New-York tribune., 1922-06-25
League Will Open Country,,s
First Graphic Art School
New Department, With Pennell Head, to Operate
Next October; An Americans Statue for
England; Crisp Paints Garden Murals

Announcement OF a new school for
the graphic arts has just been made
By the Art Students League OF New
York. realizing that for which the
American art world has fclt an in
ercasing need during recent years. II
IS TO be school for education IN the
methods Of practical art reproduction
including lithography and fine hand
eolor-printing. The first school OF It's
kind in this country, II will be oper-
a,ed commencing next October in con-
junction with the League" school in
the Fine Arts Building. 2l5 West
Fifty-seventh Street. Joseph Pennell.
one Of the foremost American litho-
eraphers and etchers. will head the de-
partment, and his associate will be
Fred W. Goudy. an expert on lettering
and printing and designer Of fine type.
Mr.. Pennell will direct the class in
etching and lithography and, according
10 the announcement, he will give lee
lures on these arts which will be sup
plcmen,cd by practical instruction. a
requirement for entrance will be that
students be able 10 pass an examination
in drawing and design. In the class
students will develop their own de-
signs and put them through all the
stages OF preparation for the press,
completing the procedure by striking
their own prints on the special presses
which arc being provided.
Lectures on lettering. layout and de-
sign will be given BY Mr. Goudy. These
courses. it is stated, will involve eriti-
cism Of creative work and will cover
the history and development Of let
tcring and It's fundamental principles
in connection with design for use with
lettering, and a general study Of typog-
rsphy.
II is the intention OF this course, the
statement adds, TO train artists not
only to make designs but to carry them
out practically and thus be able to
undertake or supervise a production
from the first sketch 20 the final print.
Mr. Pcnncll has been one Of the
leading proponents for school Of
graphic arts. At recent meeting Of
the Art Directors Club no said that
American methods Of reproduction were
far behind those Ct other countries,
particularly England and Germany. At
that time he urged his audience 10 ex-
ercise their influence for a national
school Of the graphic arts, saying that
unless something was provided TO en-
able US to keep up with the advanced
methods being developed abroad we
would have foreign experts coming
over here to do our work for US.
Other men besides Mr.. Pennel have
spoken often OF the need here OF prop
erly trained craftsmen to carry our re-
production TO further point OF de-
velopment. The excessive use Of the
elementary three-color process result
ing from the printer playing down" TO
the advertiser instead OF setting a
standard for him has been widely re-
garded as detrimental TO native art
and printing.
Thomas Furlong. treasurer Of the Art
Students League. believes that the
league has obtained the best men posi-
bic 20 provide instruction in the new
field. Education along graphic lines.
he says, has been totally lacking in this
country and very little progress has
been made.
"Our printers are familiar only with
the simpler forms Of reproduction and
we know almost nothing about litho-
graphy as an art medium" said Mr.
Furlong. We need 10 know all the
possibilities OF this art so that when
we wish 10 produce an especially fine
job We need not send 10 Germany or
England for IT, The authorization for
the graphic arts department is the
biggest advance that we have made in
years in the field Of art education"