Life Modeling in Schools and Universities

Life class at Drexel University, circa 1900, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Ethics of Contracts with Persons: Life Models in the University Classroom

This paper explores the historical dynamics that influence artist-model and student-model relationships in the classroom. It then presents an overview of contemporary issues. It concludes with a call for ethical standards that ensure models' rights as workers and as persons.

Practices and Ethics: Considerations for Life Class Instructors

This document offers considerations for ethical standards in the life studio.

Bibliography/Suggested Readings

A Casting From Life (Nature), oil on canvas, 1887. Joseph Dantan

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