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In the midst of the Great Depression Arnold Friberg moved from small town Phoenix to Chicago in the fall 1931 to attend the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. This was the first time in the artists life that he could visit museums and see the works of great artists of the past and present.
One of his most awkward experiences he faced was in his Life drawing class. The class utilized both clothed and nude models so that students could learn to draw the human figure properly.
On the first day of class, Arnold Friberg was faced with an attractive, red-haired model who was fully clothed. He sketched her face and worked to capture each pose. On the following day the same model waiting, only this time she was nude. Arnold Friberg had to begin learning to paint accurate renderings of human anatomy. He worked with a variety of models some old, fat, skinny, tall. The variety gave Arnold Friberg the experience of drawing and painting human subjects of all shapes and sizes. After the initial surprise of working with nude models, the work became a technical exercise not unlike drawing landscapes.
August 22nd, 2008 at 5:18 pm
I’ve wondered about the nude model issue…. I’m an art student and think it’s a ligitimate way of learning the human form, but I get wierd reactions from people when they learn about it. Can I get some LDS views on the issue?