The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-17
ART

The Summer School Of Design Ap-
piled to Crafts will open Monday morn
ing at the Central high school with an
address by Ernest 4. Batchelder of
Throop Polytechnic institute, around
whose course in design the work Of the
school will be grouped. The aim Of the
work is stated by Mr.. Batchelder in the
following interesting and concise way:
l. 70 stimulate the Imagination
2. 10 impart sufficient technical
skill to develop the limitations and DOS
slbilities of leather, metal and clay as
means of expression.
g.. To induce pupils to think in terms
OF lines, areas and tones.
4. 10 lead to the individual express
sion of an idea in accordance with
sound principles.
The school is under the direction of
Mrs. Mary Linton Bookwalter of the
Handicraft guild; Miss M. Emma Rob
erts supervisor of drawing of the pub
lie schools, and Miss Florence E. Wales.
One of the great events of the art
world Of America is the offer by Charles
l.. Freer of Detroit, to the Smithsonian
Institute OF his great collection of
paintings, porcelains, potteries, etc.
This is valued at 100000 and Mr..
F'reer proposes to add to it to the ex-
tent of 100000 and to give an addi-
t1onal 100000 to erect a building for
the exclusive purpose of sheltering it.
Altho his name is famous as a con-
n no and collector, Mr.. Freers is lit
IS unknown even to art dealers, altho
he has made liberal gifts from it and
has been very generous in lending from
1t certain famous pictures and art treas.
ures he is known to possess.
The June International Studio has a
sketch of Mr.. Freer in which his unob.
truslye methods are related: The sketch
says MI. Freer will leave it to the in
sstltute to make known the exact con
tents of his collection, which includes
among other great treasures, the ia
nous Peacock room decoration b1
Whistler, over the loss of which thu
English art-loving public became hys
terical.
The leading. article of the Studio de
scrlbes the designing of the British
room in the international exhibition al
Venice, done by Frank Drangwyn. This
is feature which distinguishes Euro
pean from American art exhibitions
the beauty and appropriateness Of the
setting, which is harmonious and fit
tlngly subordinate to the pictures ex
h n Mr.. Brangwyn designed every
scheme of color of the room says Mr.
Brangwyn, SIS what I believe to b.
the very best for the purpose. The
greater part Of the walls are gray buff
which, as background for pictures
will neither take away from the subtle
ties of tone nor force into prominence
any particularly strong notes Of colol
occurring in the works shown
The pottery work of Mrs. Alsop
Robineau Of Syracuse, n. Y, is attract
ing attention from craft workers anl
art critics all over the country and ha.
been the subject of a number Of re
cent magazine articles. The Kerami,
Studio Of a recent date had a specia
article on it and the June humble
speaks in this way of a recent exhibi
ton Of a collection Of sixty nine pieces
shown at the exhibition of the New
York Society Of Keramic Art:
s'The most remarkable exhibit wa
that Of Mrs. Adelaide Alsop- Ro bineau
There was not poor. piece in the en-
tire group, either in form or color; TIL,
gotting is excellent, while the knowl
| edge Of chemicals displayed by Mrs