Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1924, Page 11

JAIL LOOKS 600D 70“B0Y WONDER” THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON ART EXHIBIT ON POPULAR SCALE IS PLANNED HERE NEXT SPRING Movement Launched to Collect Scattered Works Owned by United States and Citizens Into in art—just such smaller, “as that gathered at Mrs. Eustly’ yesterday afternoon—and through the enthusiasm thus enkin- dled the American Federation of Arts, the great national organization which has done much sinoe for the advancement of art throughout the whole: United States, was formed Among Mr. Pfoulke's fellow workers a group, though D. ¢, Ire of Depositors Who Lost Splendid Loan Display in April Heavily in His Bank Makes Liberty Undesired. Art treasures of Washington, not only those belonging to the Govern- ment and widely scattered through Federal bulldings, but also many of the choicest privately owned paint- ings, now hanging In private homes and gallerles, may be revealed to the public here for the first time in a splendid “loan” exhibit next April. This announcement was made at a DES MO , December 11.—The curtain has fallen on one more sen- sational sli > drama, in which new “American wing” was reported as highly popular. The museum has been opened to all painters, sketchers and photograph- ers, Mr. de Forest sald, a direct change of policy from that adopted in practically all of the museums of Europe. Mr. Saint-Gaudens made a plea for a widespread appreciation of all art were the late Robert Bacon, Frank Millet and Elthu Root. These organizers of the National Assoclation ware urged to action by seeing many things done wrong which should have been done right. At tkat time, the speaker sald, there was no National Commission of Fine Artsnor was art on the free list. There was no possibility of ecuring through any channel an expression of public opin- ion In matters pertaining o art. “The American Federation of Arts,” sald Miss Mechlin, “has chapters all over the United States—370—repre- & nY nnasr ot ARSI b senting an enormous contingent mem- S e another spec- | distinguished gathering of Washing-|“Only a few years ago” he sald, |} CL AT &5 EPOCmIRS 00 CHEERE AR {lng rich quick. ton's prominent art patrons yesterday | "everybody was too busy for art i, . ' over a thousand cities. Art Lncenest erstwhile vice |afternoon in the home of Mrs. Wil.| There may have been a wealthy class, | 518 & PHEE & FROUFAd CIUCE, o0 president of the now defunct United [118m Corcoran Eustis, 1500 Rhode |but there was no lelsure class. EVEN | oopmigsion of Fine Arts, which pre- States Bank, idol of Des Moines night | Island avenue, where fresh impetus | capitalists worked vents to A great extent blunders in luxe and Lothario | Wwas gathered for increasing interest| Mr. Saint-Gaudens then told how |, . . a1le materials, bronze and & iy In art in the Natlonal Capital In-|Houston Tex, ““‘Jn?“";:w°;‘§u""“r“f“ stone, Is functioning. 0 : s in the pub.| &t nuseum cos g - y Jail troduction of exhibitions In the pub- | rt museum costing 3490000 In & Park Commticion Plin: lie hools was proposed as a means he urged strongly upon hig audience Yes, yvou say, but how can Ww. to work to develop this expre f Bere in Washington? American Federation of Arts; Homer Saint Gaudens, director of the Car- negie Institute, Pittsburgh, and Miss et him free. Jall looks good ¥ast Pace Alleged. ¢ which could not be a young bank empl blamed for this to the bank’s funds. offers but two explana- layman, by convincing him that it s not something to revert to as to a holiday pleasure, for seasonal inter- est only, but something of as live and of the the aims and opportunities gathering. Good Start Already Made. eged cchesi The park commission plan which, L Be A O oo a A oyod by Rob. | tHatcarti sliguld be welikbed 1o 6very “The park cammisslon plan which, " from the wrath of |ert W. de Forest, president of the|day life as it is related by the people jas our Chief Justice o said, orig- s waived aside all | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New | ©f BEurope. Turning then to local|inally had ‘to be rh)ml‘d‘t at one bonds which would tem-|York City, and president of the|CcOnditions, he said: {place and slipped In at another, is accepted now practically as a matter of course. The American Federation of Arts assisted materially in secur- ing the placement of the Lincoln Me- R (he highest so- |Leila Mechlin, editor of the American Value in Everyday Life. e ombined with love of | Magazine of Art and secretary of mortal on its present site and some na d with love of | the American Federation of Arts | “BY bringing art through your mu- | years ago prevented the ercction o e et ot e Corcoran Thom presided, outlining |Seums into the everyday life of the BEST WORK Lo Announ ent of the proposed loan | continuing importance as the front ¢ : SRl . ! imitted downfall—one | oxpipit b ext Spring was made | page of Oir x\:wrzpepers —at the right price you will alibi of “wine, women jy . Mrg tis, who reported that| “You have got a splendid founda- find here always. d the other the f first efforts of th ind the move-| tion here in Washington—a city of was too young for had met with “slgnal success.” | extraordinary beauty, a modern mu- FURRIER s thought, sh , that an uni, the Corcoran, and the hope of exhibit could be gathered ional gallery. But the growth @ 3 fdol of th | | Ameri | both practically nil, without your e | thusixsm permeating the community | the f place, lend yo i to seeing that the port of the Corcoran Gallery is spread and that the project for the national gallery is brought to the at- n first per said gr. The Justis had Lee Given Money to Haudle. vages. Othe tention of our legislators and put - ledged co-opera - e P The new patrons: m of m | P through. could ~vead nom write Emgish, |5 4 ¢ inireducing more art| “Your problem is mot confined to placed implicit confidence fn him and [ TR BoeS, O RHALHEc schools | what you put upon the walls of these nded “do the re e lzzy became a dazzling | figure in the ci night life. The | btained from him a | ing him free| and | m large sums, asking | 0 O TN (0g by Miss Mechlin, | Ealleries, but what you put into the following reports by other speakers of how wlidespread this kind of nrk is In other great cities of the count; Caplital Found Lagging. “There is no other city of this size,” iss Mechlin, no wh e for the children.” | hearts of your people. You have not |only to coliect beauty. You have a barrier of prejudica and misunder- | standing to tear down. You must re- {assure your publle day in and day '~ |out, year in and year out, that it must | not feel the need of putting on felt slippers when it approaches art. | Ald Asked for Art Socletles. | “Therefore, your nexq step, and | perhaps it 1s the most Important step |of all, is that you lend your enthu- slasm to the American Federation of | Arts and to your Washington Soclety of Fine Arts e American people k of what he called & ng for his examp which he is presi- | wo museum, ta Metropolit: of ast doubls decade, Mr. d the an ager : and art Department of Fine Arts to look At painting, sculpture and arch- ot for lessons in a cri Iysis of art, but just to see r. de Forest told something of the | guarded b that the people of New York are |what they are missing by not look- Moines fr ere king of the museum, describing |ing. he i the | ¢ work among the chlldren ar dll “Then arrange some place where imed | how they came to It in great numbers |children who are interested may | was Jack |for pleasure as well as profit. He de- |draw, or play with clay, or cut sil- | behind the how lectures and talks scribed nd | houettes—mess around In Art, as it | plcture-seeing trips were enjoved., un- der guidance, by the sc! —not in school, but in a playground. | They'll do it in the Winter time just |as they'll go down to the old swi {ming hole in the Summer, Miss Mechlin told how Charles M Pfoulke 15 years ago gathered about him in his home on Massachusetts avenue a group of persons interested Ordered to Post Here. Machinist Valers G. Sava concerts xpiained, which & upward of 8,000 s from every w £l The are Dont Put Off Your Christmas i Shopping aks €2 (Ompany PENNSYLVANIA AVENUG SEVENTH STREET K3 Ky 3 S 11 New Styles Patent colt with tan backs. Patent colt with gray backs. Patent colt with rib- bon bows. Black satin with rib- bon bows. Black velvet with rib- bon bows. Tan calf with slant bar straps. Tan calf with ankle strap. /4 Sizes 3 to 8 $39 Other styles in Oxfords, strap effects, Goring and Colonials. 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In Pittsburgh orehouses of | every child of the eighth grade visits [[Frexe Hiatics their fancy moves them | Can. dy of Quality bls 9613 A gift that com- bines utility with daintiness—for they are made of fine Crepe de Chine; prctt“y trimmed with lace and ribbons....... Street Floor Jersey Silk, of the }\eavy quality‘ but fancy and plait- ed: in combination eoloxsiicscssic oo oo Street Floor Plain White and colors; cut on gen- erous proportions: hand embroidered and lace trimmed. . The House of Courtesy Silk Teddys Smart Bloomers Philippine Gowns $ disfiguring chimney stacks adjacent to Potomac Park. During the past year the American Federation of Arts has done much to arouse interest in securing a suitable bullding for the National Gallery of Art. 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