European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Cora Colyer army hostess displays her work at Frajt Tafurt Rainbow club fingerprinting plugged by hostesses at army service clubs a Messy Lazy form of Art is becoming a favorite indoor sport among occupation s gis. Landscape background is produced by Arm sweeps foreground by the Palm of the hand and figures by fingers. Serenity is expressed in this abstract. Free motion of Arm and hand result in a pattern like submarine vegetation one of the most pleasantly mess forms of recreation is catching on in the dec. Fingerprinting an activity Halfway Between Art and child s play is Allied to the process of making muddies. Its technique brings forearms and elbows As Well As fingers into play in applying pigment. Brushes Are taboo. Largely responsible for the local Suc Cess of this artistic sport is command hostess Ruth Dunn who has been plug Ging fingerprinting in service clubs since her arrival in Europe Over a year and a half ago. One of her i converts now civilian Zed and living in Monterey California has taken up  professionally and has been getting As much As forty dollars for a single one of his pictures. For this bar handed Art paper is first thoroughly netted and placed on a smooth surface. Fingers Are dipped into paint pots and gobs of color Laid on the paper. To Fig repaint the artist merely relaxes and allows his hands and arms to wander Over the surface of the paper Willy Nilly. The results Are usually fantastic swirling patterns which May or1 May not Bear some resemblance to real objects. Mrs. Dunn s advice for Finger painters Don t try to develop style be natural and the style will develop  j i my is 10 sleeves rolled up. Mrs. Ruth l Unn demonstrates the initial Steps in creative fingerprinting to Frankfurt gis. Weekend april it let