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EXCELSIOR • SHOREWOOD <br />mr a Spenoi <br />r - A^LVsS <br />s O3oe*SuirSailr <br />April 22, 1992 <br />- tm <br />•^1. •* <br />i <br />'f <br />mk'* *- <br />:r < ^ f • <br />4T ^rty <br />Jo Holroyd of Edios t fiydriH ai Alrlicr l4:Surur m Lu^feior. <br />%»tiHMi «nth ■ sififtk Ughl tourer in ■ darkared fludki Ml the school. <br />Sliidrnis sun thor Crainins by mMking charooiil drawinst and o«rr <br />years learn more advanced technuiucs.(l*hoco bv Cnug <br />Modern story, old style <br />Excelsior art school tries to preser\'e traditions of old masters <br />n«. VIsCtKAkA. TlatniC ...Bv .MatUiew ZlaUuk <br />Opera or NrH"* <br />There s more thao ooe way lo tell a story. and some people <br />think the old ways are best <br />Or. if not best, than at least worth preservmi; <br />That's what happens at Atelier LeSueur. a school for artists <br />based m the Flxcelsior Community Center .Aspiring artists <br />spend up to seven years learning to draw and paint. worKmg <br />w*ith instructors to develop the style of ISth^century European <br />masters. <br />**This IS one of the last schools left in the world for this kind <br />of artwork." said founder and director Annette LeSueur <br />we re providing is an eye. which you can t get out of a book " <br />The school is modeled after Fans4>ased studios of the late <br />laOQd. where apprenDces would study for years with a master <br />''What we’re providing is an eye, which <br />you can ’t get out of a book. ” <br />— .^/incite LeSueur <br />Fixjndcr. .Atelier LeSueur <br />••.Atelier.” iproocxinced ah tell-yeh' is French for "workshop <br />The school tries to recapture the spinl of the old workshops, <br />said LeSueur. with 8-10 students working closely with the <br />instrurior. <br />We try to have an atmosphere that 8 conducive to people <br />ATELIER: To page 6A <br />Newsstand <br />PfiC9 <br />5(F