ABSTRACT
George Wallis was an artist and art educator, who particularly promoted education in industrial art. In this chapter, Wallis discussed the distinctions between fine art and industrial art, and the issues that arise from this. He claimed that the fine artist 'records by idealised imitation', whereas the industrial artist 'aims at the embellishing of the works of man'. In Fine Art, he who produces the best ideal imitation best succeeds. It must never be forgotten, however, that much depends upon the selection of a fitting type; and in this respect, the same principle would govern the industrial artist in the choice of his type, as would be observed by the historic artist in the selection of his model. In the hurry of drawing the illustrations, the writer— unfortunately or fortunately, the reader must judge which — committed one of those oversights so common in designing for Industrial Art.
