Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-10
and sculpture. Mr.. Colin Campbell Cooper
is the only American exhibitor

and sculpture. Mr.. Colin Campbell Cooper
Is the only American exhibitor.
Sir Purdon Clark the director OF thu
metropolitan Museum returned from
abroad last week. where he has been max
ing various purchases and Immediately
upon arriving gave voice to further pro-
.e ,s against the present tariff on art No,
t'."' IL arectcd directly those things which
ne VIII bring in for the museum but that
n'u oeen brought TO his attention the
n gus treasures which Americans on
aSco"W or the tariff are housIns abroad
~. hivatest INJURY, Sir Purdon Clark said
accrued 10 American Industries i,,asr,,,'Ss
as me workers are deprived thereby os Tho
tT. eN'ih1'es. Some Of the best tanestrIes
mar are woven today are produced in M,
York. and no finer brocad,s ar, 80 ~ r. ~ Nv,
~" those which come from a Paterson
sin factory. but the designs az IN ~.
IT, tnrou2h lack Of proper examines
ne ueslsners are capable. hut linle,rnca
anu me museums. while bcnefcent. canno,
rcach all This is rather a new viewpoint
anu one worthy of consideration.
fhlladelphia's new MAYOR VINO IN, ia,
way, made the city beautifur. bis
form. has suggested that tho. ole, a,a,,
ouiid splendid art gallery on the emi,o,ca
now occupied by the FaIrmont reservoir
winch now dominates the weston, a,a .,
the alrmont parkway. The site IL an nv
ceilent one and of comparatively LITTLE va,ua
TO the water works. so It can probably ha
OBTAINED. The city has already in hand ono
million dollars which can be used only for
an ART gallery, and the Wilstach collection
winch Is now in Memorial Hail vn,,i;
MAKE an excellent nucleus for permanent
cone tion. And Furthermore II the gallery
is bAllt there is every rcaso IN sn,,,os'',
that the Widener. Johnson and Elkins col
Isctlons VIII also in time come TO the CITY.
IL Is splendid opportunity
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Chicago also has recently awakened 20
the commercial and esthetic advantages or
CIVIC beauty and art, and has made de-
qCate appropriations for the REDEMPTION
OF It's water front and parkways Four
piils covering the entire project have passed
the A sislature, and the work has been be-
gun This will make of Chicago a new CITY
"a city bordered by parks and with an nm
eAcelled approach. This Is of special inter
est. because IT is almost directly an out
come of the park commissions plans for the
artistic development of Washington and
because this city has at present under con-
Sideration a similar enterprise In Chicago
the Commercial Club may take the credit
Of having urged the necessary legislation.
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That Washington is becoming more and
more widely recognized as a national CEN
ter Is evidenced by the fact that the Archi-
tectural League of America has established
Its headquarters here. At a meeting of the
board of directors, held this summer In
Toronto, Canada, this determination was
reached, and Mr.. H. S. McAllister ex-
secretary of the Washington Architectural
Club, and now its vice president, was APP
pointed permanent secretary. The office of
the league is at 100 18th street where the
W ashington Architectural Club also has its
headquarters.
The Washington Water Color Club, after
careful elaboration, has determined to hold
its annual exhibition in January of the COM
ing year, instead of. commonly, in No
vember. This will permit the local con-
trib2tors to send their paintings to the ex-
hibitions of the New York and Phladel-
phia Water Color clubs without conflict,
and will bring the local exhibition at a.
time when the social season is al its height
and interest ripest.
Mr.. and Mrs. di Nesti, who went to
Naples early in the summer, were in Flor
ence a fortnight ago. Mr.. di Nesti, who is
the sculptor of the statues on the new mu-
nicipal building. expects to reopen his
studio here in the fall.
LEILA MECHLIN.