Delbert D. Tysdal

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Living years:
1944-2013
Biography:

Delbert's interst in penmanship was aroused at the Dakota Business Institute in Fargo, North Dakota. Tysdal, born in 1945, later bacame one of the last pupils of W. C. Brownfield, who in turn was one of the last to study under Louis Madarasz in 1910.

Tysdal Scrapbook

11/25/2015
( PDF )
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Ornamental Penmanship Demonstration

04/19/2016
( Video )
Del Tysdal demonstrates OP technique
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Example

12/20/2021
( Artwork )
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Lessons in Ornamental Penmanship (Part 6)

03/17/2022
( Lesson )
How I Penned ‘Robert’: A difficult 'R' in Robert until you have done it 300 times
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Lessons in Ornamental Penmanship (Part 5)

03/17/2022
( Lesson )
Methods of teaching penmanship in the classroom
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Lessons in Ornamental Penmanship (Part 4)

03/17/2022
( Lesson )
The overall Madarasz page
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Lessons in Ornamental Penmanship (Part 3)

03/17/2022
( Lesson )
Madarasz: 'country and' The 'x' marks the probable spots where he may have lifted his pen. The small letter 'r' was also used as a lift, just before the final down stroke of the 'i' portion and if not a lift at least a stop.
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Lessons in Ornamental Penmanship (Part 2)

03/17/2022
( Lesson )
Madarasz, line 2, 'Destroy'
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Lessons in Ornamental Penmanship (Part 1)

03/17/2022
( Lesson )
Subject: A lesson on the 'corner curve' to practice
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