The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-03
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One of the principal articles in the
June Craftsman is on John La Fargo,
| by Frederick Stymetz Lamb. The occa-
sion Of the article is to give special con
sideration to the latest examples of Mr..
La Farge's work, his lunettes for the
tsupreme court room Of the Minnesota
capitol, and the John Harvard memo-
rial window, presented by former am
bassador to England, Joseph Choate, to
st. Saviour's church, Southwark, Lon
don.
! Mr.. Lamb is an authority ON munici-
pal art and a prominent artist in stained
| glass, and his comments are of much in
terest. He, says "These decorations
win, when completed, form one of the
tions which America possesses. It is
sadly true that prophet hath no honor
in his own country, and that we may
have to wait years before these works
will receive proper recognition, them
undoubtedly qas 9bis TYP Pilgrimages will be made
/ Speaking Of the one lunette already
in place, 'HThe Moral and Divine Law"
in which Moses is represented as receiv-
ing the law on the mount, Mr. Lamb
4 continues, This painting is one Of the
most beautiful which has come from
4 this artist IS brush. Dramatic in COM
! position, vigorous in drawing, resplend-
u
lof one of the masters of the renaissance
than the work Of a modern artist. The
picture has that happy combination Of
realism and idealism Of which Mr.. La
Fargo is so enamored. All the details
show the minutest care, but no detail is
permitted to dominate the impressive
ness of the composition as a whole. The
studies for this picture were made by
Mr.. La Fargo from personal observation
in volcano and from photographs Of
the volcanic eruptions in the Caribbean
islands. Mr.. La Fargo says, The sub
, manner because of the other subjects re-
J curing such treatment and to harmon
. ize with them. There is no distinct
archaeology aimed at, but the costumes
] and the types of character have been
. carried out in harmony with tradi-
Mr.. Lamb gives the encouraging in
8 formation that the cartoons Of the two
g remaining lunettes not yet painted, are
finished in the cartoon. One "The Re-
cording Of Precedents, shows Confu-
cius, and his pupils eollating and tran
y scriblng documents in their favorite
e grove. In the other, "The Adjustment
I Of Conflicting INTERESTS Count Ray
e mond Of Toulouse swears at the altar to
: tobserve the liberties of the CITY, in the
/, presence Of the bishop, the representa-
tives of religious orders and ma istrates
Of the city. 1T" The Relation Of the In
= crates and his friends discussing the re-
7 public has just received its finishing
8 touches, and will soon be on its way to
ST. Paul.
). The article is illustrated with plates
e Of three of these subjects and of the
Is Harvard window.
The New. York Tribune speaks of
ns the completion Of the new Socratic
ar lunette as IAN event, for this painting.
like its predecessor, is an illustration
Id OF the grand style, one of those works
II which embody in terms Of form and
81 color lofty idea"
I'd In this painting,'' says the artist,
in brief memorandum, "there has
tie been no strict intention Of giving an
au adequate and. therefore. impossible
NJ historical representation of something
he which may never have happened. But
ic, there has been wish to convey, in a
in typical manner, the serenity and good
I'd nature which is the note of the famous
book and of Greek thought anGd philos.
o. ophy.'
to The first Copley prints of the capitol
s. paintings nave IA been received in Min
d. two lunettes in the senate chamber.
M The appreciation shown of the an.
i'll nouncement of summer school of de.
sign applied to crafts to be held in
Minneapolis is another significant straw
showing the strong trend towards in.
ne dustrlal art and its basis, thoro knowl
be edge Of design. The school will open
er June l9 at the Handicraft guild for one
It's month, under the management of Mrs
&C. Mary Linton Bookwalter, director OF
m the guild; Miss NJ. Emma Roberts, SUI
T., visor OF drawing of the public schools
%; and Miss Florence Wales. assistant SUI
10, pervlsor of drawing of public schools
ng to the needs of teachers, as the prin
m; clpal instructor, Ernest A. Batchelder
10, is president of the Pacific Manua
,k Framing Teachers, association. Mr.
It, Batchelder studied for five years in tn,
al massachusetts Normal Art school. Fol
!, lowing this he was for two years super
visor of drawing in the public school
of Adams, Mass, and then instructo
len at Harvard university under DR.. Den
iss man w. Ross, in theory and practice O
of design.
,ci- The craft instructors include Jane
ng. FL. VIM, Chicago: iewelry and meta
,he work; Miss Florence B. Willets. Chi
cage, and Miss Grace NJ. Kies, Mime
apolis, pottery; J. E. Painter, Mime
~. apolis. wood work; Miss Nelbert Muir
M ply, East Orange, N. J., leather.
q q Gustav Won SchlegeE. who has bee
M abroad several years studying art spen
,ho last winter in Sevilla, Spain. He ha
he a picture representing three SPANS
nv az ladies in the Paris salon. The Pari
ora papers speak of it as interesting and o
~ "a "grapde charactere.
NJ,
tie Miss Marguerite E. Heisser, who ha
spent the winter studying in Paris,
in Rome for two months, where she
NC. working in the galleries and in pr
lay
lin
[iss The current Burlington Magazine d,
be votes an editorial to the Boston MI
Zee. scum of fine arts, saying, "The aston
lor- ishing advance made by the Bosto
Ter. museum in comparatively short tin
TAR, indicates how much public spirit ma
bel do when happily blended with privat
dys enterprise and should be an encourag
ment to the intelligent section of Il
public in this country {England) WI
are combining in many directions |
amend the state of things brougl
about by official sloth and municip;
nc Ignorance
10 A comparison of the pre-Raphaelii
= and impressionist heresies. based G
4,