The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-04-03
AIM TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY
AND CULTIVATION OF TASTE.
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becoming. Included in the invitations
will be all the village improvement
societies throughout the United
States, which have done and are still
doing such important-work in beau
tifying the natural landscapes, In inn
proving domestic architecture, in
promoting the public health, provid-
ing good roads; clean streets, pure
water supplies, proper school facili-
ties, educating public sentiment and
developing civic pride. There are
several hundreds of these societies
in different states, and it is believed
that their members can be stimulat-
ed in faith and in zeal by contact
and by an interchange of experiences
and opinions.
More than fifty cities have NUM-
cipal art leagues or associations for
the Improvement of appearances; for
extending their park systems, WIDEN
ing their streets, securing better
public buildings and better school
houses, and for general betterment
OF artistic lines. They are found at
San Francisco, Denver, Seattle, Du-
luth, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New
Orleans, Cleveland, Cincinnati, St.
Louis, Buffalo, Detroit, Baltimore,
Dayton, Toledo, Galveston, Waco,
Tex, and. several other western cities
as well as in New England and, the
east. There is general movement
throughout the entire country to Sc
cure an improvement in the looks
OF things, both natural and artifi-
cial, and it is spreading rapidly. 1t
is believed that it may be promoted
and public sentiment developed in
favor of it's purposes by uniting the
many local organizations in a feder-
alton for mutual encouragement and
cooperation.
The American Art Annual" pub
lished every two years, is a reveala-
ton to persons who are not familiar
with the art interests and activities
OF this country 1t is book of $50
pages, containing lists of painters,
Sculpters, lecturers and writer's on
kts, magazines, books and other
devoted exclusively to
art that are issued during the. year:
lists 0f art exhibitions, art auctions.
public monuments erected, and 9TH
er INFORMATION of immediate value to
those WHO are interested in Ameri-
can art.
It is surprising to learn from this
directory thaN there are 222 schools
and public art\ galleries in 1872 differ
emit cities and towns in the United
States, and the locations of many of
them are quite unexpected. 1t ap-
pears also that sixty-eight Of these
schools offer money prizes to their
pupils for meritoripus works, rang
Ing from 500 to- $4,000, the latter
being offered for the best mural
painting by bequest \of the late Mr..
Lazarus of Baltimore.\ It comes in
the form of travelling scholarship
81 three years in Europe.
Seven million dollars, was given
last year in the United States in the
form of endowments, belquests and
other financial contributions to the
promotion of art in the United
States.
A great deal is being dome in the
way OF university extension work bW|
he women's clubs. The Illinois
state federation of women's\ clubs,
Ind that of Texas, for several years
awe maintained circulating exhibi-
Ions for the benefit of the neople
IN the smaller towns and villages.
where there are no galleries or
schools. In Texas the women's clubs
professional lecturer, who
,raveles from place to place through
he entire year, giving entertain
nents. The University of the State
II New York maintains travelling
lrt gallery and circulates 32s172 |
antern slides, with lanterns, fof the
exhibitions; between 1000 and s.
700 photographs and more than 500 |
vail pictures among the villages of
nat state. The Carnegie Institute
It Pittsburg sent loan pictures as
ar as Kansas, and other museums
re cooperating In the same way to
pread a knowledge and appreciation
I art IN the smaller towns and
tiles. The Carnegie library in the
mailer towns is. usually the center
+ intellectual life, and usually con- r
aims hall that can be used for ex-
1bit1on purposes. One of the OBJ
ects OF the federation will be to en-
ourage loans for exhibitions in such .
laces. .
There are flourishing art schools ..
nd societies in many towns where .
ley would not naturally be expect i.
4. They are not confined to New /.
ork, Chicago, st. Louis and Bos- .
IN, but some Of the most flourish .
lg are in Charleston, S. c.; Column
US, Ohio; Dallas, Texas; Decatur. .
L.; Fort Wayne, Ind; Topeka. :
an; Lawrence, Kan; Lincoln.
eb.; Manchester, N. H.; Minneapo-
8. Mimi; Morgantown, w. Va:
alem. Ore; Seattle, Wash, and
'aco, Tex.
The headquarters of the commit
e will be at the Smithsonian Insti-
ltlon, and the movement will have
le cordial cooperation of President
oosevelt, Vice President Fairbanks !
scretary Root and other prominent
fcfals of the government.
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