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lions who was on the faculty Chouinard. Although he had from 1964 to 1965; and Ed Rusno connection to the school, he cha, the quintessential LA. artdid some research, read Perine's ist who studied at Chouthard book and looked up the author. from 1958 to 1962. Among 1.y started talking about the other works that will go on the possibility of revivthg the viblock are a painting by Disney sion of the school's founder, set animator Marc Davis, drawup the foundation and began ings by Playboy cartoonist John to use the house for reunions, Dempsey and works by Guy seminars and small exhibitions. Dill. Larry Bell, Me Goode, Phil 7he foundation made its Dike and Millard Sheets. There first public splash th 2001 with are also works by artists with no a three-part exhibition of artthrect Choutharcl aperience worlcs by Chouinard affiliates Gajin Fujita, in his 30s and a at the Oceanside Museum of product of Otis College of Art Art, Palomar College, Boehm and Design and the University Gallery in San Marco and Mira of Nevada, Las Vegas, is repreCosta College, Kruglak Galsented with a work lery in Oceanside. That event The foundation is also selldusted off the school, history, ing a commemorative Fint, but the auction is intended to featuring the image of Nelbert bring it back to Chouinard,cir.1915 painting Whether Chouinard can . "Eucalypti ' The hand-prthted be revived remains to be seen. serigraph, published by Cirrus Some of the arthts who have Ethtions as a limited ethtion of donated works to the auction 375, is priced at 51,0. privately question whether The movement to re.cr.te Southern California needs anChouinard began is 1998, when other art school, in addition to 'S.ZtVaLudgien:andfl"rdiscuP:veerr:1 Otis College, Arts Center Colit had been the home ot Nelbert lege of D.ign, CalArts and a host of university art departm eas. w ch' ' v ul be rf;ett,Z achi tes s :y .
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The id. is to offer "a concentrated, professional, fundamentals-loaded approach taught by experienced artists using actual problems they have confronted, says painter Walter Gabrielson. Mat, what Chouinard ivas about. They didn't teach dogma. Now art schools have reversed that; they teach dogma and hardly any fundamental,

ON THE BLOCK: Gajin Fujita, 1493 1-luman raise 5500,000 toward a goal of m illion to renovate the build ing and establish the uhool. So far, the foundation has received more than $100,000 in cash, in adthtion to donated artworlcs, Tourje .ys. Th e au ct ion o f f er wo r ks by about 100 artists, induthng the late Emerson Woelffer, an abstract painter who taught at Chouthard from 1959 to 1970; Frederick Hammersley, a noted painter of hard-edge abstrac-

Chouinard Auction
Where: 1.M. Chiat Gallery, 9330 Civic Center Drive, Beverly Hills When: Exhib ition runs Monday through March 15, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Auction. March 15, 7 p.m. Price: Free Contact: (310, 285-0182