THE MICHIGAN DAILY 14 Ptae Eight, Sun, n O~-rnkp~r1 F 1 OA.Sry d',S/J~ JId/ Sunday, October 16, 1955 0 THE MICHIGAN DALLY .) Uf IUUY , %if-tvL)t:r ID, _ __ I Educational Objectives Academy Plan "MORE PEOF (Continued from Page 7) brook ventures, initiated in 1930. It was originally planned as a supplement to the private school programs, but it was soon evidentl that its facilities served a widerl need. Handsomely housed by Saar-1 inen in its present hillside loca- tion in 1938, the Institute attracts large numbers of visitors daily and Michigan school children come over by the -busload. Fulfilling its self-imposed edu- cational objective, the Institute maintains traveling exhibits as well as the popular museum dis- plays. It conducts study groups, demonstrations and field trips. Original books and pamphlets are circulated throughout the coun- try, and its publications even reach an international audience. A fine library, an observatory, an auditorium, laboratortps, class- rooms and a lapidary shop with devices for cutting and polishing stones round out the list of Insti- tute resources. This year it celebrates its 25th anniversary by opening the first public planetarium in the state, named after Prof. Robert R. Mc- Math ofthe astronomy department who has served as a trustee of the Institute since its outset. BUT PERHAPS the institute that best sums up Cranbrook is the Academy of Art. In a sense, the entire Foundation is an academy of art-the area planned from the beginning as a place for creative ability to ripen. Brookside, Kings- wood and Cranbrook have all been formulated closely around the fine arts. When Saarinen, Carl Milles and other artists came to Cranbrook in the late 1920's to design build- ings, an informal academy was already underway. With this back- ground, the formal establishment of the Academy was assured. Academy buildings, designed un- der Saarinen's hand, are some of the most impressive on the Cran- brook grounds. They are sur- rounded by Milles sculpture, ter- raced pools and elegant landscape. The Academy is, needless to say, the object of much photographic activity. The educational atmosphere of the Academy, however, is what means the most,-and it more than matches the setting. Students and' teachers work together under the most natural conditions. They are people with common interests, rather than instructors and pu- pils. The Academy idea was to have each instructor as "a practicing artist whose continuing growth in his own art would help him stimu- late and advise his students"- and the idea has been eminently successful. See ACADEMY, Page 9 SECTION OF THE 1955 CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART STUDENT'S SHOW: now on tour of colleges and universities in the South and Midwest. i Academy Projects EXAMPLES OF THE WORK OF MAIJA GROTELL-inter- nationally known potter and head of the ceramics department of the Academy of Art. Hand-Fashioned Crew-Neck Sweater, WILDS 80% WOOL (for Warmth and Softness) 20% NYLON (for Rugged Strength) HAND-FASHIONED . . . HAND WASHABLE ALL COLORS .. . 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Typical of Aca- demy instructors she supplements her class interests with her own project-designing fabrics for au- tomobile upholstery at the mom- ent. The first president of the Aca- demy of Art was Saarinen. He designed their buildings, and then they asked him to head their staff. It was Saarinen who brought Carl Milles to Cranbrook, the Swedish sculptor who along with Saarinen helped give Cranbrook its inter- national reputation. When Milles died in his home at Milles Garten, Sweden last month, the largest collection of his sculpture outside his own coun- try was located at Cranbrook. Many of his major works were commissioned in the huge studio there which Saarinen built for him, now divided into smaller work shops. Milles' famous "Orpheus" foun- tain (cover picture) which is lo- cated in Stockholm can also be seen in recasting at Cranbrook. Without the Orpheus, however- exact duplication was not allow- able. "European and the Bull," the dramatic Explorer statue, "Jonah and the Whale" and other Milles bronzes are a beautiful comple- ment to the red and yellow tones of the Cranbrook buildings. THE PRESENT staff is up to the stature of its predecessors. Zoltan Sepeshy, who took over as Academy director when Milles left in 1950, is a well-known painter whose oils are owned by most of the major museums. He is a grad- uate of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest, studied in Paris and Vienna, and worked under Milles at Cranbrook as head of the painting department. The international character of the Academy's staff and its fine reputation have attracted a great many foreign students, with 13% of the students coming from Cana- da and abroad. Of four outstand- ing scholarships awarded this year three went to foreign students. N 1942 the Academy was offi- cially recognized as an institute of higher learning when it was chartered by the state and given the power to grant degrees. Ap- plicants of 18 years of age who are high school graduates or the equivalent qualify to apply to Cranbrook. Students are accept- ed on the basis of their work and the course of study they plan to follow. Three degrees are given at Cran- brook: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Mas- ter of Fine Arts, and Master of Architecture. Non-degree students are also accepted but enrollment is limited to 101. A six-week summer session is also included in the Academy pro- gram, with courses abbreviated but similar in content to the regular curriculum. THE ORIGINAL founders of Cranbrook, Ellen Scripps Booth and George G. Booth died a few years ago, having done well by Cranbrook. They saw the Meeting House that they had erected in 1918 grow into a Foundation of six independent institutions. Saar- inen died in 1950, Milles died last month-but capable people have come to take their place. Cranbrook now belongs to the public. PICTURES BY JOHN HIRTZEL AND THE CRANBROOK PHOTO- GRAPHIC DEPARTMENT. 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