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with it's lively zebras and horses and riding
| maidens. +. W. Vreeland has two panels
both effective Maynard Dixon's The
Pioneers" is somewhat restless for dec
Grafton with which to settle down and live
Robert V. V. Sewel shows large lunette
with sad lack OF sensuous beauty in its
gray expanse. There is more to like in his
round panel. The Passing Of Arthur"
Ernest Peixotto and W. b. Cox are repre-
sented acceptably Alexander S. Locke
sends a sketch for a church window and
William Willett has here another that Is
good in it's way W. w. Fahnestocks color
sketches are of subdued charm. Mr.. Blash-
field sends three crayon drawings, studies
for a decoration, which reflect his careful,
even methods.
BY Charles Y. Turner are studies FOR his
decorations in the Hudson County Court
House, in which the illustrative quality
plays so large a role that the decorative
value is subordinated. To his complete
color study, one-third size Of Washington
at Fort Lee" has been awarded the Archi-
tectural Leagues medal Of honor
Passing into the centre gallery, one goes
under large decorative design in glowing
color. done by Sister of the Community of
st. Mary, for st. Mary's Convent, at
Peekskill, Sculpture dominates this room,
but there are other things also claiming
attention. f. NJ. L. Tonetti contributes. un-
der the title "a Memorial TO a Friend a
monumental design in plaster. which in
cludes a portrait head OF the lamented John
NJ Carrare. BY Robert Paine Is a some
what grandloquent fountain and monu-
ment. ITO the Illustrious Obscure" s. +.
Fay has sent a boy on a dolphin. which has
a spark of ioyousness that will not he over
| looked. John Flanagan's sculptured panel,
showing boys starting foOtrace. with
trainer standing by, Is one of several done
| for the Chicago City Hall. 1t has life and
impetuosity. Another work In high relief
by c. G. Rumsey. Buffalo Hunt" panel
! for a fireplace, is spirited and also sculpt-
ural in it's we'll rounded masses. Grace
! Johnsons "Chimpanzee" frieze Is amusing
and good. r. w. Demng's decorative panels
lin paint for tho Hartman house at Arden
must not he omitted Samuel Howe's
painted panel. Pouring Bronze" has illus
| trative effectiveness.
There are models here Of freplaces, ex-
amples Of tasteful treatment. that will
make tho average New Yorker wish he
handsome tapestry from the Herter looms,
sober and dignihed in pattern and color
One sees also a curiosity in the way OF a
modern lock. with steel and iron fashioned
into elaborate designs
And finally, passing nv many things that
deserve and will no doubt receive the Wis
itor's attention. there are in this Centre
gallery the forty-one drawings loaned bv
~ bo I
Decleux collection. Not enough attention
is paid by the average New Yorker In
terested in art to this unobtrusive museum
at Cooper Union. This collection has been
long in its possession. but these French
drawings NJ the late seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries will come as a sur
prise 10 most visitors at this exhibition.
They are. most Of them, related to the arts
Of design. Patterns for tapestry, interior
views Of rooms in palaces. street fstes in
Paris and sketches of great folk Of the
courts Of Louis XIV and Louis XVI. not
omitting Marie Antoinette. are here, and
their rare decorative spirit lives to-day
with as much vitality as II ever did.
Changes of fashion do not affect such
work as this.
The drawings include the original sketch
for the tapestry that was formerly IN the
ownership OF Chancellor Livingston. and
now belongs to Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry.
Rv Radel is a drawing Of the fate that
marked the marriage of the Dauphin and
Marie Antoiuette. the occasion being made
tragic by the explosion Of fireworks and
the killing Of many persons. an incident
that did much 10 fan the smouldering fame
of discomfort that was 10 burst forth later
as the Revolution. There is design after
Vatican here. drawings by oppenort. for
bronze work and many more that need not
be enumedate ted. but should not be missed
by the visitor. +. 49,,
vanderhiIt gallery there will he time 10
sneak again. The exhibition will continue
through February II.