... press in his studio. Some of Escher's early works was printed on Stegeman's press. During this year Escher became interested in literature with his friends, and began to write poems and essays. In 1918 he started private lessons and studies in architecture at the Higher Technology School in Delft. In order to study he gained a deferrement on his military service. But when he enlisted ion 1919 he was refused entry and so couldn't continue school. He found this difficult, and there are many drawings and a start in woodcuts from this period in his life. Also, at this time he began to receive praise from the media. Escher attended the School of Architecture and Decorative Arts from 1919 to 1922 in order to pursue his career in architecture. Here he became very skilled in woodcut technique, and was instructed in graphic techniques by S. Jessurun de Mesquita, ...

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