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"We're looking for people who like to draw"
BY JON WHITCOMB
Do you like to draw or paint? If
you do America's 12 Most Fa
mous Artists are looking for you. We'd
like to help you find out if you have
talent worth developing.
Here's why we make this offer. About
ten years ago, my colleagues and I re
alized that too many people were miss
ing wonderful careers in art . . . either
because they hesitated to think they
had talent ... or because they couldn't
get top-drawer professional art train
ing without leaving home or giving up
their jobs.
My colleagues and I decided to do
something about this. Taking time off
from our busy art careers, we pooled
the extensive knowledge of art, the
professional know-how, and the price
less trade secrets which we ourselves
were able to leam only through long,
successful experience.
We organized this knowledge into a
remarkable series of lessons covering
every aspect of drawing and painting.
Then, to illustrate these written les-'
sons, we made over 5,000 special draw
ings . . . with each of the famous artists
graphically demonstrating the particu
lar art techniques for which he is best
known.
Finally, we perfected what we sin
cerely believe is the most personal and
effective method ever developed to
give art students constructive criticism.
In short, we created a complete prac
tical training course in Commercial
Art and Illustration that people every
where could take right in their own
homes and in their spare time. This
original course proved so successful
that two equally practical professional
courses were later created-the Famous
Artists Course in Fine Arts Painting
and the Famous Artists Course in Pro
fessional Cartooning.
Our training has helped thousands
win the creative fulfillment and finan
cial rewards of part-time or full-time
art careers. Here are just a few:
Don Smith lives in New Orleans.
Three years ago Don knew nothing
about art even doubted he had tal
ent. Today, he is an illustrator with a
leading advertising agency in the South
and has a future as big as he wants
to make it.
Earns Seven Timet ai Much
Eric Ericson used to be a clerk in an
auto parts department. Thanks to our
training, he is now an advertising illus
trator at seven times his former salary.
John Busketta was a pipefitter's
helper with a big gas company until
he began our training. He still works
for the same company but as an artist
in the advertising department. At a
big increase in pay!
Artist JON WHITCOMB pointi on of hii lomout lovo itory illustrations
for o lop notional mogozino in hit fabulous Darion, Conn., studio.
Harriet Kuzniewski was bored with
an "ordinary" job when she sent for
our talent test. Convinced she had the
makings of an artist, she enrolled with
us. Soon, she landed a job as a fashion
artist. Today, she does high-style illus
tration in New York.
John Whitaker of Memphis, Tenn.,
was an airline clerk when he began
studying with us. Two years later, he
won a national cartooning contest. To
day he draws a popular comic strip en
joyed by millions.
Father of 3 Win New Career
Stanley Bowen, a father of three chil
dren, was trapped in a dull, low-paying
job. By studying with us, he was able
to throw over his old job to become an
illustrator for a fast-growing art studio
... at a fat increase in payl
A West Virginia salesgirl studied
with us, got a job as an artist, later be
came advertising manager of the best
store in Charleston.
, A great -grandmother in Newark,
Ohio, studied painting with us in her
spare time. Recently, she had her first
local "one man" show where she
sold thirty-two of her water colors and
five of her oil paintings.
Lilian Ashby of Toronto writes:
"I'm losing count but I believe I have
painted 57 and sold 41 pictures since
America's 18 Moot
Famous Artists
NORMAN ROCKWELL
JON WHITCOMB
AL PARKER
STEVAN DOHAN08
DONO KINGMAN
PETER HELCK
FRED LUDEKENS
BEN 8TAHL
ROBERT PAWCETT
AUSTIN BRIOOS
HAROLD VON SCHMIDT
ALBERT DORNE
beginning your wonderful Course."
Donald Kern - a Miles City, Mon
tana cowboy studied art with us.
Now he paints portraits, sells them for
$250 each, and gets all the business
he can handle.
Mother Roosts Family Income,
Elizabeth Merriss a busy New York '
mother now adds to her family's in
come by designing gift wrappings and
greeting cards and illustrating chil
dren's books.
Don Colemba of Detroit stepped up
from railroad worker to the styling de
partment of a major automobile com
pany. Now he helps design new car
models.
Gertrude Vander Poel had never
drawn a thing until she started study
ing with us. Now a swank New York
gallery exhibits her paintings for sale.-
Harold I. Hopkinson, a Wyoming
superintendent of schools, sold $1,000
worth of paintings during summer va
cation and was commissioned to do a
mural for the new Mormon Temple
in Los Angeles.
Where Are Tomorrow's Artists?
We're not surprised by the success of
our students. Opportunities open to
trained artists today are endless. We
continually get calls from art buyers
all over the U. S. They ask us for prac
tical, well-trained students not gen
iuses who can step into full-time or
part-time jobs.
We're convinced that other men
and women are missing an exciting
career in art simply because they hesi
tate to think that they have talent.
These are the people we want to find
and train for success in art.
Free . . . Famous Artist Talent Test
How about you? Wouldn't you like to
find out if you have talent worth train
ing for a full-time or part-time art
career? Just send for our remarkably
revealing 12-page talent test. Thou
sands formerly paid $1 for this test.
But now our School offers it free and
will grade and analyze it for you free.
If you show art talent through this test,
you'll be eligible for professional train
ing by our School ... in your own home
and in your spare time. There's no ob
ligation. Simply mail the coupon today.
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