Evening star., 1941-09-28
Art Students
Have Pick of
Ten Schools
Training to Begin
With Opening of
Exhibit Season
By Florence S. Berryman.

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Washingtonians who wish to study
art will find an'ple facilities in the
District. More than 10 art schools
open here this week and next, along
with the new exhibition season.
They offer such variety in subjects,
techniques and instructors that 1t
seems as though IS of every 100
prospective students should find pre-
cisely the type Of training they are
seeking.
The arrangement between the
Corcoran School of Art and George
Washington University is the most
startling news in the art school
field. The university's art depart
ment is dropping all professional
courses in drawing, painting and
sculpture, and students who wish to
major in art. with university credit,
will register at G. w. but will obtain
their art training at the Corcoran.
They will take other required sub
jects at the university, from which
they also will receive their degrees.
Thus, the art students will have
the benefit of work under the Cor
corans distinguished faculty, to say
nothing of the advantages of the
superb laboratory" afforded by the
gallery's collections and exhibitions.
Opening Wednesday, the school will
have three daily sessions: 8 am. to
IL m, ! to 3:45 pm. and to 9:45
pm.
A similar arrangement has worked
for some years in Philadelphia,
where the University of Pennsyl-
vania has a co-ordinated course with
the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts leading to B. F. A. de-
gree. and another course with the
Philadelphia Museum School of In
dustrial Art. toward the degree of
Bachelor of Applied Art. On the
strength of his own experience,
Joseph T. Fraser. director Of the
Pennsylvania Academy, warmly
commended the Corcoran-G. w. art
study merger as promising much
benefit to all concerned.
The Corcoran School is instituting
still another innovation-placing the
hemicycle at the disposal of ad-
vanced student-artists Twelve for
mer students have been approved to
work there without instruction.
Prof. Norris l. Crandall will con-
tinue to direct G. WIS department
of art, where courses in the history
and appreciation OF art will be given
as heretofore.
The Abbott School of Art, 1l43
Connecticut avenue, also has made
numerous changes. 1t will inaugu-
rate new eight-month course
Wednesday to meet demands for
more intensive training in a shorter
period. The schools first section
opened September /. New instruc-
tors on the faculty are Lyn Egbert,
Juanita Stephens and Alva jaeger.
Mrs. Egbert is teaching design
courses. of which Hugo linden was
instructor for II years before his
death last spring. Mrs. Egbert was
one Of his pupils and, In addition,
studied at several other outstanding
schools here and abroad. Mrs.
Stephens, who obtained her educa-
ton in art in Texas (Alexandre
Hogue University and Texas State
College for Women. will conduct
classes in commercial advertising
and give lecture courses on interior
decoration. Miss Jager will instruct
pupils of high school age.
Marian U. M. Lane will give pro-
fessional instruction in book binding
and illumination in her studio at
1851 Columbia road
Other Washington art schools will
open next week.