  to  be 
available  by  the  Registrar  after  regular  students 
have  registered. 

Individuals  applying  under  this  classification  do 
not  pay  the  usual  application  fee,  but  do  pay  the 
normal  registration  deposit  and  tuition  charges  as 
listed  on  page  33. 

Course  credits  accrued  as  a  special  student  may  be 
counted  towards  the  requirements  for  the 
Bachelor  of  Fine  Arts  degree  if  a  special  student  is 
subsequently  admitted  into  the  degree  program. 

Courses  Not  for  Credit 

Individuals  meeting  the  requirements  of  Special 
Students  may  take  courses  not  for  credit.  In  this 
case,  tuition  charges  are  equal  to  two-thirds  of  the 
usual  fee  for  the  course. 


Nickie  Pelczar,  Financial  Aid 
Officer. 


Fees  and  Financial  Aid 

Financial  Aid      The  financial  aid  program  of  the 
Swain  School  of  Design  is  intended  to  enable 
students  to  meet  the  costs  of  attending  the 
college. 

Federal  financial  aid  guidelines  state  that  the 
primary  responsibility  for  meeting  the  expenses  of 
higher  education  lies  with  the  student  and/or  the 
student's  family.  The  amount  a  family  can 
reasonably  expect  to  contribute  to  cover 
educational  costs,  as  detailed  above,  is  established 
through  a  need  analysis  based  on  the  information 
supplied  by  the  student  and  the  student's  family 
on  the  Financial  Aid  Form  (FAF). 
The  extent  to  which  estimated  costs  exceed  the 
funds  available  to  the  student  is  defined  as 
demonstrated  need.  It  is  this  amount  that  the 
college  tries  to  match  through  various  financial 
aid  sources.  Financial  aid  to  students  at  Swain  is 
provided  in  three  basic  forms: 


Financial  Aid      33 


1.  Grants  are  given  without  requiring  the  student 
to  work  or  to  repay  the  money.  The  following 
kinds  of  grants  are  available: 

a.  Pell  Grants,  (formerly,  Basic  Grant)  provided 
by  the  federal  government.  Students  not  eligible 
for  Pell  Grants  may  be  eligible  for  other  federally 
funded  aid  administered  through  the  college. 

b.  Supplemental  Educational  Opportunity 
Grants  are  also  funded  by  the  federal  government, 
but  are  administered  by  the  college. 

c.  Swain  School  of  Design  scholarships. 

d.  State  scholarships,  provided  by  Massachusetts, 
Rhode  Island,  and  many  other  states  to  residents 
of  the  respective  state. 

e.  Other  scholarship  and  grant  programs 
provided  by  independent  agencies. 

2.  Employment  opportunities  are  provided 
during  the  school  year  and  in  the  summer  through 
the  College  Work-Study  Program. 

3.  Loan  programs  which  permit  students  to 
borrow  funds  at  favorable  rates  of  interest  include 
the  National  Direct  Student  Loan  (NDSL)  and  the 
Guaranteed  Student  Loan  (GSL). 

Tuition  Fees     The  1981-82  tuition  fee  for  regular, 
full-time  study  (12  credits  or  more)  is  $1,750.  per 
semester.  For  less  than  a  full-time  course  of  study 
program,  the  fee  is  $  115.  per  credit. 

The  college  offers  a  $50.  reduction  in  tuition  for 
students  who  pay  fall  semester  tuition  before  May 
1,  or  spring  semester  tuition  before  September  1. 
For  further  information  about  these  optional 
programs  please  contact  the  Admissions  office. 
Tuition  fees  are  payable  upon  registration  for  each 
semester.  Financial  aid  awards,  if  applicable,  are 
credited  towards  tuition  obligations  as  funds  are 
received  by  the  comptroller.  Late  registration  may 
result  in  an  additional  $50.  charge,  please  see 
page  36. 

Two  optional  programs  are  available  to  help 
families  and  students  meet  educational  expenses. 
Although  the  details  vary,  each  program  allows 
the  payment  of  school  costs  on  a  monthly  basis. 
These  are  as  follows: 

The  Deferred  Payment  Program  is  a  loan  plan 
which  advances  money  to  the  parent  to  pay  for 
college  costs.  This  program  provides  for 
monthly  payments  and  makes  available  a  wide 
variety  of  payment  terms. 
The  Monthly  Budget  Program  offers  parents  a 
method  of  budgeting  educational  expenses 
without  going  into  debt.  This  program  is  not  a 
loan,  tuition  is  prepaid  in  advance  of  each 
school  term. 


Other  fees  and  deposits  which  are  described 
elsewhere  in  this  catalogue  are  listed  below. 
Appli  cation  Fee  $15.00  see  page  1 5 . 

Commitment  Deposit  $50.00  seepage  32. 

Studio  Deposit  $10.00  see  page  1 0 . 

Transcript  Fee  $  2.00  seepage  38. 

Other  policies  concerning  payment  of  fees  may  be 
found  on  page  36. 

Refund  of  Tuition  Fees     Students  withdrawing 
from  the  college  within  the  first  two  weeks  of 
school  receive  a  refund  of  75%  of  the  tuition  fee 
and  forfeit  the  commitment  deposit.  After  the 
first  two  weeks  of  school,  no  refund  of  the  tuition 
fee  is  available.  Please  see  page  36  for  withdrawal 
procedures. 

Cost  of  Education     We  estimate  the  total  cost  of 
education  at  the  Swain  School  of  Design  for  the 
198 1-82  academic  year  as  follows: 

Resident  Commuter* 

Tuition  1981-82  $3500  $3500 

Books  and  Supplies  500  500 

Room  and  Board  1875  400 

Transportation  225  950 

Personal  Expenses  500  500 

Total  Estimate  $6600  $5750 

*Room  and  board  provided  by  parents,  trans- 
portation expenses  based  on  60  mile  round  trip. 

How  to  Apply  for  Financial  Aid     The  Swain  School 
of  Design  strongly  urges  all  applicants  and 
prospective  applicants  for  admission  to  apply  for 
financial  aid  by  completing  either  or  both  of  the 
preliminary  steps  below: 

1.  Complete  the  Financial  Aid  section  of  the  appli- 
cation for  admission  found  in  this  catalogue.  If  the 
application  is  missing,  write  or  call  the  Secretary  of 
Admissions  to  request  this  application  material. 

2.  Complete  the  Financial  Aid  Form  (FAF)  from 
the  state  in  which  you  are  now  a  resident  and 
submit  it  to  the  College  Scholarship  Service  as 
soon  after  January  1  of  the  year  in  which  you  are 
planning  to  attend  college.  For  example,  if  you 
intend  to  attend  college  during  the  1982-83 
school  year,  you  should  file  your  FAF  soon  after 
January  1,  1982.  Be  sure  you  list  the  Swain  School 
of  Design  in  the  space  provided  in  item  number 
44  of  the  FAF.  Our  school  code  is  3803. 

All  applicants  for  financial  aid  should  be  guided 
by  the  following  recommendations: 

1.  Do  not  assume  that  you  are  ineligible  for 
financial  aid. 

2.  Be  sure  to  observe  deadlines.  Deadlines  for 
some  state  programs  are  as  early  as  February. 

3.  Take  advantage  of  our  experience  with  financial 
aid.  Personnel  in  both  the  Admissions  and 
Financial  Aid  Offices  are  able  to  answer  your 
questions. 


34     Policies  and  Procedures 


Student  Services  and  Student  Life 


The  Student  Council  plans  a 
number  of  parties  and  other 
events  during  the  year.  To 
the  right,  students  prepare  for 
the  Halloween  party . 


A  significant  part  of  the 
Swain  social  life  involves 
gallery  openings,  small 
concerts,  and  talks  by 
visiting  artists ,  B  elow , 
visiting  designer  Ivan 
Chermayeff  is  wearing 
3 -D  glasses. 


Housing     Swain  maintains  a  housing 
service  which  receives  information  about 
rooms  and  apartments  available  to 
incoming  students  in  the  community. 
Referrals  are  made  on  the  basis  of  the 
student's  response  to  a  questionnaire  sent 
out  by  the  admissions  office  to  determine 
financial  considerations  and  the  type  of 
accommodation  desired. 

Housing  expenses  are  estimated  on  page 
33.  Further  questions  may  be  directed  to 
the  Office  of  the  Director  of  Admissions. 

Medical  Care     We  advise  all  students  to 
participate  in  the  student  Blue  Cross/Blue 
Shield  Master  Medical  group  coverage 
available  through  the  college.  Specific 
information  on  this  program  is  available 
through  the  admissions  office. 

All  students  are  covered  for  accidents 
which  may  occur  in  the  course  of 
activities  sponsored  or  supervised  by  the 
college.  Maximum  coverage  is  $1000:  a 
$25  deductible  is  borne  by  the  student. 

A  medical  doctor  is  available  to  consult 


Student  Services  and  Student  Life      35 


with  any  student.  Arrangements  may  be 
made  through  the  Dean's  office,  but  the 
costs  of  consultation  are  borne  by  the 
student.  However,  such  costs  may  be 
covered  under  the  Blue  Cross/Blue  Shield 
program  mentioned  above. 

Counseling     Students  in  need  of 
counseling,  or  of  additional  academic 
help,  may  obtain  it  by  consulting  with 
faculty  members,  the  Dean  or  the 
President.  The  low  faculty-student  ratio 
and  the  small  size  of  the  school  assures 
that  all  students  will  have  a  personal 
acquaintance  with  several  members  of  the 
faculty  and  administrative  staff.  The 
school  also  recognizes  an  obligation  to 
assist  its  students  in  making  contact  with 
the  resources  available  in  the  community. 
A  consulting  psychologist  is  available  to 
give  additional  counsel  to  any  student  on 
a  private  basis.  Arrangements  for  such 
consultation  may  be  made  through  the 
Dean's  office. 

Faculty  Advisors    A  member  of  the 
faculty  is  appointed  by  the  Dean  to  serve 
as  an  advisor  to  each  student.  This 
appointment  is  made  in  the  fall,  and  both 
student  and  faculty  advisor  are  informed 
of  the  appointment  at  the  time  of 
registration. 

The  advisor's  role  is  to  be  available  to 
discuss  academic  or  other  matters  with 
the  student,  as  well  as  to  take  some 
concern  for  the  student's  general  well- 
being.  Faculty  advisors  are  automatically 
given  copies  of  letters  from  the  Dean's 
office  relating  to  academic  matters. 

Both  student  and  advisor  should  feel  free 
to  initiate  discussion  when  appropriate. 

Additional  Services    The  college 
maintains  a  cafeteria  in  the  Rodman 
Building.  A  book  and  supply  store  carries 
most  of  the  materials  students  need  for 
classes.  Through  the  bookstore,  the 
college  assembles  a  freshman  kit  for 
incoming  students  so  books  and 
hard-to-find  materials  are  available  as 
needed  during  freshman  year.  Costs  for 
the  kit  vary  from  year  to  year,  and  are 
borne  by  the  student.  Specific 


information  is  available  through  the  office 
of  the  Admissions  Director  . 

Student  Participation  in  Institutional 
Governance     Each  class  elects  two  of  its 
members  to  serve  on  the  Student  Council. 
One  of  these  representatives  from  each 
class  is  invited  to  attend  the  monthly 
faculty  meetings. 

Students  take  an  active  part  in  the  faculty 
committee  work  of  the  college.  They  are 
represented  on  the  Academic  Affairs 
Committee,  and  the  Gallery  Committee 
and  help  to  monitor  the  academic  pro- 
gram of  the  college,  and  schedule  gallery 
presentations. 

The  Student  Affairs  Committee  evaluates, 
discusses  and  makes  recommendations  to 
the  faculty  or  administration  in  matters 
regarding  student  life.  This  committee  is 
made  up  of  five  students,  three  faculty 
members,  the  Financial  Aid  Director  and 
the  Dean.  This  committee  is  the  central 
forum  for  issues  that  pertain  to  student 
affairs. 

Student  insights  are  also  considered 
through  representation  on  the  Planning 
Committee  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
which  concerns  itself  with  the  long-term 
development  of  the  college. 

Extracurricular  Activities    The  Student 
Council  plans  extracurricular  activities 
according  to  the  interests  of  the  student 
body.  They  have  included  informal 
dances,  a  student  sponsored  film  series, 
and  theatrical  productions. 
Each  year  Swain  sponsors  a  number  of  bus 
trips  to  museums  and  galleries  in  New 
York  and  Boston.  The  school  also 
presents  a  series  of  lectures  and 
exhibitions  by  significant  artists  and 
designers  and  other  persons  of  interest  to 
the  school  community. 

Student  Conduct    Students  and  faculty 
at  Swain  are  committed  to  their  work  to 
an  extent  that  makes  problems  of  personal 
conduct  rare.  However,  a  serious  breach 
of  reasonable  standards  of  conduct  will  be 
regarded  as  the  grounds  for  disciplinary 
action  which  may  include  suspension 
from  the  school. 


The  cafeteria  and  student 
lounge  are  located  in  the 
Rodman  Building,  and  serve 
as  a  meeting  place  for 
students  and  faculty  during 
lunch  and  between  classes. 


36     Policies  and  Procedures 


Academic  Policies  and  Procedures 

1 .  Requirements  for  the  Degree  of  Bachelor  of  Fine 
Arts      To  qualify  for  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Fine  Arts  from  the  Swain  School  of  Design,  a 
student  must  meet  the  following  requirements: 

A.  A  total  of  120  credits  in  the  following 
distribution: 

18  in  freshman  foundation  studios 

6  in  An  Introduction  to  Printmaking 

12  in  studio  electives 

12  in  trial  majors 

36  in  the  liberal  arts:  12  visual  studies,  18 

humanities,  6  social  studies  and  natural  sciences 

36  in  major  studio,  of  which  as  many  as  12  may 

be  in  studio  seminars. 

B.  Reviews: 

Sophomore  Review,  accepted  as  satisfactory  by  the 

faculty. 

Junior  Review,  accepted  as  satisfactory  by  the 

faculty. 

Senior  Review,  accepted  as  satisfactory  by  the 

faculty. 

Senior  Exhibition:  work  accepted  as  satisfactory 

by  the  major  instructor. 

1.  A  review  will  not  be  accepted  unless  the 
required  letter  of  intent  is  approved  by  a 
designated  member  of  the  faculty. 

2.  Credit  will  not  be  awarded  for  work  done  in  the 
major  studio  during  the  semester  of  the  review, 
unless  the  student  presents  a  satisfactory  review, 
as  evaluated  by  the  faculty. 

C.  A  grade  of  C  or  better  (C—  will  not  suffice)  for 
juniors  and  seniors  for  courses  in  the  major  field. 

D.  A  minimum  of  30  credits  taken  at  Swain,  18  of 
which  must  be  in  300  -  400  level  advanced  studio 
courses. 

E.  A  minimum  of  9  credits  of  400  level  studio 
work  in  the  student's  chosen  major  field. 

F.  For  the  painting  major,  a  student  must  take  6 
credits  of  life  drawing  and  3  credits  of  figure 
modeling. 

For  the  sculpture  major,  a  student  must  take  3 

credits  in  Sculpture  200,  Materials  and 

Techniques. 

For  the  graphic  design  major,  a  student  must  take 

3  credits  in  photography  and  3  credits  in  Design 

200,  Production  and  Process. 

G.  Exceptions  to  the  distribution  requirement  in 
liberal  arts  may  be  made  by  the  Chairman  of  the 
Liberal  Arts  Department. 

H.  For  incoming  students,  the  Admissions 
Committee  may  make  exceptions  to  the  studio 
distribution  requirements. 

I.  For  students  who  are  already  enrolled, 
exceptions  in  the  studio  distribution  requirements 


may  be  made  by  action  of  the  faculty. 

J.  A  senior  may  not  graduate  while  on  probation. 

K.  Seniors  must  submit  six  slides  of  their  work  to 
the  library. 


2.  Registration  for  Classes     Returning  students 
are  required  to  indicate  during  the  spring 
semester  whether  they  intend  to  return  to  school 
in  the  fall.  Formal  registration  for  classes, 
including  payment  of  fees,  occurs  on  an 
announced  day  immediately  before  the  beginning 
of  each  semester.  A  student  is  not  counted  as 
registered  for  classes  until  all  financial 
arrangements  for  the  term  have  been  completed. 
There  is  a  fifty  dollar  fee  for  late  registration. 

A  student  may  enroll  for  no  more  than  18  credits 
in  any  one  semester.  A  student  who  is  on 
probation  may  not  enroll  for  more  than  15  credits 
during  the  semester  of  probation. 

3.  Changing  Courses      In  order  to  withdraw  from  a 
course,  add  a  course,  or  change  from  one  course  to 
another,  the  student  must  use  the  Notice  of 
Change  of  Course  Form  available  from  the 
Registrar's  office.  It  is  the  student's  responsibility 
to  secure  the  instructor's  signature  and  return  the 
completed  form  to  the  Registrar's  office  before  the 
deadline.  The  student  will  receive  credit  for  new 
courses  added  only  if  the  Notice  of  Change  of 
Course  form  has  been  recorded  by  the  Registrar  by 
the  end  of  the  second  week  of  a  semester.  The 
student  will  be  allowed  to  withdraw  from  a  course 
without  receiving  a  grade  in  it  only  if  the  Notice 
of  Change  of  Course  Form  has  been  recorded  by 
the  Registrar  by  the  end  of  the  eleventh  week  of 
the  semester.  After  the  eleventh  week,  any 
withdrawal  will  automatically  be  recorded  as  an  F. 

4.  Withdrawal  from  the  College     A  student  who 
finds  it  necessary  to  withdraw  from  the  college 
during  the  semester  must  follow  this  procedure:  A 
freshman  or  sophomore  who  intends  to  withdraw 
must  meet  with  the  Dean,  and  must  submit  a 
letter  to  the  Dean  indicating  the  reason  for 
withdrawal.  A  junior  or  senior  who  intends  to 
withdraw  must  first  meet  with  the  chairman  of 
the  major  department,  then  must  submit  a  letter 
to  the  Dean  indicating  the  reason  for  withdrawal. 
In  all  cases,  the  date  on  which  the  Dean  receives 


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the  letter  of  withdrawal  shall  be  considered  as  the 
official  date  of  withdrawal.  Tuition  refunds  are 
calculated  on  the  basis  of  the  official  date  of 
withdrawal. 

5.  Attendance     Students  are  permitted  to  be 
absent  from  class  only  in  extreme  circumstances: 
illness  and  emergencies.  It  is  the  student's 
responsibility  to  notify  the  school  of  the  absence 
and  its  cause. 

6.  Grading 

A.  Credit  Hours.      Each  credit  hour  represents 
approximately  three  hours  of  productive  work  a 
week,  over  the  period  of  one  semester.  Typically, 
in  studio  classes,  two  of  those  hours  will  be  spent 
in  class  and  one  will  be  in  work  outside  of  class.  In 
a  liberal  arts  course,  one  hour  is  spent  in  class  and 
two  hours  are  spent  in  work  outside  of  class  for 
each  credit.  For  example,  a  three-credit  drawing 
class  will  meet  six  hours  a  week  and  will  require 
about  three  additional  hours  outside  of  class  time. 

B.  Grades.    A  grade  report  is  given  for  each  course 
at  the  end  of  each  semester.  Mid-semester  grades 
are  also  given  to  all  freshmen  during  the  first 
term,  and  when  an  instructor  wishes  to  advise  a 
student  of  inadequate  performance  in  a  course. 
We  use  the  grade  scale  A,  B,  C,  D,  F  to  indicate  a 
student's  achievement  in  a  course.  The  grade  A 
designates  true  excellence;  B,  an  original  and 
substantial  contribution;  C,  that  the  student  did 
what  was  expected;  D,  that  the  student  did 
somewhat  less.  F  indicates  an  inadequate 
performance  and  does  not  carry  credit. 

No  credit  shall  be  given  to  juniors  or  seniors  for  a 
grade  of  less  than  "C"  in  the  major  field  of  study. 

"C"  shall  be  an  acceptable  grade  in  a  major  studio 
course.  A  student  receiving  a  grade  of  less  than 
"C"  in  a  major  studio  course  will  be  placed  on 
academic  probation. 

C.  Grade  Averages.      To  calculate  the  grade 
average  we  assign  a  number  for  each  of  the  letter 
grades.  A  is  4.0,  B  is  3.0,  C  is  2.0,  D  is  1.0, 

F  is  0.  Each  number  equivalent  of  the  grade  the 
student  earns  is  multiplied  by  the  number  of 
credits  in  the  respective  course.  The  resulting 
numbers  are  totaled  and  divided  by  the  total 
credits  for  the  term  to  give  the  student's  grade 
average  for  the  term.  The  grade  average  is  a 
summary,  giving  an  indication  in  a  single 
number,  of  how  well  a  student  is  doing. 

D.  Grade  Change.      Once  a  grade  has  been 
reported  to  the  Registrar,  it  may  only  be  altered 
by  the  instructor  upon  approval  of  the  Faculty 
Affairs  Committee. 

E.  Grade  Appeal.      If  a  student  feels  that  an 
extreme  injustice  has  been  done  in  the  assigning 
of  a  grade,  the  student  may  present  the  matter  to 
the  Dean.  If  the  Dean  agrees  that  there  is  cause  for 


review,  he  may  call  a  committee  of  three  members 
of  the  faculty  to  review  the  student's  work,  and 
the  grade  assigned  to  it.  If  the  committee  finds 
the  instructor  incapable  of  giving  grades  with  the 
normal  degree  of  professional  discernment,  the 
instructor's  responsibility  may  be  reassigned  by 
the  Dean  according  to  the  usual  processes  of  the 
school. 

F.  Incompletes     If,  because  of  extraordinary 
circumstances,  a  student  is  unable  to  complete  the 
work  required  for  a  course  by  the  time  the  course 
ends,  the  student  may  be  given  the  grade  of  I 
(Incomplete)  by  prior  formal  arrangement  with 
the  instructor.  The  grade  is  a  temporary  grade, 
and  will  automatically  become  an  F  if  the  required 
work  has  not  been  completed  within  three  weeks 
of  the  beginning  of  the  following  term.  In  order 
to  carry  a  grade  of  Incomplete  beyond  this 
three-week  limitation,  the  student  must  secure 
the  written  consent  of  the  instructor  and  approval 
of  the  Dean. 


7.  Academic  Probation 

A.  Freshmen  and  sophomores  with  semester  grade 
averages  of  less  than  1.7,  and  juniors  and  seniors 
who  have  earned  less  than  C  in  any  course  will  be 
put  on  probation.  Students  on  probation  may  not 
enroll  for  more  than  15  credits  during  any  single 
semester  until  they  have  been  removed  from 
probation. 

B.  A  student  on  probation  is  required  to  submit 
work  for  special  review  by  a  committee  of  the 
faculty.  This  review  will  take  place  during  the 
semester  in  which  the  student  is  on  probation. 
During  this  review,  the  committee  of  the  faculty 
will  evaluate  the  student's  improvement  and 
determine  whether  the  student  should  be  removed 
from  probation,  remain  on  probation,  or  depart. 
It  is  the  student's  obligation,  at  this  review,  to 
present  evidence  of  significant  improvement  in 
the  area  where  previous  trouble  has  led  to  the 
probationary  status.  If  there  seems  to  be  some 
mismatch  between  the  student  and  the  standards 
of  the  school,  the  student  will  be  told  so  after  this 
review,  and  advised  to  leave  the  school.  The 
faculty  may  act  to  remove  probationary  status 
following  a  satisfactory  review. 


38     Policies  and  Procedures 


C.  Except  in  extraordinary  circumstances,  a 
student  will  not  be  permitted  to  continue  in 
enrollment  after  being  on  probation  for  two 
continuous  semesters. 

D.  The  first  obligation  of  a  student  who  is  on 
probation  is  to  remove  himself  from  the 
probationary  status. 

E.  Students  on  probation  may  not  enroll  for  more 
than  15  credits  during  any  single  semester  until 
they  have  been  removed  from  probation. 

F.  The  faculty  may  act  to  place  a  student  on 
probation  for  reasons  other  than  failure  to  achieve 
a  minimum  grade  point  average.  If  the  faculty 
does  so  act,  that  fact,  and  the  reasons  for  it,  will 
be  conveyed  to  the  student  in  writing  by  the  dean. 

G.  The  faculty  may  use  its  discretion  in  putting 
any  student  on  academic  probation  at  the  time  of 
the  sophomore,  junior  or  senior  review. 

H.  A  student  cannot  graduate  while  on  probation. 

8.  Policy  for  the  Assigning  of  Transfer  Credit 

Students  accepted  in  transfer  from  other 
institutions  shall  be  granted  transfer  credit  toward 
the  degree  requirements  of  the  school  by  action  of 
the  Dean  and  the  Registrar,  subject  to  the 
following  policies: 

A.  Credit  will  be  granted  for  college-level  courses 
that  may  be  reasonably  applied  toward  the  degree 
requirements  of  the  school.  Courses  in  the  arts  and 
sciences  will  be  transferable  in  so  far  as  they  meet 
the  distribution  requirements  in  visual  studies, 
humanities,  and  social  studies  and  natural 
sciences. 

B.  Transfer  credit  will  not  be  granted  for  courses 
completed  with  less  than  a  grade  of  C.  Courses 
graded  C—  are  not  acceptable. 

C.  Admission  of  a  transfer  student  into  a  major 
department,  and  placement  within  it,  will  be 
determined  by  the  chairman  of  that  department, 
or  by  a  designated  department  member. 

D.  Questions  of  doubt  concerning  acceptance  of 
transfer  credit  will  be  referred  for  the 
determination  of  the  Admissions  Committee,  or 
to  the  appropriate  members  thereof. 

E.  At  the  time  of  admission,  or  at  any  time  after 
the  admission  of  a  transfer  student,  the 
Admissions  Committee  may  act  to  apply  up  to  15 
credits  of  transferable  courses  toward  either  the 
studio  or  the  liberal  arts  requirements  for  the 
B.F.  A.  degree,  on  the  basis  of  a  portfolio  review, 
or  of  an  evaluation  of  the  student's  demonstrated 
competence  in  the  liberal  arts.  Transfer  students 
must  meet  requirements  for  the  Bachelor  of  Fine 
Arts  degree,  as  described  in  Section  1,  above. 


9.  Change  of  Major      Students  changing  their 
major  fields  will  be  subject  to  the  same  rules  that 
apply  to  students  transferring  into  the  college 
from  other  institutions. 

10.  Other  Policies 

A.  Transcripts:      Students  and  alumni  in  good 
standing  are  entitled  to  request  transcripts  of  the 
record  of  the  grades  they  have  received  and  the 
credits  they  have  accumulated  at  Swain.  Each 
transcript  costs  $2.00  and  is  released  only  at  the 
written  request  of  the  student. 

B.  Student  Property:      The  school  reserves  the 
right  to  reproduce  student  work  and  to  retain  two 
works  from  each  student  for  eventual  exhibition. 
The  student  has  the  obligation  to  remove  all  other 
property  from  the  school  premises  at  the  end  of 
each  academic  year.  At  no  time  does  the  school 
take  responsibility  for  safeguarding  student 
property. 

C.  Payment  of  Fees:      Students  who  owe  money  to 
the  school  may  not  register  for  classes,  receive 
official  grade  reports,  or  receive  transcripts  of 
their  records.  Such  students  may  be  given  verbal 
reports  of  their  grades,  however.  The  only 
exceptions  to  this  policy  are  as  follows: 

1.  Students  for  whom  funds  are  coming  to  the 
school,  sufficient  to  discharge  their  debts,  as 
confirmed  to  the  Comptroller. 

2.  New  students  or  returning  students  who  have 
financial  aid  applications  in  progress,  may  be 
registered,  pending  receipt  of  aid  funds,  by  action 
of  the  President,  upon  the  recommendation  of  the 
Financial  Aid  Officer. 

D.  Graduation:      Students  who  have  not  satisfied 
all  requirements  for  the  B.F. A.  degree,  may 
participate  in  the  graduation  ceremony  with  their 
class,  but  not  receive  the  diploma,  as  long  as  they 
lack  fewer  than  12  credits  of  degree  requirements. 

E.  Rights  and  Privacy  Act:      Section  438  of  the 
General  Education  Provisions  Act,  as  amended, 
also  referred  to  as  the  Family  Education  Rights 
and  Privacy  Act  of  1974,  was  enacted  by  the 
Federal  Government  in  1974  with  a  view  to 
protecting  the  privacy  of  students  in  certain 
educational  institutions.  This  statute,  among 
other  things,  governs  access  to  official  records 
directly  related  to  students  which  are  maintained 
by  educational  institutions,  limits  the  release  of 
certain  records  to  third  parties,  and  contains 
provisions  permitting  students  to  challenge  the 
contents  of  certain  records.  It  is  the  policy  of  the 
Swain  School  of  Design  to  comply  with  this 
statute,  as  amended,  and  the  related  rules  and 
regulations  in  implementation  thereof  issued  by 
the  United  States  Department  of  Education. 


Academic  Calendar     39 


Academic  Calendar  1981-82 


First  Semester 

September  8 
September  9 
September  23 
September  30 
October  12 
November  2 
November  1 1 
November  25 
November  26  &  27 
December  1 
December  16 
December  17  &  18 
December  21-23 


Tuesday 

Wednesday 

Wednesday 

Wednesday 

Monday 

Monday 

Wednesday 

Wednesday 

Thursday  &  Friday 

Tuesday 

Wednesday 

Thursday  &  Friday 

Monday  -  Wednesday 


Registration  day:  tuition  fee  due 

First  semester  classes  begin 

Last  day  to  drop,  add  or  register  for  classes 

Last  day  to  make  up  incompletes 

Columbus  Day,  no  classes 

Mid-semester  grades 

Veterans'  Day,  no  classes 

Last  day  to  withdraw  from  a  course 

Thanksgiving  recess 

Second  semester  registration 

Last  day  of  classes 

Examination  period 

Senior  reviews 


Second  Semester 

January  8 
January  1 1 
January  15 
January  25 
February  1 
February  15 
March  15 
March  15-18 
March  29 
April  5 
April  19 
May  3 
May  4  &  5 
May  6  -  10 
May  15 
May  22 


Friday 

Monday 

Friday 

Monday 

Monday 

Monday 

Monday 

Monday  -  Thursday 

Monday 

Monday 

Monday 

Monday 

Tuesday  &  Wednesday 

Thursday  -  Monday 

Saturday 

Saturday 


Second  semester  tuition  fee  due 

Second  semester  classes  begin 

Martin  Luther  King  Day,  no  classes 

Last  day  to  drop,  add  or  register  for  classes 

Last  day  to  make  up  incompletes 

Washington's  birthday,  no  classes 

Spring  recess  begins 

Junior  reviews 

Classes  resume  -  Last  day  to  withdraw  from  a  course 

First  semester  1982-83  registration 

Patriot's  Day,  no  classes 

Last  day  of  classes 

Examination  period 

Sophomore  reviews 

Opening  of  Senior  &  Student  Exhibition 

Commencement 


40     Course  Descriptions 


Course  Descriptions 


In  Sculpture  151  an  emphasis  is 
placed  on  size  and  space  as  they 
relate  to  the  human  form. 


Foundation:  Freshman  Year 

Design  111,  112 

An  Introduction  to  Two-Dimensional  Design 

introduces  those  principles  which  underlie  the 
organization  of  all  two-dimensional  surfaces,  the 
manipulation  of  line,  shape,  space,  color,  value, 
texture.  The  course  is  presented  as  a  sequence  of 
problems.  Instruction  emphasizes  the  process 
through  which  a  visual  idea  is  developed  from  first 
sketch  to  completion.  (2  semesters  —  3  credits 
each) 

Drawing  121 ,  122 

Freshman  Drawing  presents  some  of  the  basic 
problems,  techniques  and  references  of  the  artist. 
The  student  observes  naturally  occurring 
structures  and  translates  them  onto  a  page 
through  line,  form,  and  the  contrast  between 
light  and  shade.  The  second  semester  emphasizes 
the  study  of  the  figure,  including  some  study  of 
human  anatomy.  (2  semesters  —  3  credits  each) 

Sculpture  151 ,  152 

An  Introduction  to  Three-Dimensional  Design 

This  course  is  basically  concerned  with  the 
organization  of  space,  and  the  expansion  of  the 
vocabulary  of  form.  Emphasis  is  placed  on 
developing  technical  skills  to  facilitate  the 
translation  of  abstract  ideas  into  tangible  reality. 
(2  semesters  —  3  credits  each) 

Humanities  100,  105 

Freshman  English      Writing  is  a  craft  of  finding 
and  expressing  one's  convictions.  Like  drawing, 
writing  is  a  means  for  making  oneself  more 
attentive  to  the  working  of  the  world.  Like 
drawing,  writing  is  a  translation  from  the  three- 
dimensional  reality  to  the  two-dimensional  page. 
This  course  develops  that  craft.  In  addition, 
Freshman  English  presents  for  discussion 
significant  writing  by  a  variety  of  authors. 
(2  semesters  —  3  credits  each) 


Humanities  110 

Readings  in  Western  Civilization     The  past 
informs  the  present.  Aspects  of  the  lives  we  live 
are  organized  in  patterns  as  old  as  civilization. 
Through  the  study  of  major  texts,  this  course 
presents  some  of  the  important  themes  that  have 
occupied  thinkers  during  the  history  of  Western 
civilization.  (Fall  semester  —  3  credits) 

Visual  Studies  1 00 

An  Introduction  to  Art  History     Anyone  working 
in  the  visual  arts  has  two  sources  of  information 
and  inspiration.  One  is  the  visible  world.  The 
other  is  past  art.  This  course  explores  the  process 
of  looking  at  the  art  others  have  made.  Students 
are  asked  to  notice  what  goes  on  in  the  act  of 
interpretation,  and  to  become  attentive  to  visual 
evidence;  to  see  beyond  their  own  immediate 
reactions.  The  object  of  this  course  is  to  introduce 
the  craft  of  seeing  what  another  has  seen,  using 
the  work  of  art  as  a  record  of  that  vision.  (Spring 
semester  —  3  credits) 

Foundation:  Sophomore  Year 

Printmaking  24 1 ,  242 

An  Introduction  to  Printmaking     All  the  major 
printmaking  media  are  introduced  in  this  course. 
Seven  weeks  are  spent  in  intensive  work  with  each 
of  the  following:  relief  printing,  silkscreen, 
lithography,  and  intaglio  printing  (etching, 
drypoint,  aquatint).  The  course  also  presents  some 
of  the  history  of  printmaking,  and  the  work  of 
major  figures  who  helped  to  shape  that  history. 
(2  semesters  —  3  credits  each) 

Design  211,  212 

Trial  Major  in  Graphic  Design  is  a  foundation  course 
in  graphic  design.  The  course  introduces 
fundamental  aspects  of  typography:  type  as 
imagery,  type  as  verbal  message,  the  history  and 
development  of  type  forms  and  type  in 
combination  with  other  graphic  elements.  A  wide 
range  of  possibilities  for  those  graphic  elements  is 
suggested:  collage,  illustration,  abstract  or 
geometric  forms,  etc.  Students  try  a  variety  of 
approaches  to  design  and  evaluate  their  work  in 
terms  of  solving  visual  communication  problems. 
(2  semesters  —  3  credits  each) 

Painting  231 ,  232 

Trial  Major  in  Painting     This  introduction  to 
painting  builds  on  the  foundation  of  freshman 
design  and  drawing  courses,  and  introduces  basic 
oil  technique.  In  the  course  of  the  year,  students 
work  through  a  series  of  studio  problems:  the  still 
life,  the  figure,  the  landscape  —  and  study 
traditional  methods  of  representation  and 
composition.  Painting  from  nature  is  stressed  as  a 
teaching  device,  since  it  presents  both  students 
and  instructor  an  objective  standard  against  which 
to  measure  success  in  dealing  with  space,  light, 
form  and  color.  (2  semesters  —  3  credits  each) 


Course  Descriptions     4 1 


Sculpture  251 ,  252 

Trial  Major  in  Sculpture  is  aimed  toward  students 
considering  a  major  in  sculpture.  The  course 
further  examines  basic  materials,  and  attempts  to 
make  the  student  more  aware  of  the  forms  in  the 
natural  and  man-made  environment.  Drawing  is 
used  as  a  vital  means  of  recording  and  testing 
these  ideas.  Class  critiques  provide  for  an 
exchange  of  information  and  for  developing  a 
better  critical  judgement.  (2  semesters  — 
3  credits  each) 

Major  Studios 

Design  321,  322 

Major  Studio  in  Graphic  Design  is  a  continuation  of 
the  trial  major,  but  here  the  problems  considered 
are  more  complex.  Students  work  in  their  studios 
on  assignments  and  meet  weekly  for  group 
critiques.  Projects  might  include  such  things  as 
designing  a  series  of  book  jackets,  an  identity 
program  for  a  small  business  or  the  layout  of  a 
magazine  article.  During  the  junior  year,  a 
student  is  expected  to  develop  an  individual 
approach  to  solving  design  problems.  (2  semesters 

—  9  credits  each) 

Design  421,  422 

Major  Studio  in  Graphic  Design     The  fourth  year 
is  treated  as  the  first  year  of  the  student's  design 
career.  A  portion  of  the  work  is  assigned  by  the 
instructor  specifically  to  develop  the  student's 
professional  portfolio.  The  remaining  time  is 
reserved  for  each  senior,  in  concert  with  the 
instructor,  to  assemble  an  independent  design 
program.  The  senior  is  expected  to  perform  like  a 
professional  designer.  The  instructor  plays  the 
roles  of  consultant  and  client.  (2  semesters  —  9 
credits  each) 

Painting  331 ,  332 

Major  Studio  in  Painting      Painting  331  builds  on 
the  abstract  theories  introduced  in  freshman 
design  and  the  formal  and  observational  skills 
emphasized  in  sophomore  painting.  The  emphasis 
is  on  the  careful  observation  and  evaluation  of 
form,  color,  and  composition.  The  students  work 
more  independently,  defining  the  direction  their 
painting  will  take.  All  juniors  majoring  in 
painting  are  required  to  paint  in  the  life  studio 
during  the  first  term,  and  to  attend  technical 
demonstrations  and  group  critiques.  (2  semesters 

—  9  credits  each) 

Painting  431,  432 

Major  Studio  in  Painting      Students  are  expected  to 
take  increasing  responsibility  for  their  own 
direction  and  acquire  skill  at  clarifying  their 
goals.  An  important  part  of  the  major  studio 
consists  in  seminars  on  traditional  and 
contemporary  art  theory. 

Throughout  the  senior  year  the  teacher  functions 
as  a  critic. 


The  graduating  senior  is  expected  to  assemble  a 
coherent  and  defensible  body  of  work 
demonstrating  significant  commitment  to  a 
number  of  clearly  specified  problems  and 
concerns.  (2  semesters  —  9  credits  each) 

Printmaking  341 ,  342 

Major  Studio  in  Printmaking     The  student  who 
chooses  the  printmaking  major  works  in  all  the 
principal  printmaking  media.  Printmaking  is 
viewed  not  just  as  a  technical  exercise,  but  as  an 
aesthetic  challenge  that  involves  questions  of 
form,  design,  historical  precedence.  During  the 
course  of  the  year  students  are  expected  to 
demonstrate  the  appropriateness  of  the 
printmaking  media  for  the  working  out  of  their 
visual  ideas.  (2  semesters  —  9  credits  each) 

Printmaking  441 ,  442 

Major  Studio  in  Printmaking      By  the  senior  year, 
students  are  expected  to  already  have  the  formal 
mastery  which  will  allow  them  to  concentrate  on 
imagery  and  formal  questions.  Special  attention  is 
given  to  exploring  the  graphic  quality  and  the 
character  peculiar  to  different  printmaking 
methods. 

The  graduating  senior  is  expected  to  assemble  a 
coherent  and  defensible  body  of  work 
demonstrating  a  significant  commitment  to  a 
number  of  clearly  specified  problems  and 
concerns.  (2  semesters  —  9  credit  hours) 

Sculpture  351,  352 

Major  Studio  in  Sculpture  builds  on  the  basic 
information  in  problem-solving  and  use  of 
materials  gained  during  the  two  previous  years. 
Students  are  encouraged  to  master  the  tools  and 
techniques  they  are  already  familiar  with,  as  well 
as  more  specialized  ones  introduced  during  the 
third  year.  Frequent  discussions  with  instructors 
and  regular  group  criticism  with  other  students 
are  scheduled.  (2  semesters  —  9  credits  each) 

Sculpture  451 ,  452 

Major  Studio  in  Sculpture     The  great  amount  of 
time  allotted  to  senior  workshops  allows  for  more 
ambitious  series  or  larger  works.  At  this  point, 
students  should  be  forming  a  commitment  and  a 
sense  of  discipline,  concentrating  more  deeply 
upon  those  sculptural  problems  and  materials 
which  they  find  most  compelling. 
The  graduating  senior  is  expected  to  assemble  a 
coherent  and  defensible  body  of  work 
demonstrating  a  significant  commitment  to  a 
number  of  clearly  specified  problems  and 
concerns.  The  final  formal  presentation  is 
evaluated  on  the  basis  of  aesthetic  quality  and 
professionalism  in  concept  and  execution,  and 
documented  in  slide  form.  (2  semesters  — 
9  credits  each) 


Painters  and printmakers  as  well 
as  sculptors  are  encouraged  to  study 
the  human  form  in  three 
dimensions. 


42     Course  Descriptions 


An  exercise  in  photo-collage  from 
Design  112. 


Studio  Electives 

Design  200 

Production  and  Processes  is  an  intensive  technical 
course  that  explains  the  basic  materials,  tools,  and 
processes  that  a  graphic  designer  encounters. 
Practical  exercises  take  a  job  from  sketches  to  final 
printing.  Areas  covered  include:  methods  of 
specifying  type  for  typesetting,  the  use  of 
photostats  and  halftones,  mechanicals, 
photosilkscreen,  and  commercial  printing. 
(3  credits) 

Drawing  221 

Life  Drawing  i  is  an  intensive  study  of  the  human 
figure,  intended  to  enable  the  student  to  translate 
exact  observations  to  a  page,  and  to  understand 
the  formal  principles  that  organize  a  page.  In  the 
course  of  the  semester,  a  number  of  attitudes 
toward  the  human  figure  are  introduced.  Some 
stress  the  idea  that  the  body  is  a  perfectly 
organized  structure;  others  stress  the  expressive 
possibilities.  (3  credits)  Offered  in  the  spring 
semester. 

Photography  213 

This  course  develops  the  use 
of  the  35mm  camera,  basic  techniques  of  film 
exposure  and  processing,  and  black  and  white 
printing.  (3  credits) 

Sculpture  200 

Materials  and  Techniques  in  Contemporary 

Sculpture  teaches  the  proper  use  of  equipment 
necessary  to  manipulate  steel,  aluminum,  bronze 
and  wood,  and  provides  familiarity  with  the 
properties  of  these  materials  in  the  light  of 
contemporary  aesthetics.  (3  credits)  Note: 
Sculpture  200  may  be  repeated  for  credit. 

Sculpture  222 

Figure  Modeling     The  basic  purpose  of  the  course 
is  to  allow  the  student  to  begin  analysis  of  the 
proportions  of  the  human  body,  to  experience  a 
form  in  space  —  a  three-dimensional  reality  as 
opposed  to  the  two-dimensional  illusion  of 
drawing.  The  course  deals  with  reliefs  in  addition 
to  the  free-standing  figure,  to  provide  a  bridge 
between  drawing  and  sculpture.  (3  credits) 
Offered  in  the  fall  semester. 
Note:  Figure  Modeling  may  be  repeated  for 
credit. 

Drawing  321 

Life  Drawing  II     Life  Drawing  I  is  a  prerequisite 
for  this  course,  which  the  instructor  may  waive  at 
his  discretion.  Students  are  encouraged  to  apply 
the  media  with  which  they  are  chiefly  concerned 
to  this  study  of  the  human  figure,  and  to  join  in 
the  criticism  of  each  other's  work  and  methods. 
(3  credits)  Offered  in  the  spring  semester.  Note: 
Life  Drawing  II  may  be  repeated  for  credit. 


Photography  313 

Advanced  Photography     Students  do  more 

advanced  work  with  lights  and  studio  equipment, 

and  are  introduced  to  the  view  camera  and  large 

format  negatives.  (3  credits) 

Note:  Photography  313  may  be  repeated  for 

credit. 

Studio  Seminar  400 

Interdisciplinary  Studies:  Word  and  Image 

Students  examine  the  various  places  that  writing 
and  visual  art  come  together,  in  an  attempt  to 
clarify  the  nature  of  each.  Illustration,  criticism, 
the  writing  of  artists  and  poets  about  visual  art, 
the  language  we  use  to  describe  visual  objects, 
conceptual  art,  and  the  possibility  of  inferring 
meaning  from  a  formal  structure  are  among  the 
areas  to  be  considered. 

There  will  be  assigned  visual  work,  writing  and 
readings. 

Class  limited  to  8  students  from  all  departments 
subject  to  approval  of  the  instructors.  (3  credits) 
Offered  as  announced. 

Studio  Seminar  420 

Advanced  Color  Theory  and  Application  begins 
with  an  examination  of  various  color  media 
including  painting,  printing,  sculpture, 
architecture,  stage  design,  textiles  and  film.  It 
proceeds  with  the  study  of  the  elements,  the 
science,  the  aesthetics,  the  traditional  theories  and 
the  psychology  of  color.  Color  will  be  regarded 
according  to  its  use  as  expression,  as  decoration,  as 
structure  and  as  information.  (3  credits) 

Studio  Seminar  440 

Graphic  Design  Forum  is  a  series  of  lectures  and 

seminars,  coordinated  by  a  member  of  the  Design 

Department,  in  which  a  number  of  professional 

designers  and  other  guests  will  present  various 

aspects  of  the  profession.  (3  credts)  Offered  as 

announced. 

Studio  Seminar  450 

Drawing  for  illustration     The  purpose  of  the 
course  is  two-fold.  It  serves  to  advance  the 
student's  skills  in  rendering  the  figure,  still-life, 
and  architectural  forms.  At  the  same  time  the 
student  considers  and  resolves  problems  of 
appropriate  imagery  and  design,  and  learns 
methods  of  research  into  literary  and  advertising 
texts.  (3  credits) 

Liberal  Arts  Electives 

Humanities  200 

Myth  and  Fable  examines  the  nature  and  meaning 

of  mythology.  It  considers  aspects  of  mythic 

narrative  from  antiquity  to  the  present,  and  it 

explores  what  myths  can  teach  us  about  the  world 

and  ourselves.  (3  credits)  Offered  once  every  two 

years. 


Course  Descriptions     43 


Humanities  210 

Reading  and  Writing  Books  for  Children  is  designed 
to  provide  a  background  in  children's  classics,  as 
well  as  to  consider  the  needs  of  children  as  an 
audience.  Students  enrolled  in  the  course  write 
one  long  work  for  children.  (3  credits)  Offered 
once  every  two  years. 

Humanities  220 

The  Structure  of  Theatrical  Composition     A 

primary  aim  of  this  course  is  to  provide  a 
thorough  familiarity,  by  reading,  with  important 
works  that  have  been  made  for  the  theater.  In 
addition,  students  act,  write,  and  direct  enough 
to  gain  some  first  hand  understanding  of  the 
nature  of  presenting  a  theater  work  publicly.  (3 
credits)  Offered  once  every  two  years. 

Humanities  240 

Intermediate  Writing  is  a  basic  orientation  in  the 
rudiments  of  writing  fiction,  criticism,  and 
practical  business  forms.  (3  credits)  Offered  once 
every  two  years. 

Social  Studies  200 

Technology  and  Society  examines  a  series  of 
historical  examples  illustrating  the  interaction 
between  technology  and  society,  beginning  with 
England  in  the  eighteenth  century  and  ending 
with  West  Africa  in  the  twentieth  century. 
(3  credits)  Offered  once  every  two  years. 


Social  Studies  210 

Readings  in  Cosmic  Theory  and  Social  Design 

follows  a  historical  sequence  of  written  attempts 
at  discovering,  defining,  or  controlling  a 
relationship  between  theories  of  world  order  and 
society,  from  Heraclitus  to  Frank  Lloyd  Wright. 
(3  credits)  Offered  once  every  two  years. 

Social  Studies  220 

On  Science  explores  the  historical  development  of 
certain  key  themes  in  the  sciences  from  antiquity 
to  the  present  and  traces  the  evolution  of  our 
explanations  for  the  variety  of  species,  for  the 
architecture  of  the  universe,  for  the  structure  of 
matter,  and  for  the  nature  of  vitality.  Equal 
attention  will  be  paid  to  the  process  of  scientific 
discovery  and  to  its  cultural  consequences. 
(3  credits)  Offered  once  every  two  years. 

Visual  Studies  210 

A  Survey  of  the  History  of  Art  before  1400  presents 
the  history  of  the  art  of  the  Western  world  prior  to 
the  Renaissance.  (3  credits)  Offered  every  year. 

Visual  Studies  215 

A  Survey  of  the  History  of  Art  since  1400  presents 
the  history  of  the  art  of  the  Western  world  from 
the  Renaissance  to  the  present.  (3  credits)  Offered 
every  year. 


Left,  self-portrait  by  Cathy 
McGuiness  made  as  part  of  a 
guided  studio  in  photography . 
With  the  instructor 's  permission , 
guided  studios .  providing 
individual  instruction  on  special 
projects,  are  available  in  all 
departments. 


44     Course  Descriptions 


The  darkrooms  are  located  in  the 
basement  of  the  Rodman,  and  are 
open  to  students  in  all  departments. 


Humanities  300 

Poetry  Workshop      Students  write  poems,  and 
criticize,  discuss  and  revise  them  in  order  to 
understand  poetry  as  a  means  for  clarifying 
thought.  To  further  explore  the  nature  of  poetry, 
there  are  readings  from  major  nineteenth  and 
twentieth  century  poets.  (3  credits)  Offered  once 
every  two  years. 

Humanities  310 

The  Invention  of  America  presents  American 
literature  in  its  historical  context,  examining  the 
way  in  which  that  literature  reflects  principal 
themes  in  American  social  and  intellectual 
history.  (3  credits)  Offered  once  every  two  years. 

Humanities  320 

Seminar  on  the  Work  of  One  Writer  or  School  of 

Writers  is  a  careful  study  of  the  works  of  a 
significant  literary  figure  or  movement,  and  of  the 
world  that  is  reflected  in  those  works.  The  specific 
individual  or  movement  whose  works  are  to  be 
examined  varies  from  year  to  year.  In  one  version 
of  this  course  students  read  Ronsard,  in  another, 
Chaucer.  (3  credits)  Offered  once  every  two  years. 

Social  Studies  300 

The  History  of  the  Future:  The  Utopian  Vision 

Through  an  examination  of  a  historical  sequence 
of  attempts  to  define  the  perfect  human 
community,  this  course  explores  the  values  and 
perils  of  the  Utopian  imagination.  (3  credits) 
Offered  once  every  two  years. 

Social  Studies  310 

Readings  in  the  Literature  of  Exploration  studies 
first-hand  narrative  accounts  by  witnesses  or 
participants  in  explorations  and  discoveries  of 
historical  or  scientific  importance,  from  Marco 
Polo  to  Teillhard  de  Chardin.  (3  credits)  Offered 
once  every  two  years. 

Social  Studies  320 

Seminar  on  the  Work  of  One  Social  Thinker  or 
School  of  Thought     This  is  a  careful  study  of  the 
work  of  a  single  social  thinker  or  movement  and 
the  effect  of  this  work  on  contemporary  and 
subsequent  social  thought.  The  thinker  or 
movement  whose  works  are  to  be  examined  varies 
from  year  to  year.  (3  credits)  Offered  once  every 
two  years. 


Visual  Studies  310 

The  Beginnings  of  Modern  Art  traces  the 

development  of  modernism,  beginning  with  the 

first  Impressionist  exhibition  and  ending  with  the 

dispersal  and  migration  of  artists  from  Europe  in 

the  late  1930's.  (3  credits)  Offered  once  every  two 

years. 

Visual  Studies  320 

Italian  Renaissance  studies  painting,  sculpture  and 
architecture  from  Giotto  to  Michelangelo.  The 
class  examines  developing  techniques  and  varying 
approaches  to  subject  matter  and  the  way  they 
reflect  shifting  intellectual  and  social  attitudes. 
(3  credits)  Offered  once  every  two  years. 

Visual  Studies  330 

The  History  of  Architecture  is  a  survey  which  traces 

the  history  of  architecture  and  explores  the  social, 

cultural,  and  aesthetic  implications  of  the 

monuments  of  architecture  from  paleolithic  times 

to  the  present.  (3  credits)  Offered  once  every  two 

years. 

Visual  Studies  335 

Modern  Sculpture  traces  the  roots  and 
development  of  modern  sculpture,  examining  its 
frequently  changing  formal  and  expressive 
manifestations,  from  Rodin  to  the  present. 
(3  credits)  Offered  once  every  two  years. 

Visual  Studies  340 

Art  in  the  19th  Century  explores  the  variety  of 
definitions  given  to  realism  in  the  19th  century, 
and  traces  the  emergence  of  those  particular 
formal  concerns  which,  at  their  extreme, 
contribute  to  the  logic  of  modernism.  The  course 
begins  with  a  consideration  of  David  and 
Neo-Classicism  and  concludes  with  an  analysis  of 
the  late  works  of  Cezanne  and  Monet.  (3  credits) 
Offered  as  announced. 

Visual  Studies  345 

Design  History  traces  the  evolution  of  the  practice 
of  graphic  design.  Major  developments  in 
printing  from  Gutenberg's  time  are  discussed  as 
an  introduction,  but  the  focus  of  attention  is  on 
developments  in  printing,  typography  and  related 
fields  in  the  19th  and  20th  centuries.  Several 
themes  accompany  the  presentation  of  work  in 
addition  to  questions  of  style  and  formal  qualities: 
changes  in  methods  of  training  graphic  designers, 
the  social  role  of  graphic  designers  and  the  impact 
of  changing  technologies.  (3  credits)  Offered  as 
announced. 

Visual  Studies  350 

Art  Since  1945  focuses  on  major  artistic  movements 
in  America  since  1945  —  our  modern  tradition. 
It  explores  what  these  American  movements  are 
by  seeing  what  triggered  them,  how  they 
developed  and  how  they  affected  both 
contemporary  and  later  developments.  This 
interweave  of  modern  tradition  is  followed 


Course  Descriptions     45 


through  the  art  of  the  60's.  (3  credits)  Offered 
once  every  two  years. 

Humanities  400 

Creative  Writing:  The  Craft  of  Fiction  examines  the 
writing  of  fiction  as  a  fine  art.  Each  student  in  the 
course  writes  a  single  work  of  fiction  to  a 
minimum  length  of  75  pages.  Students  read  and 
criticize  each  other's  work.  (3  credits)  Offered 
once  every  two  years. 

Humanities  410 

History  Workshop      History  is  a  way  of  reflection 
on  those  things  which  have  been  lost  from  human 
experience,  a  way  of  exploring  themes  which  keep 
recurring,  a  way  of  thinking  about  the  present  as  a 
moment  which  began  ten  or  ten  thousand  years 
ago.  This  course  focuses  on  the  act  of  writing 
history.  Each  student  writes  a  historical  essay 
based  on  evidence  gathered  from  such  sources  as 
photographs,  maps,  letters,  diaries,  business 
accounts,  newspapers.  (3  credits)  Offered  once 
every  two  years. 

Humanities  420 

Seminar  in  Ethical  Theory:  The  Sense  of  Evil  is  an 

examination  of  crucial  ethical  themes  in  the 
history  of  Western  culture,  as  revealed  in  the 
works  of  Plato,  Augustine,  Huysmans  and 
Baudelaire.  (3  credits)  Offered  once  every  two 
years. 

Social  Studies  400 

Social  Theory  examines  theories  of  society, 
exploring  and  evaluating  a  sequence  of  written 
attempts  to  define  the  nature  of  economy,  politics 
and  law.  (3  credits)  Offered  once  every  two  years. 

Social  Studies  410 

Workshop  in  Social  Observation  introduces 
students  to  the  art  of  social  inquiry.  Through  a 
sequence  of  readings,  students  consider  the 
perspectives  of  the  ecologist,  the  anthropologist, 
the  sociologist  and  the  psychologist.  Each  student 
is  expected  to  write  a  work  of  considerable  length 
based  on  first-hand  observation  of  some  aspect  of 
social  behavior.  (3  credits)  Offered  once  every  two 
years. 

Humanities  450 

Guided  Reading      A  student  may  work  with  an 

instructor  on  an  individually  designed  program  of 

reading.  The  department  must  approve  the 

program  in  advance.  Enrollment  in  Guided 

Reading  is  limited.  (3  credits)  Offered  every 

semester. 

Humanities  460 

Guided  Writing     A  student  may  work  with  an 

instructor  on  an  individually  designed  program  of 

writing.  The  department  must  approve  the 

program  in  advance.  Enrollment  in  Guided 

Writing  is  limited.  (3  credits)  Offered  every 

semester. 


Social  Studies  450 

Guided  Reading      A  student  may  work 
individually  with  an  instructor  on  an  individually 
designed  program  of  reading.  The  department 
must  approve  the  program  in  advance. 
Enrollment  in  Guided  Reading  is  limited.  (3 
credits)  Offered  every  semester. 

Social  Studies  460 

Guided  Writing     A  student  may  work 

individually  with  an  instructor  on  an  individually 

designed  program  of  writing.  The  department 

must  approve  the  program  in  advance. 

Enrollment  in  Guided  Writing  is  limited. 

(3  credits)  Offered  every  semester. 

Visual  Studies  400 

Aesthetics  and  Criticism      By  reading  and 
discussing  a  sequence  of  major  works,  students 
examine  the  variety  of  philosophies  of  art  and 
explore  the  way  in  which  each  can  be  used  as  a 
basis  for  criticism.  (3  credits)  Offered  once  every 
two  years. 

Visual  Studies  410 

Landscapes     The  goal  of  the  course  is  to  provide  a 
new  approach  to  the  consideration  of  landscape 
painting.  Students  examine  a  series  of  topics 
concerning  the  discovery  of  form  in  terrain,  and 
the  imposition  of  form  on  it:  gardens, 
fortifications,  cartography,  city  building,  roads, 
agriculture,  and  earth  works.  (3  credits)  Offered 
once  every  two  years. 

Visual  Studies  420 

Workshop  in  Exhibition     Members  of  this  seminar 
consider  the  relationship  between  art  and 
audience.  Students  conduct  a  careful  experiment 
in  formulating,  documenting  and  presenting  a 
modest  exhibition  using  art  drawn  from  outside 
the  school  community.  (3  credits)  Offered  once 
every  two  years. 

Visual  Studies  450 

Guided  Reading      A  student  may  work 
individually  with  an  instructor  on  an  individually 
designed  program  of  reading.  The  department 
must  approve  the  program  in  advance. 
Enrollment  in  Guided  Reading  is  limited.  (3 
credits)  Offered  every  semester. 

Visual  Studies  460 

Guided  Writing     A  student  may  work 

individually  with  an  instructor  on  an  individually 

designed  program  of  writing.  The  department 

must  approve  the  program  in  advance. 

Enrollment  in  Guided  Writing  is  limited. 

(3  credits)  Offered  every  semester. 


Also  located  in  the  Rodman 
Building  are  light  tables,  dry 
mounting  and  photostat  equipment. 


46     Trustees,  Administration,  and  Faculty 


Left  to  right,  James  Da  vies, 
Nick  Kilmer,  and  Peter 
Newport 


Trustees,  Administration  &  Faculty 

Board  of  Trustees 

HELGA  FINGER,  Chairman 

WILLIAM  H.  POTTER,  Treasurer 

RICHARD  A.  PLINE.  Clerk 

BLAIR  BROWN 

HELEN  K.  GODDARD 

GEORGE  GRAY 

SEVERIN  HAINES,  Faculty  Representative 

ELDREDGE  H.  LEEMING 

CAROL  LEESON,  Alumni  Representative 

FRANCES  LEVIN 

PETER  NICHOLSON 

ANTONE  G.  SOUZA,  JR. 

MILLICENT  TUCKERMAN 

SUZANNE  UNDERWOOD 

JOSEPH  L.  VALLES 

SUMNER  J.  WARING,  JR. 

MARION  WILNER 


Administration 

JAMES  DAVIES,  President 
B.A.  University  of  Michigan 
M.A.  University  of  Michigan 
Ph.  D.  University  of  Michigan 

NICHOLAS  KILMER,  Dean 
B.A.  Georgetown  University 
M.A.  Harvard  University 

SARAH  BENHAM,  Gallery  Director 

B.A.  University  of  Mississippi 

ELIZABETH  C.  BRYANT,  Comptroller 

DIANE  B.  CAMBRA,  Registrar 

FRED  GOMES,  Superintendent  of  Buildings  and 

Grounds 

PETER  W.  NEWPORT,  Admissions  Director 
B.F.A.  Swain  S  chool  of  Design 

NICKIE  PELCZAR,  Financial  Aid  Officer 

JANE  G.  PHELPS,  Director,  Development  and 

Public  Relations 

B.S.  Rhode  Island  College 

M.A.  University  of  Rhode  Island 

ALLEN  REMORENKO,  Continuing  Education 

Director 

B.A.  North  Carolina  Wesley  an  College 

ANGELA  SCIOTTI,  Library  Director 

B.A.  Salve Regina  College 

M.L.S.  University  of  Rhode  Island 

CHERYL  ZIEGERT,  Student  Services  Director 

B.A.  University  of  Illinois 

M.A.  University  of  Chicago 

LILI  HSING,  Secretary  to  the  President 
GRACE  JONES,  Supply  Store  Manager 
VIRGINIA  SEXTON,  Secretary  of  Admissions 


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Faculty 

JACQUELINE  BLOCK 
Assistant  Professor  of  Painting 
B.T.A.  The  Cooper  Union 

JAMES  P.  BOBRICK 

Assistant  Professor  of  Liberal  Arts 

Chairman  of  the  Liberal  Arts  Department 

A.B.  Boston  University 

Ph.  D.  Boston  University 

CHERYL  ANN  BRZEZINSKI 

Instructor  in  Graphic  Design 

Chairman  of  the  Graphic  Design  Department 

B.F.A.  Western  Michigan  University 

M.A.  Western  Michigan  University 

PETER  DeWALT 

Instructor  in  Design 

B.S.  Rochester  Institute  of  Technology 

RICHARD  DOUGHERTY 
Assistant  Professor  of  Painting 
B.F.A.  Maryland  Institute  College  of  A  rt 
M.F.A.  Maryland  Institute  College  of  Art 

SEVERIN  HAINES 
Assistant  Professor  of  Painting 
Chairman  of  the  Painting  Department 
B.F.A.  Swain  School  of  Design 
M.F.A.  Yale  University 

KAREN  HURST 

Instructor,  English  Laboratory 

B.A.  University  of  Calif orina,  Berkeley 

M.A.  Southeastern  Massachusetts  University 

NICHOLAS  KILMER 

Associate  Professor  of  Liberal  Arts 

Dean 

A.B.  Georgetown  University 

M.A.  Harvard  University 

BENJAMIN  MARTINEZ 

Assistant  Professor  of  Painting 

B.F.A.  The  Cooper  Union 

JOHN  OSBORNE 

Associate  Professor  of  Printmaking 

Director  of  the  Foundation  Program 

N.D.D.  Medivay  College  of  Art 

M.F.A.  California  College  of  A  rts  and  Crafts 

JEFFREY  PIKE 

Instructor  in  Graphic  Design 

B.F.A.  Kansas  City  A  rt  Institute 

M.F.A.  Syracuse  University 

GARRISON  ROOTS 
Instructor  in  Sculpture 
B.F.A.  Massachusetts  College  of  Art 
M.F.A.  Washington  University 

DAVID  ROSENBERG 

Instructor  in  Liberal  Arts 

B.A.  Ithaca  College 

M.A.  University  of  Massachusetts,  Amherst 

DAVID  LOEFFLER  SMITH 

Professor  of  Painting 

B.A.  Bard  College 

M.F.A.  Cranbrook  Academy  of  Art 


ESTHER  SOLONDZ 

Instructor  in  Photography 

B.A.  Clark  University 

M.F.A.  Rhode  Island  School  of  Design 

MARC  ST.  PIERRE 

Instructor  in  Printmaking 

Chairman  of  the  Printmaking  Department 

B.F.A.  Laval  Universite 

M.F.A.  Southern  Illinois  University,  Edwardsville 

ROBIN  TAFFLER 

Instructor  in  Sculpture 

Chairman  of  the  Sculpture  Department 

B.F.A.  Kansas  City  Art  Institute 

M.F.A.  Cranbrook  A  cademy  of  A  rt 

JUDITH  TOLNICK 

Instructor  in  Liberal  Arts 

B.A.  Brandeis  University 

M.A.  Brown  University 


Mark  St.  Pierre,  center,  in 
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making  department 


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How  to  Get  Here 


1  Crapo  Building 
Admissions  Office 
Registrar 

Dean 's  Office 
Painting  Department 
Gallery 
Bookstore 

2  Currier  Building 

3  Library 

4  Melville  Building 

5  President's  House 

6  Rodman  Building 
Business,  Financial  Aid 
Office 

President's  Office 
Design  Department 
Cafeteria 

7  Rodman  Annex 

8  Elm  St.  Garage 
Printmaking  Department 
Sculpture  Department 

9  Genensky  Building 
Maintenance 


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Swain  School  of  Design     19  Hawthorn  Street    New  Bedford,  Massachusetts  02740    (617)997-7831