ABSTRACT
Charles Russell Hewlett was Dean of the School of Applied Design of the Carnegie Institute of Technology, President of the Art Society of Pittsburgh and a member of the Board of Directors of the American Federation of Arts. Since mechanical reproductions even now have undeniable artistic beauty and educational potency, then the author think the people should more courageously accept the application of machinery to the industrial arts. The introduction of mechanical methods of reproduction into the domain of the industrial arts, then, the author considers to be not only perfectly legitimate but also, in many ways, pregnant with new and valuable suggestions for the designer's artistic endeavors. Fortunately, bad art cannot proselytize; but every really good production has filled some educational mission which cannot be destroyed, and every example of good design creates a demand for more, to replace the tasteless objects surrounding it.
