Tuesday, April 22, 2025

camouflage / war work training for art school students

Ad, The Boston Post, June 8, 1941
WAR WORK FEATURE FOR ART STUDENTS in Trenton Evening Times (Trenton NJ), September 18, 1918—

All classes at the [Trenton] School of Industrial Arts this year are being conducted with the special aim of making them worthwhile to the student for war purposes. At present there are many former students engaged in war service, some in camouflage work, and others in poster making. Much more poster work will be done this year than usually, notwithstanding that this has always been an important field of activity.

Emphasis is being laid also on the classes in fine art, as it is felt that students in this branch will have unusual opportunities when the war ceases. In the industrial revival which will sweep over the country, designers will be needed in almost unlimited numbers, and this is an ideal time for them to prepare.…

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