The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-08
WHAT REPRESENTS ART
Jersey City Keramie Art Club
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The Jersey City Keramic Art Club was
favored by having two artists, Mrs.
Worth Osgood, of Brooklyn, and Mr..
Ccnant. of this city, to address them.
The club CAV their time almost entirely
to these two artists, leaving the business
till another meeting.
Mrs. Osgood explained to the club the
League course of study which some of
them did not understand. The subject
for the January competition is "Keramic
embiems," and many did not know just
what that term meant. Mrs. Osgood
SAID she considered figures the IDEAL
keramic emblem, and advocated the in
PRODUCTION of water color studies in the
competition instead of confirming the com
pet1tors to hin always.
Mrs. Priestman approved of this intro
duction. She said she thought it would
pc wise to broaden the scope of the club
IN order to get water color artists who
90 not work much in keramics.
Mr.. Conant said he was in favor of
II; that one should be taught all phases
OF art and then choose for himself.
Mrs. Priestman introduced Mr.. Conant
to the club as a leading Jersey City ar
list, and he talked in an interesting
manner about art" He said:-
ARTS WIDE RANGE.
aWhen we talk about art we think of
PPa iad { s%tatuary, and things of that
l know of no better definition of art than
that which Ruskin gives. aThe niotoriaJ
expression OF Thought Life is made up
~ ene true, the beautiful and the good.
ters' the beautiful to mankind and ma
ture, and under the good, or, as i pre-
fer ;a, to call i, the holy, is ali things re-
llSlOuS 1FhAf fOrp111loL --tl-
everything. Under the beautiful is art.
once 1t was thought that only a few
could sing and only a few could study
that while a few only were proficient it
was possible to all. So with art. While
al cannot become artists, they can un-
aeasfand its principle and have their
Some people go through the world
IKE pilgrim, who had a crown
heId above his head and never saw it.
have 50 short a time TO live and so much
to do in that time that very few of us
have or take time to be educated all
beauty. EVERYTHING written which has
lived through the ages depends not 50
m ner =, on mh fhs subject o. mater as the man
now believe in all the gods of whom
Homer wrote, but Homer depicted his
the s SO pleasantly that Homer will
first or second chapter Of Genesis a verse
which says, God planted ey5ry tree
observe the pleasant ZONES first.
Throughout the Bible truth is addressed
to the heart through the of beauty.
parallels mean pictures. He painted pic
lures and crystallized truths which
shine always and will always be under
SCOPE OF THE POET
Mr.. Conant recited T~ennyson's. bugle
song. '"Splendor falls or castle walls
which he says shows the wide ms and
"a poet has a far wider range tina an
artist. Take for instance a man cutting
a tree. An artist can depict MIN in but
rest may be guessed at, but in one posi-
ton only. A poet can in three lines
rove over the entire world. An artist
can naint a beautiful face and rosy lips
make them talk" Mr.. Conant cordially
invited all the club members to visit his
stndio in New York.
a manuscript which will shortly be pub.
lished. showing how to paint ROYAL
Worcester The mannser,pt was asa read Ito to
Mrs. Worth Osgood.
Mrs. Osgood, who was judge of the
competition. said:-"ornaments used to
within our reach so easily that I am
them. We should look to the fitness of
our ornaments. I saw a bunch of roses
the other day painted. eyqrisitely, bu,
covered with scrolls of all kinds and
descriptions. am afraid there are rev
who understand the grammar of orna-
ment."
Mrs. Osgaod awarded The rr'za t. Mrs
Browne. whose unfinished plate showed
a eraca and sympathy truly artistic. Mrs.
0sgood gave honorable mentor to Miss
billiard and Miss Case. Mrs; Brown
ne's plate was decorated witt
4 small exhibit will be held by the
club in December. The subjects for the
mnms. traceries. ideal, woods in Novem-
Mrs. Priestman invited the club tn visit
her in her studio Wednesdays Satur-