McCrone, Sara Grace2017-09-202017-09-201904http://hdl.handle.net/2097/37703Citation: McCrone, Sara Grace. The relation of art and industry. Senior thesis, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1904.Morse Department of Special CollectionsIntroduction: The mention of art generally conveys the idea of something beautiful and perhaps grand, but it is not generally thought that the word conveys anything whatever in they way of usefulness. It is the usefulness of art and its relation to the various industries that we would discuss. The so called fine arts in all things beauty, glory and usefulness are not to be considered. Kenyon Cox says “The highest aim of art is to make some useful thing beautiful.” This is at least the part of the scope of art that comes nearest the common people and that which should be the most interesting to every one. The usefull things are the homely things of life, and the things with which we come in contact every day. But these things may be beautiful while they are usefull. And there is always a chance to beautify even the most homely article…The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.ArtIndustryPractical ApplicationsTextThesesManuscripts (documents)