Show - probably the greatest in the history of commercial art At the height of his career he began a e search for people who like to draw ALBERT DORNI money-make- r full-tim- criticism the field of art has ever known The course was planned so that people with no previous art training could start right from scratch Yet it has proved so complete and practical that thousands of professional artists have also enrolled to further improve their earning power This original course in Commercial Art and Illustration was so successful that two other equally outstanding courses have since been added one in Fine Arts Painting the other in Professional Cartooning The Famous Artists Schools still owned and run by the famous artists who started it now has active students in every state and in over 40 foreign countries Albert Dome President of the School is hot surprised at all by the success of his students "Opportunities open to trained He's Looking for People Who Like to Draw - America's NORMAN ROCKWELL artist and a founder of the Famous Artists Schools best-love- d by Rex Taylor well-traine- thousands of people who never Today they could be artists are working happily at easels and drawing boards making pictures — and getting paid for s secretaries mechanics housewives salesmen policemen people in every walk of life are being helped to success and happiness in art — and the one who is least surprised is Albert Dome — the man most responsible for their success them-Clerk- Who are torn it of the peopU Dora hu hIpd to succeed? Don Smith lives in New Orleans Three years ago Don knew nothing about art — even doubted he had talent Today he is an illustrator with the largest advertising agency in the South! John Busketta was a pipefitter's helper in a gas company He still works for the same company but now he's an artist in the advertising department at a big increase in pay Elizabeth Merriss busy New York mother now adds to her family's income by designing greeting cards and illustrating children's books A in Newark Ohio show recently had her first local "one-mangreat-grandmoth- " where she sold thirty-twand five oil paintings — o artists today are enormous We continually get calls and letters from art buyers all over d the U S They ask us for practical students — not geniuses — who can fill or part-timjobs" water colors - John Whitaker of Memphis was an airline clerk two years ago Recently he won a national cartooning contest prize now does a comic strip for a group of newspapers full-tim- Each of these people — and thousands of others — have been helped to success in art through a bold program which Albert Dome proposed almost ten years ago Nw Kind of Art School From the day Albert Dome first became a celebrated illustrator — men and women who wanted to be artists flocked to him for help and guidance "They all had one thing in common" Dome says "they liked to draw What most of them needed was a little more confidence in themselves and some practical training in professional art techniques" Dome was eager to help these people but realized he couldn't do it alone So he called together a group who with himself comprised America's 12 Most Famous Artists "All over the country" Dome told them "there are men and women who like to draw and who could be successful artists Why can't we give these people the one thing they can't get elsewhere — the trade secrets and techniques we learned only through years of successful experience I'm suggesting an entirely new kind of home-stud- y art school one that will give talented people everywhere an opportunity to get professional art training without leaving their homes or giving up top-draw- their jobs" The idea met with great enthusiasm Taking time off from their busy careers - the famous artists perfected a revolutionary new way to teach drawing and painting They made over 5000 special illustrations for their course each man contributing his own special "hallmark of greatness" For example Norman Rockwell devised a simple way to explain how to create his famous characters Jon Whitcomb how to draw the stunning "glamexplained our girls" that have brought him worldwide fame Al Dome showed ways to achieve action and humor Then came their most challenging problem how would they correct the drawings that students living hundreds of miles away mailed to the School? The famous artists dug deep into their own rich experiences The system they finally developed is the most personal most effective method of heart-warmin- g stcp-by-ste- p NORMAN ROCKWELL 12-pa- JON WHITCOMB - I Please send me without obligation your Famous Artists Talent Test FRED LUDEKENS BEN STAHL ' AL PARKER STEVAN DOHANOS DONG KINGMAN PETER IIELCK " FAMOUS ARTISTS SCHOOLS Studio 659 Wstport Conn I :( t W ' ROBERT FAWCETT VON SCHMIDT ! - ! - I I Kin AUSTIN BRIOGS HAROLD e Rovoaling Art Talont Tost Today instead of interviewing people Dome and his fellow artists have created a much more revealing method for discovertheir own ing and measuring art talent Famous Artists Talent Test Originally there was a $1 charge for this test Today their School offers it free and grades it free Men and women who reveal natural talent through the test are eligible for trainright in their own ing by the School homes and in their spare time Find out if your art talent is worth training Simply return the coupon The Famous Artists Talent Test will be mailed to you without cost or obligation This might well be your first step to an exciting new life in the wonderful world of art " America's 12 Most Famous Artists e § (Mmm print) I I I J AddrtH I I Zwn City ALBERT DORNE ' City Stat I I |