In 1927 at the age of 15, Yusi won a Scholastic Art Scholarship from the Federal School of Art, in Minneapolis, MN. The Federal School offered a rigorous correspondence course in both commercial design and illustration.
“…During the late teens and early twenties, when advertising began a meteoric rise and commercial artists and letterers were in demand, correspondence schools were founded to train illustrators and designers…”
…The leader, however, was The Federal School of Commercial Designing founded in 1919….” The Federal School’s headquarters occupied a three story high, block long building in Minneapolis; had branch offices in New York City and Chicago; boasted over seventy-five advisors and full-time faculty members, was larger than any of the other schools; claimed over 3000 home study students annually enrolled and offered “a well-rounded, practical preparation for a profession” that was recognized by the Home Study Institute and the Midland National Bank of Minneapolis.”
--Steven Heller: co-chair of the Designer as Author MFA Program and co-founder of the MFA in design criticism program at the School of Visual Arts, NY, NY “Draw Me Schools of Commercial Art” (online)
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“…During the late teens and early twenties, when advertising began a meteoric rise and commercial artists and letterers were in demand, correspondence schools were founded to train illustrators and designers…”
…The leader, however, was The Federal School of Commercial Designing founded in 1919….” The Federal School’s headquarters occupied a three story high, block long building in Minneapolis; had branch offices in New York City and Chicago; boasted over seventy-five advisors and full-time faculty members, was larger than any of the other schools; claimed over 3000 home study students annually enrolled and offered “a well-rounded, practical preparation for a profession” that was recognized by the Home Study Institute and the Midland National Bank of Minneapolis.”
--Steven Heller: co-chair of the Designer as Author MFA Program and co-founder of the MFA in design criticism program at the School of Visual Arts, NY, NY “Draw Me Schools of Commercial Art” (online)
See exercises below: