Pratt Institute - Prattonia Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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illustration Come with me, my friend, right up to the fourth floor. Pratt Institute, sure, this is it! I’m sure you’ve seen some of the fine illustrations that have been turned out here. Wait! Don’t take that elevator; we always walk. None of us will ever forget these stairs. It must be time for a break; there go two of my classmates headed for the Lounge with a pack of cards. Here we are on the fourth floor at last, home of the Illustration department and our workshop, where inspired people produce work that is graphically outstanding. First, I want you to meet a top-notch fellow, Mr. Khosroy Ajootian, head of the department. Even the ash tray on his desk is a hollowed out patella. Over there is Mr. Fritz Eichen- berg, a gentleman and disciple of the old- world culture whose aim is to instill finer standards of craftsmanship in our group. Let’s drop in on an oil-painting class. Rather crowded now, but there’s nothing like that general neighborly feeling in this class. Lis- ten to Vie Menard, he takes great joy in making his long announcements. It’s hard to hear Vic’s remarks when Bob Spector’s whistling is competing (arias included.) Take a look at Naugler’s painting, he’s a whiz! This floor was the scene of some marvel- ous illustration exhibits. The work of such outstanding artists as Robert Fawcett, Stevan Dohanos, Earl Oliver Hurst and Norman Rockwell was exhibited. In a lecture to our department, Robert Fawcett jokingly advised us to forget all our study of anatomy and ad- ded that it wouldn’t help us in the field. One of the class’ best exhibits included the books that we illustrated. Say, before you leave, let’s go down to the Lounge for a cup of coffee. Over there are some kids from my class. There’s “Banjo”, a girl who is outstanding in many ways. Steve Zonitch, our class wit and Rhoda Madden, our torchy vocalist. The other two are our basketball stars, Adam Kir- chuk and Mort Kunstler. Say, how do you kids find time to play bridge with a year’s calendar to illustrate? And every day of it, too! Well, you’ve seen it all now. There is no doubt that this group will have little difficulty making their names mean something in the world of art and commerce. Success and hap- piness is inevitable for all of them.

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Allen Brown Casimir Cetnarowski William Dehn Florence Fermo Roger Jackson Charles Jaschob Albert Kaytor Jane Lawless Samuel Mogavero William O’Connor Paul Olivia James Rubins Robert Schuman Howard Sleight Joan Wall

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