The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11

a new collection of pictures and to re-
place its library
There were many sites discussed for
the location of the new club building
In choosing that on Post and Taylor
streets and In planning for building
with a large number of rooms for rent
ing out many of the old-time members
feel that the club will lose some OF the
true flavor of Bohemianism and they
are afraid that it will be the entering
wedge of the commercial spirit.
The art section of the California Club
has languished under the difficulties in
cident to keeping together In these
times. The members have been study
ing the old masters from reproductions.
The classes have been under the leader
ship of Miss Idella c. Emmons.
The club is planning very soon to
take up line of work that is new to
the coast. 1t will try to collect a trav-
cling gallery of paintings by California
artists. By means of this small towns
will have the opportunity of seeing
COED art, which otherwise would sell
dom come their way. After 1t has made
the rounds of California towns the
library, may be sent East and may be
the means of making Western art
known In other sections of the country.
Artists who have been interviewed on
the subject are very enthusiastic about
the plan and a number~have promised
to contribute. Among those who have
been asked to contribute are Keith,
Cadenasso and other of the most WE'LL
known artists of California.
The plan of travelling gallery has
been tried with great success in Chi
cago by the Illionis Federation. The
California Club hopes to have it's gal
lery before autumn.
The Art Association hopes to have
the school of design In working order
by April so that one month Of the
spring term may be given. Then in
June there will be complete reorganf-
zation with election of a board Of di-
rectors. It is not yet given out who
will constitute the faculty. Mathews
severed his connection with the school
some time ago. Stanton is reported
to be too busy painting pictures, and
Dr. Anderson, former teacher of anat-
omy, has a growing practice to at
tend to. Meyer will not go back, and
indeed 1t is known that he has ap-
preached some of the former pupils OF
the school with questions as to whether
they would transfer their allegiance
to him in the event of his starting a
school of his own. So the institute, be-
sides losing most of it's old teachers
may find itself with a rival to compete
with.
A very interesting collection OF
photographs is on exhibition at the
Sequoia Club rooms. They arc the
work of E. S. Curtis, who has made q
special study of the American Indian
and is remarkably successful in catch
ing the noble red man with his camera.
Some of the pictures have beauty OF
composition that really lifts them
though produced by mechanical means
into the realm of art. One of the
most beautiful is that called "A Van
ishing Race" and picturing group
of Indians riding away from the light
into the darkness.
Curtis is engaged in writing his
tory of the American Indian to be IL
Illustrated by the photographs he has
taken during his sojourn among the
Indians of Arizona, New Mexico and
the Dakotas. President Roosevelt has
interested himself in the work and has
written letter to be used as a fore
word in the first volume, which is tc
be issued this summer. J. Pierponi
Morgan has contributed $4,000 for the
field work in connection with the book
It is to be gotten out regardless OF
expense" and will be within the reach
of no one but millionaires among pri-
vate persons, and, in fact. of but few
Libraries.