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A Designer’s Research Manual
PROJECT:
A Drawing Manual by
Thomas Eakins
CLIENT:
Philadelphia Museum of Art,
in a joint effort with the
Pennsylvania Academy
INTENDED AUDIENCE:
students, scholars, curators,
and individuals interested in
American art and art education
CREDITS:
Design, Baseman Design
Associates
HISTORY LESSON
When Frank Baseman of Baseman Design Associates got the opportunity to design
and produce a historic volume, he dived in to the nineteenth-century research the
project demanded. In Baseman’s case, looking back in time allowed him to create
the best design possible for a modern book. Baseman’s historic research offers a
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