The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-08
ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBIT.
Extensive Preparations for This
Event at High School.

The Citizens Education Society, which
has in charge the arts and crafts exhibition
to be opened April IS in the High School
building, reports that the effort seems TO be
certain of success through the wide
spread interest taken in it by artists, art
collectors, manufacturers and artisans. Out
side forces have also been enlisted in aid
of the project, so that now the musicians
and street-railway company range Them
selves in favor of it in a most pronounced
fashion.
The High School building, which has been
remodeled recently, affords a fine opportun-
ity for the display of the works of art. In
the wide, well-lit corridors will be found
the work of the artists of Indianapolis
while the efforts of the public school chill
dren will be displayed in the assembly
room. Every room in the building will be
devoted to the exhibition, which will in
clude the products of the different manufac-
turing firms of the city and the choicest of
the stock of the art dealers.
Among the exhibits Of art will be the
works of Abbott Thayer, Winslow Homer
Frederick Church, William Hamilton Glib
son, Charles Dana Gibson and Ross Tur-
ner. In addition will be photographic rep
RESERVATIONS of the vases of the Walters
Boston. Contributions from local manufac-
turers will include stained glass, mural dec
orations, wood carving, terra Gotta, tiles,
wrought iron, artistic hardware, leather,
jewelry engraving, etching, lithography
embroidery and decorated porcelain. In adj
dtion the local florists have volunteered to
decorate the building artistically with the
products of their business.
The reception committee will consist of
the girls and boys of the High and Indus
4fF1cr Gsat1a
the Normal School and the members of the
Sketch Club, in whose hands will be placed
the distribution of handsomely-llustr
catalogue. The society is a voluntary one.
having f0T its object the betterment Of the
public schools and the bringing about of a.
better understanding and support of those
institutions. 1t was one of the main forces
ton law of the State. 1t also initiated in
duStrial training in the primary and gram
mar schools The response from every
hand TO the appeal for cooperation with
School Commissioners have placed the en-
tire High School building at their disposal
of the exhibit. from April Il to April o.
The Citizens Street Railroad has responded
attend the exhibition a half-rate fare when
accompanied in a body by their teacher.
The society solicits the loan of any article
of art forming either a part of stock of
dealer or the private collection of citizen,
and also the corporation of the public to
the end that any one who wishes to may
have an opportunity to secure a ticket of
admission, which will cost ten cents. The
proceeds of the exhibition will be used to
purchase cheap but beautiful and weIl-se-
lected pieces of art for the decoration of all
the SchoolroomS of the city. 1t is hoped
that the citizens of Indianapolis will see TO
IT that the exhibition will be one that will
be of great significance i'll the history Of
TIE city.