A scarce booklet produced as a supplement to the Art Instruction, Inc.'s illustration correspondence course.

This copy is extra special in that it includes two printed inserts often separated and missing--facsimiles of two autographed letters on letterhead: one from Art Instruction, Inc.'s Director Walter J. Wilwerding, and one from the artist himself, Perry Peterson!

A fantastic document for some many reasons: a portrait of the illustration industry circa 1952, an instructional book, and a monograph on the this mid-century illustrator for The Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, Ladies Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, American Magazine, and others.

This book opens with "The Life and Work of Perry Peterson" followed by "My Approach to Illustrating" with dozens of examples and step-by-step demonstrations.

Foreword:

This story of the life and work of Perry Peterson is truly inspiring. Here is a Master Artist who enrolled in our course when he was still in high school, but who did not stop there. He continued with his art studies with unflagging interest until he had perfected his work to a point where it attracted the attention of art editors of national publications. His talent and sincerity of purpose showed in his work. From there on, his success was assured. He has found his place among the Master Artists in the field of American illustrating.

Here, he takes you into his studio to show you how his work is accomplish . In the explanation of his methods, it is plain to see that his work is not accomplished through some miracle, but through clear planning, persistent application and, above all, through a true love for his work, For here is a Master Artist whose continued and all-consuming interest in illustrating has carried him to the top of his profession. it is the purpose of this book to show how this was done.

This is one of a series of MASTER ARTIST TEXTS especially prepared by present day MASTER ARTISTS...

Although these MASTER ARTIST TEXTS are principally developed for the more advanced art student, they will serve to demonstrate the purpose of our early basic training... For this reason, the first of this series reaches the student early in his training. Others follow as the student progresses.

Regular lesson assignments are not included as part of these MASTER ARTIST TEXTS.Assignments based on these texts will reach the student at proper intervals during his course of study. In the meantime, we urge the student to treasure these books as supplementary reference texts until the specific lesson assignments are received. - Walter J. Wilwerding