New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-13
SCHOOL ART WORK.
Remarkable Erhibit of Many Pupils
ODeRs at Teachers College.

r,-obsblv the most valuable exhibit OF public
school art work ever shown in this country was
opened yesterday morning in the educational
museum ct Teachers College. The exhibit was ar
ranged by the Eastern Art Teachers Association
Of which Professor Alfred Churchill is president
for its fifth annual meeting. held in Baltimore and
Washington from April - TO April "A ana was
secured fer Teachers College through the efforts
OF George Sawyer Kellogg. curator Of the educa-
tione1 museum
The exhibit was originally designed to illustrate
art In the expression OF child life. that being the
topic Of all the papers read at the meeting IN
question The supervisors Of artistic lnsuucuoh
IN twenty towns and cities were requested TO ar
-z-ge exhibits in the particular line OF work in
which each one was known to be most successful
One city was asked for figure Work, ahoIier 1oi
constructive design third for constructive draw
ing and so on and the response in each case was
most generous The best work done II al the
oboo,s exhibiting was thus secured. and the re-
suit is unique -.
Tn noint OF design it is without doubt the best
exhibit of the kind ever shown in this codlu''
ssid Frank A Parsons art instructor at leacneiS
College in speaking Of the subject TO a .4
-a,.or+er Yesterday, land the high quality OF us
color relations ought to make 1t OF interest," i
only to teachers. but to all who wish 10 appiy
correct color schemes in the oecor7uoh ia ~
homes or in personal dress"
- Aee+ snr+ior Of the exhibit comes from bos-
ton the greater part Of the work having Deeh uo
g., the Girls High School, under me ms "
NJ Hfedora Adams and Grace u Slf1EoeiS'
y5+cbh5,rg oFassD State Normal School ana the
Frootline Ciass) High School are a close secoiiu
.,d third. but there is not, says MI Parsons d
si,g4a had thing in the Boston exhibit, WINE TWO
- tl,-e are omen TO criticism in the work OF Fitch
burg and Brookline- , -
These three exhibits bring out very clsarly Ci7
,5ea underlying the whole system Of artistlc Tram
~ in uubIic schools For economic ana coIlIlei
ciaI as well as for aesthetic reasons. the I'M
ortauoe OF improving the taste Of the rising gen
Grafton is now generally recognized and IN an the
leading cities artistic educators are attempting 70
5oof the IDEAS Of form and color Wfllch nave peSIj
four5 good in other countries 70 some speclaI he
~ Thfs country The designs executed are LoI
merely ideas upon paper without any practoaIi
-,ossihilities. but in many cases cdpeoie oiiN
1-vo~TEv of application to real made oDJects -
The NeU-York exhibit. small coIIe5Ion ~, u
.,7r6vvorl done under the direction OF III JoillI
Parton Haney. IS also striking example Oh ms
znnifratiou of design TO made Things H..
other exhibitors than those named snow par
r.~lv good work along other lines, some IN hsuIss
craving or pose. some in nature CRAVING aiiu
others in manual expression ., = ,.,.,- -,
THE exhibition viii be open until o CLOCK on
Sa-jrsav afternoon. and the dean, trustees ana
faculty. Of Tea cheers College hope that not oillS
teachers but all interested viii avail thehseiS -
Of the opporturity to see it II IS possplt NC
II NAV aIso be open Monday. but art teache1 ' ;
are urged TO 90 at the earliest opportunity a'i1
before Saturday If possible