THE INCLINATION OF ARTISTS TO PARTITION LINE SECTIONS IN THE GOLDEN RATIO

A sample of 51 mature, established, and successful artists and sculpto rs were invited to partition line segments with a pencil mark so that the resulting two line segments formed the most pleasing proportion. I t was anticipated that this particular group of subjects would choose the golden section. However, the proper tion of 1:2 and not the golden section was the over-all ratio of choice. These data were contrasted with those obtained in similar but earlier work conducted by another r esearcher who rested psychology students as subjects.