Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art - Fawcett Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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PORTRAITURE OME think that a likeness and a portrait mean the same thing, but there is a great difference between them. A photographer can get a likeness, but it takes a psychologist to make a portrait. A portrait could be a very poor likeness, as a likeness could be a very poor portrait, but a portrait ought to be a good likeness. The por- trait artist must recreate in paint, bronze, or marble the personality of his subject. [ 67 ]

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t poser fe aE EAW CE RE ATELIER } iI WRS one enters the Fawcett Architectural Atelier one’s thoughts go back to Paris—the home of Ateliers and the Ecole des Beaux Arts. The atmosphere of cheer- ful industry, the good-natured criticism by one’s fellow students, the helping hand and guiding influ- ence of the Patron are as truly represented here as abroad. ‘The hal- lowed works of former students adorning the walls heighten this illusion while serving as an inspiration to those who are ever strug- gling to pacify that exacting mistress—Architecture. Tuesday night being given over to criticism, our Patron, Mr. Fougner, reigns supreme. Wielding his pencil mercilessly, he points out flaws in what we thought were masterpieces and draws in a few minutes, with infinitely better results, what it took us hours, some- times days, to accomplish. Friday night finds the air filled with the steady hum of industry, as each student endeavors to crystallize his ideas through the medium of pencil and paper. Wails of despair and grunts of satisfaction mingled with the scraping of pencils attest to the varying degrees of success reached by the individual student. As the school year draws to a close the students are still eagerly striving to keep abreast of the ever increasing demand for beauty and fitness in things architectural. JOHN McLeEop [ 69 ]