Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13

sBy KATHRYN RUCkERSl

president, John T. Alexander OF PITTS
burg second vice president. r. A. cram
of Boston third vice president, r. u
Millet of New York secretary, MISS
Leila Mechlin of Washington assistant
secretary, and J. p. Morgan, jr., of New
York treasurer. The denartments OF
sculpture, painting and architecture VIII
be in charge of the vice presidents. A
number of able addresses were del1V-
cred. in which were set forth the aims
and purposes of the federation, special
stress being placed upon the existing
conditions of art in America as the
primary reason for uniting the forces
of our art clubs. Royal Cortissoz art
editor of the New York Tribune, among
other very excellent things, said; I'VE
want more art in this country, and we
want it to be better and better art
every year. / have studied very care
fully the results of the arts and crafts
movement in this country. 1t has been
productive of much good, but a great
number of our artistic craftsmen seem
to me to be moving about, as the saying
goes, In worlds not realized. They have
a vague feeling that the thing for them
to do is to make a useful thing beau
tiful, so they sail in to spoil a good
piece of wood, drawing a pattern on 1t
with hot poker or they make you
fearful and wonderful design which
they call wall paper, or they fabricate
absolutely unwearable ornaments and
offer them to you as jewelry. Their
exhibitions are amusing, no doubt. but
they spell misdirected energy; these
craftsmen begin at the wrong end; they
try to walk before they can creep. They
do not first make themselves thoroughly
acquainted with the character of the
material in which they mean to deal,
learning wood as a cabinet maker
learns IT.: knowing metal as a black
smith knows 1t. They make their de-
signs from the outside, is dilettante.
and not practical workers or men of
common sense. And the important
point is. that this is not altogether
their fault. They are left too much to
themselves, to produce their little OBJ
iects and then to offer them for sale
in an exhibition. They will get their
real chance and be stimulated to pre-
pare themselves for 1t when America
demands the fruits of craftsmanship as
it now demands paintings and statues,
when the community that lacks the
funds for monumental embellishments
will cut its suit according to its cloth,
and take the small thing seriously. The
National Art Federation will render a
practical service to the country if it
will help to bring about this develop
ment Of common sense"
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A reception and exhibition of their
work, embracing paintings in oil and
water color, drawing in charcoal and
pencil, craft work in pottery, "copper"
brass and textiles were held by the
pupils of the College of Fine Arts
Thursday afternoon. The classes are
composed chiefly of young ladies, about
twenty in number only two young men
students being enrolled. The paintings
embrace studies from life, still life
landscape and architectural sketches;
three were drawings from the cast and
life. A wide range of useful articles in
Pottery and metal showed that much
interest has been manifested in these
branches, and many pleasing shapes in
vases, bowls, trays, candlesticks and
sconces, artistic in color and interest
ing in texture and glaze, were shown
The enthusiasm and demand eX-
pressed for craft work has led to in
creased facilities, and large addition
Is being built to the school, which will
afford accommodations for print shop,
a department for handmade furniture,
basketry and weaving, and dormitories
for pupils desiring to live at the school.
The faculty will be as follows: Will
liam Lees Judson, drawing, painting,
art history: George Wharton James,
printing and basketry; Elizabeth Wag-
goner. metal work; Florence Newcomb,
pottery; Nell D. BROKER, decoration.
q
ton Friday afternoon at her home,
Neva place, in honor of Prof Judson
and one of the classes of the College of
Fine Arts, where Miss Smith was for
merly a student. Art and artists were
discussed and refreshments served.
Two exhibitions of work done by the
pupils of the Santa Monica schools
under the supervision of LYDIA Price
are planned to be held at the closing
of the schools the latter part of this
month. One will comprise the draw
ings, water colors, designs and craft
work by the high school students and
will be open to the public in the art
department of that building. The 9TH
err will embrace grade work from the
various schools under Miss Prices SUI
pervision and will be placed on view
at the Santa Monica public library.
The good work done by these pupils
has been attested by a second winning
of prizes offered for creditable draw
ings by the School Arts Book pub
LEGATION of merit and high standing.
Out of five drawings submitted by
Miss Price for her pupils in the Gar
field school two received prizes, third
and fourth, and two honorable men
ton.
The press view of the work of the
pupils of the Los Angeles School of
Art and Design was given Friday aft
ernoon June II, and a large and COM
mendable showing of drawings, paint
ings and craft work was exhibited in
the class rooms. Very special atten-
ton is given by the management of
this school to fit pupils for practical
work in designing. illustrating, maya
zine and commercial work, and many
of them have been placed in such po-
sitions. Numerous cover designs of
creditabe character were shown, re-
produced by the magazine having ac-
cepted them, and. a set of book Illus
trations, wash drawings by Langdon
Smith, meritorious in conception, draw
ing and composition, were specially
attractive, and bespoke a fine talent
and good training. They were western
in character and thoroughly imbued
with that life and spirit, the movement
of his horses and figures being remark
ably free and spontaneous.
Among paintings from life was an
excellent study by Kohlmer of the head
and nude shoulders of a girl of the tt
tian type, the flesh tones of much
beauty and the head and hair being
very well rendered. Several still life
studies showed exceptional talent in
the portrayal of textures and in color
scheme and arrangement. There were
number of good water colors by
Bertrand and Miss Mode, and prom
Using work in. charcoal and pen and
ink by Aockerblum, Kadwiski and
Greenlee. Several sketches by Miss
Hardison and a flower study by Will
enberg deserve mention.
Modelled leather and embroideries in
original designs and pleasing colors
were shown by Emma Waldvogel, in