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Museum Is Young Mens World 0. 4 111 'X. the and I VIS NEW BRUNSWICK, SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1964. 26 22 4 A fit' -w jm Korea Gave Urge to Create Figure at right end 'Social Heritage' below are two of Franklin Wurster's welded steel sculptures. The triangular shaped pieces of metal below represent medieval heraldic CISCO (AP) Jack Richard McGregor is only 33 but he is director of the West's largest museum the M.

H. de Young Memorial in Golden Gate Park. It has more than 60 galleries. Its annual attendance of more than 1,000,000 is exceeded in this country only by the New York Metropolitan. McGregory, a Harvard graduate who started his training on a fellowship seven years ago at the.

Metropolitan and became an administrative assistant, took the job at de Young last fall. He concedes he has found three monumental challenges, He can count on growing old with one. That is the $18 million-plus Avery Brundage collection of Oriental art, largest in the world and still growing in boxes, -lockers and packing cases in the de Young's acres of basement. Another challenge is moving a 900-year-old Spanish monastery out of a condemned warehouse in the park dating back to California's first world's expositionThe Midwinter Fair of 1894. The third problem is setting up an endowment so the museum can take care of such matters as the condemned warehouse without having to ask the city for a special, unbudgeted and almost impossible-to-get appropriation.

A favorable editorial in the San Francisco Chronicle, another enterprise of the late Michael H. de Young, is helping McGregor with this problem. His most pressing enterprise is housing the Brundage collection, given to the museum by the Chicago multimillionaire businessman and sportsman who heads the International Olympic Games Committee. It now is being cataloged and appraised by another young man young by museum standards WITH BRUNDAGE COLLECTION Jack Richard McGregor, 33, director of tho West's largest museum, the H. de Young Memorial in San Francisco's Golden Gat Park, is shown with objects of the Brundage Collection.

who also promises to become old with the job. He is 35-year-old Rene Yvon Lefebvre d'Ar-gence, Orientalist, graduate of the Sorbonne, former curator of Gernuschi Museum of Chinese Art in Paris, currently professor of Oriental art at the University of California. He has directed museums in Hanoi and Saigon in Indochina and has been named Brundage collection curator by the de Young trustees. McGregor is having a three-story wing constructed two stories for the collection. The city has voted a $2.7 million bond issue for the project in an election which climaxed a struggle of several years to get the collection over bids by Honolulu and a dozen other American cities.

ARTIST 4 ART TEACHER Wurster says this Is sort of to teach as he paints demonstration canvas, Eastside classroom at Highland Park High School. 'my idea how Drive, In his yH By DORIS E. BROWN The hell of the Korean War made Franklin Wursfer an artist. The 33-year-old artist and art teacher at Highland Park High School, so Instantly recognizable by his luxuriant brown beard and cowlick, explains. "The fact that it was so destructive, such a waste, made me feel it was about time I created something." Wurster, who's both a sculptor and painter, now realizes that art bad probably been beckoning to him since early boyhood in Pennsylvania, where he was born and "grew up sort of all around the state." But his father, an electrical engineer, "never thought art practical" and so he never envisioned it as a career until the year he spent in Korea as a Marine Corps machine gunner.

Just Liked To Draw As a boy, he recollects, "I just liked to draw." He attended Saturday morning children's art classes at Williamsport Dickinson Seminary in Williamsport when a 4th grader and when 12 was the youngest in a summer art class mainly of adults at Chautauqua, N.Y. "One of the first things I did," he tells, "was the background for my train platform-mountains, fields, villages. We lived in Williamsport then and the town game me the idea." By the time he reached high school, he says, "I thought I was going to be an engineer. I took very little art, only in study halls." During two years at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, he majored in economics while continuing to paint and draw as a sideline. Then after a summer in Europe in 1950, he switched to Temple University and began to major in English with side art lessons at Philadelphia Museum.

Wurster enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps at the outbreak of the Korean War and that experience, he states, "convinced me I ought to go into art all the time." To Do What He Wanted In adition to reaching the conclusion that he wanted to make a creative contribution to society at the war's end, he explains, that the discipline of life in the Marines led him to decide "I wanted to do what I wanted, not what somebody else wanted me to do." After his discharge he enrolled as a freshman at Philadelphia Museum of Art. On receipt of his bachelor of fine arts degree four years later, he took a master of fine arts degree at Columbia University. Wurster, who is married to a fellow art student who also became an art teacher, began his teaching career in Plainfield in 1958. This is his fifth year at Highland Park High School.

Most of his sculpturing, which ranges from ceramics to welded steel and woodcarving, is done at school. But the majority of his painting in oils and water-color is done at his home studio in Willingboro, the former Levittown, N.J. However, the bearded young artist also frequently paints demonstration pieces in class, because "that's sort of my idea of how to teach art." From Classic To Abstract Both his sculptures and paintings run the gamut from the classical and realistic to the abstract. He shows this surprising variety of styles, he ex- Art Calendar Clinton Hunterdon County Art Center: Annual holiday sale and exhibition of profes-sional members, through next Sunday. Highland Park-Gallery 100: Printmakers; Woodcuts and prints by, among others, Paul Staub, Carol Stoddart, J.

Ml Barton. Jan. 14 through Feb. 1. Jersey City Five Corners Library: Jan Gary, oils, casein and pencil drawings, through Jan.

26. Madison Argus Gallery: Sylvia Pearlman, oil paintings, and Elmer Ruff, assemblages and paintings. Today through Feb. 6. Millburn Paper Mill Playhouse Gallery: Bunny Taylor and Janet Michalson, Jan.

19 through March. Montclair Art Museum: Opening 2 p.m. today. George Inness of Montclair, Early Montclair Artists, New Jersey Scenes, Golden Age of Illustrations, through Feb. 9.

Gallery talk by Judith Conrad on "Early Montclair Artists," 3 p.m. today. New Brunswick Old Queens Gallery: Gregorio Prestopino, serigraphs; Thomas Strickland, oils, from tomorrow through Jan. 25; group show by contemporary American Artists. Newark Bambergers, tomorrow through Feb.

8: Eighth Exhibition of Contemporary New Jersey Art. Newark Art Museum: Forms in Contemporary Art; Religious Arts in Tibet. Shrewsbury Guild of Creative Art: Members' Exhibi-tion, through January. Upper Montclair Highgate Gallery: Charles H. Martens, paintings, Tuesday through Jan.

25. A WINTER MOONLIGHT, in this snowscape, conveys the snug security of home. It Is the type of picture where extending the film's speed might be helpful to avoid the necessity of a time exposure with the camera on a tripod. Taken by Robert Strindberg, Weatogue, it won an award in the Kodak Newspaper National Snapshot contest. McGregory is fascinated by the collection which includes such objects in the more than 6,000 already unpacked as Kwan Yin, goddess of mercy, a bronie statue based on a lotus, from the Ming dynasty.

There art ceremonial bronze vessels some hanging from great tripods and big enough for a roasting hog, dated 700 years before Christ; porcelain fish bowl on legs with ceramic fishes on the inside and about the size of a baby's bathtub; beautiful vessels in jade and semiprecious stones. Sculpture and temple facades from India are 'in one big section of the basement. Chinese, Indian and Japanese art are the biggest separate collections. But there also is art from the Mediterranean, Africa, ancient Egypt and Southern Asia. ment time might compensate for an underexposure of two stops.

Beyond that, different developers react differently with various films so some experimentation on the photographer's part is necessary for emergency shooting. The point is that in those situations where your meter surveys the illumination and says: "Not Enough shoot anyway by opening the camera lens to its widest aperture and setting the shutter to the slowest speed you can shoot at to stop the action. In most cases, it will be l-25th of a second for hand held cameras. For some sports events it might be l-50th or 1-100 events it might be l-50th or 1-lOOth. Under these circumstances, processing for a higher film speed will give you a picture instead of a memory.

the News being raised by persons of different races. The other stamp shows men wife arms linked in a balanced scale, reports the World-Wide Philatelic Agency. The American Topical Association has announced it will publish a new handbook entitled "Medical History in Philately." Its author is Dr. Gerhardt J. Newerla.

The book will -contain over 100 pages and show 6,000 stamps. The book represents 25 years of study by Dr. Newerla on this subject. It will sell for $5 and can be purchased directly from the American Topical Association, 3300 N. 50th Milwaukee.

Wis. Belgium has announced the issuance of two new 1 franc com-memoratives honoring Jules Destree, founder of the Royal Academy of Language and French Literature, and for the architect Henry Vande Velde. Both stamps bear portraits of the Individuals honored. This Amazinc Soft' Cushion Placed Here HELPS GIVE YOUl A TIGHT FIT FOR REAL COMFORT! OR YOUR MONEY BACK Cm Mm DINTAl CUSHIONS Wm ft At All Drug Counlerl 1 Mrt tf I pint I MMMWsMssHMsWllsVL X) 4eS)MMHMsMHsHHsMHIsVnHsMM Hunterdon County Art Center in Clinton and who's submitted pieces to the New Jersey Tercentenary Commission's regional exhibit that opens at Douglass College on Feb. 3.

Styles Vary He also enjoys working in varied styles and mediums, believing, "I really think all these tilings culminate in my paintings. At least, I like to think that." Wurster has exhibited paintings six times at the state show in Montclair. Last winter, his abstract steel sculpture, "The Family," won a prize at the Cheltenham Art Center near Philadelphia and last September he won a prize with an oil at Haverford, Pa. He also won a Bamberger's purchase award with a watercolor and has won prizes for his oils from the Plainfield Art Association. The Highland Park art teacher currently is exhibiting at Old Queens Gallery here, Boro Art Center in Metuchen, Barrett's By IRVING DESFOR AP Newsfeatures There are always occasions in a photographer's picture taking life when he needs a little more light or a faster lens or a faster shutter speed.

For these situations there is one workable solution: to extend the normal speed of whatever film is being used anywhere from two to five times. An increased film speed rating is equivalent to having more light or a faster lens and permits one to shoot at a faster shutter speed to stop action. This solution is available to anyone who does his own film processing or who patronizes a commercial lab where they do custom processing of either color or black-and-white films. By appropriately increasing the developing time, virtually all films can extend their effective speed. Color films are more limited in this respect than black and white films but they can be "pushed" one stop, or possibly two stops with little more noticeable than a slight off-color cast.

Camera fans should experiment with their favorite films to see how far they can go and still get usable results. Of course there is a penalty in forcing film speed to the outer limits. With black-and-white film, there is increased grain, increased contrast and blocking up of the highlights. With color film, there is a shift in the color balance and increasing degradation in quality. It all depends on the occasion and the importance of having an image rather than top quality.

None of this is possible without a standard to go by. Therefore it is essential that an accurate exposure meter be used to determine what the normal exposure should be and how much further the film's speed must be stretched in order to take a spe- Park Gallery Features Prints And Reproductions Gallery 100 in Highland Park is featuring prints and reproductions this month, the handiwork of both area artists and famous American and European 'artists The gallery has a large selection of reproductions by, Andrew Wyeth, the American artist who was a recent cover feature of Time magazine. There also are reproductions by Bernard Buffet and Picasso. Woodcuts, lithographs and se- rigraphs in both black and white and color by Paul Staub, Carol Stoddard, J. M.

Barton, August Joan Drew, Gabor Peterdi, and Jacob Landau also are on exhibit. All of this art is priced under $100, some of the reproductions costing as little as $1. The gallery, which is open on Tuesday through Saturday, has new 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. hours.

Book Club Gives BarcTs Year Boost The 400th anniversary year of William Shakespeare gets off to a good start with announcement by this country's major book club, the Book-Of-The-Month Club, that its January selection for members will be a biography of the famous English playwright. This is "William Shakespeare: A Biography," by A. L. Rowse, which Clifton Fadiman, the book critic, hails as, "The most readable and complete life now available to non-scholars." -p plains, because "my idea in teaching is the more things I can teach the more ways of art, the more people I can reach." He likes teaching and finds it particularly rewarding when he can guide students into art careers. He tells of one promising boy "I had when I first came here who's just finishing art school where I went." He has another talented senior girl, Miss Barbara L.

Stoll, who's exhibited sculptures at the CONTEMPORARY WORK Strickland at Old Queens Thomas Strickland, whose paintings go on exhibit tomorrow at Old Queens Gallery here, is a welcome rebel against abstract art. The Keyport native now living in New York City interprets life realistically on his canvas. He paints with a draftsman's skill, but his oils are softened by his romantic leanings. Strickland, who received his art education at the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts, the American Art School in New York and the National Academy of Fine Arts, is a master portrait artist. His skill at portraiture has brought on what is for him an embarrassing demand for commissioned work, since he prefers to pick his own models.

Puts Himself on Canvas Like Alfred Hitchcock, who enjoys putting himself in each movie, Strickland frequently appears on his larger canvases. His bearded face in these selft portraits gives a late 10th century effect to his work. The authentic costuming of his models also cific picture. Your meter shows, for instance, that the prevailing light for the particular film in the camera calls for an exposure of l10th of a second with your lens wide open at f3.5. It is risky to shoot this slowly normally.

To avoid possible movement, you would shoot at l25th. This is an increase of approximately one stop. All the other pictures on the roll of film should be exposed at that same ratio of one stop underexposed. Then the film would be given about a 25 per cent increase in development time to compensate for the one stop underexposure. The film's latitude should easily take care of this change from normal processing.

An increase of 'approximately 50 to 60 per cent in the develop Stamps in By SYD KRONISH To commemorate its National Nature Conservation Week, the government of Ceylon has announced it will issue a new 5 cent stamp of unusual design. The stamp is divided in half with the left side showing a portion of the Ceylon terrain and the right half the flora and fauna of the island. The colors are blue and brown, reports the British Crown Agents in Wash- ington. The same source reports that eight new stamps have been issued by the Condominium of of 24 stamps to make up a new definite series. Designs for the new set were the result of a competition by local artists.

Many nations have issued stamps honoring the 15th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights documented by the United Nations. The latest countries to report such issuances are the Republic ot China, the Philippines, Togo and Pakistan. The Chinese set consists of two stamps. One stamp shows a torch of liberty 1 "La Suppliante," an original Gallery in Plainfield, the Shrewsbury Guild of Creative Arts, Cherry Hill Shopping Center and in Philadelphia. He soon will be showing his sculptures at Gallery 100 in Highland Park.

With such a good artist for a father, plus a mother who's likewise an art teacher, Wurster's 3 year old daughter, Tracey, already shows an inherent artistic talent too, he boasts. "She's been painting for about a year," he proudly observes. in painting landscapes. But he or flower still life. of Jacksonville on Feb .7 and the union defeat at Olustee, Florida on Feb.

20. The cachets will be a multicolored design of the map of Florida. The Florida Centennial Stamp will be affixed to the Jacksonville cover and the Confederate Veterans commemorative stamp will be used for the Olustee cover. Peelable labels wil be used. The cost of the covers is 50 cents for the set of two.

Order from the Cover Director, C.W.P.S., 5511 Third Vienna. W. Va. 26105. adds to that effect.

Strickland has "no interest will produce an occasional fruit His work has been exhibited in Florida, Pennsylvania, New York and this state and he has been the recipient of many prizes and awards, including the Nell Boardman Scholarship awards to the National Academy in 1958 and 1961. Strickland's oils will be on exhibit in the feature gallery at Old Queens Gallery through Feb. 8. A group show of contemporary American artists and of serigraphs by Gregorio Prestopino continues in the salon Set of Civil War Stamps Planned bronie by Jacques Lipchitz, contemporary American sculptor, has been given to the Rutgers art collection by Dr. Ralph -Colp of New York City.

Retired Doctor Donates Art to Rutgers ciFJ a set of two covers to com memorate the Union invasion of Central Florida: the occupying OPERA AUDITIONS PRINCETON The Princeton Opera Association's second workshop of the season will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Methodist Church. Any interested singer is invited to call Patience Hite for a scheduled time. Workshop sessions have been changed from Thursday nichts to Tuesday. An original bronze statue, "La Suppliante," by Jacques Lipchitz and a portrait painted by Sir William Beechey in 1826 have been presented to Rutgers University by Dr.

Ralph Colp of New York, a retired surgeon. The art objects valued at $12,500 have been added to the permanent art collection of the university. Lipchitz, a contemporary American sculptor, has exhibited "La Suppliante" at the Curt Valentine Gallery and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The statue, 18 inches high and appraised at $9,000, is of a kneeling woman with raised, clasped hands, her head supported by a standing child. The Beechey portrait of Sir Robert Vernon is done in the tradition of 18th Century English portraiture.

Beechey was painter to Queen Charlotte. j..