Theodore Lukits with his solo exhibition at Stendahl Galleries, June 1, 1931       In 1935 Theodore Lukits injured his eye and fortunately recovered his sight completely   Exhibition price list for Lukits' solo show, Stendahl Galleries, June 1 -13, 1931         Ainslee Galleries was located in the Barker Brothers Department Store. In the early years of the art business on the West Coast, there were few commercial galleries and so dealers who were situated in stores that catered to the carriage trade were able to take advantage of department-store traffic. Pictured is the inside of the brochure. [enlarge image] Cover of Ainslee Galleries exhibition brochure   Rear cover of brochure, with list of awards [enlarge image]   Zaida was Lukits' favorite female model. She was a tall, athletic dancer, so he used her for both portrait and nude compositions. Lukits began working with her in the 1920s.               Promotional flier distributed to potential students, 1930s [enlarge image]     Archery was an athletic pursuit that Theodore Lukits enjoyed from his childhood through the 1940s. Always a craftsman, he made his own bows and arrows.   Advertisement for Lukits Art School, from California Art News, c. 1935 [enlarge image]     Lukits Art School advertisement [enlarge image]           more 1931 archive material on page 2