The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

h" Gloss. ~ TINS season tho 81 atn'n.ui
G'L trGr an" 81 e" ~pare,s thrt It
N5sn,s known VIZ. - o;ild become ~ the
'u," Robot Blurn'- beautiful drco-i ,ons
,hs-" some anxiety was Immediately
s-o'!-"d not only among MIR Blum =
fri"Hds nut among tNr-c concerned with
American at End a-tists II would cause
vG.t cha grin T. -hr.o II The Mendclssohn
decoration should he GLOW cd TO perish
n o" ds'',sod for hoy az. Blum's best
and mot impo-t art work
!, rguu, y, e said inst " hat lst be
don" with rh.n. rur happily assurance
an lc gwen q. y Tey are { H iC protected
P'Cs!drI' R"H amin Primo" VI n" AondcI,-
-ohu Gle tlvb -Pvs - IL. sale Of the
putii.aE doe, 10, C.-rv h",r mural paint
inss h.ch remain III" prcpcrtv 81 the
hfr"d to-ulng Clark estate and that their
disposition = III h- determined later
Whom Alfred Corning Clark pun up that
building for tn" McndoIssohn Gle. Club
h., commissioned Blum 10 do these lar ge
decorations which eSSend the full length
, of the side alls of the hall. Music and
Tho Dance and Blum set tn " DIRK i'm his
Grow" street studio. which Ciuerin now
~, us i; vas three wears before he An
ishcd the FIRST one They are done in
:. ate- color. HIGH gives them their deli
Cscy. = d"hcsoy hat IN no way Conceals
Jh-ir strength Blum modelled some Of
5he fig,Ircs. and even had them cast in
1-d"- ~. lat ar to lie enabled TO study
BOT figures and d-ape-y when he came to
make his drawings on the canvas Some
" tt"sc -tatI'ttes were exhibited after
no died
In, DECORATE ons are on tho canvas. for
tuna" thing now thar they are 10 come
from their places. although their great
~" X Ill mex" tn" matter 81 r.mov val one
- DIFFICULTY and care e: the best When he
" - pair.. .nz th"m Blum had - o tau YER
'iCul rollers IN which he wound IN" can
vas IN his studio. one az each end So hat
n. could expose betwaan them a. much
Of the canvas a. h. " aH1 nj 70 work on a,
on time
Some wears before ne executed these
works som. Of Blum's friends had seem
ia his studio n small painting suggesting
Z he motive which bscar. Tn. Dance in
Mon CI-issohn Hall Thss painting had
never been exhibited. however After
his doa:h II was shown at the m srnorial
exhibition Of his works in this city. and IL
probably now N IN" Cincinnati Muaeurn.
to " hich some ~ hir things were after
ward presented
The que. ton of the rational quality
ia ART L. coming IN for "A good deal ~ dis
c,lssiOn thee days. with u tendency toward
a Ieytpr understanding 81 the American
spirit or development IN the modes of
.xpres,ion nj the several arts Music
parting. -culptur. ard e.Chit urs share
in the attention given the subject all
around the country. The Mcdowell
Club Of this city. which was founded
with tn. aim n affiliarirn ~ the arts
an idea that always Interested Edward
Mcdowell heard something Of the sub
rect a. related TO PAINTING last spring
from William u. Chase. On Tues day
November -. the club Ia TO li,tsn 10 Q
lecture On Nationality in Art by Ashton
.IuneOp 81 London. which will be illus
trat"d on tho piano from thu. works 81 Mr..
NacDuwell.
Mr. J"nson. who used to be in ParIia-
nant IL "A i-IcIan who very largely i'm ro-
duCed MacDow-i'S music m ENGLAND
u.casIs.. 80 i,a'isvs.,l that he GeC.'rled 40 o.
Oh" uIi-i' Of American atiOnllfy He
,IiE. AeT. for Il visit, but what he has
had To- say has led 10 an effort to keep
ullD seT' NEaHf'f-
On TIe- day afternoon % this week
NJ Johnson - 20 talk on one 81 STRAUSS
ton. pOs.ru4 at reception which Mrs
Pen Ali Haydn - giving at her home
IN Madison avenue
Nrrnh"rs - IN" Century Club arc giving
admirers II the late J. Y. A. Wards work
an opportunity To zee "a large number
~ exam ,l.' II II. together With a great
many photographs. az Il memorial exhibit
ION ~ III. clubs gallery. In. exhibition
.. MARTY On" Of .mal -culp'ure.. owing
To- -pac" and tn. difficulty 81 moving the
larger works IN plaster.
IL tn. friendly and .ufpriunl members
COMPETITION ia design for medal and a
seal Instituted by the National Sculpture
S'-Hcty. th' medal for award or distrib,l-
ton and m" sea! for tn" sociaty's un.
.0H" thirty design. were submitted
nnrnyrlDu-'y. and they were voted On
by tn" artist Dainbsrs yressni-'norp
han two -cor" ~ thrn AZ Las. W~dney-
day evening meeting. The medal de-
IN by Herman 4 MncNeiI received tho
lnrJcrt number ~ votes and wa adopted