Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-13
PUBLIC IS Invited
TO SEE ART GEMS
Will Be Given Opportunity to
Observe Work of Different
Schools of Country.
ALL LINES OF ENDEAVOR
ARE TO BE REPRESENTED
Exhibit to Be at the New Willard
Where the American Federation
of Arts Will Convene.

In connection with the fourth an
nual convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Arts, which will take place
at the New Willard Hotel THURSDAY
| and Friday, there will be thrown open
to the public an exhibition now being
| assembled on the tenth floor of the
hotel of all sorts of art work done by
students affiliated with the various
chapters of the federation. 179 OF
which, located from coast to coast
| throughout the United States, will take
part in the convention. some of them
| represented by several and some by
only one delegate
Neutrality-suspicious. and visitors inter
ested In art work will be given an ex-
cellent opportunity to observe what
the different schools of the country
are doing. Almost every line of art
endeavor will be represented, including
ceramics, printing, advertising posters
textiles and others.
Ancient Glazes Reproduced.
One notable exhibit is expected to be
that of the Durant Kilns at Bedford
Village, N. Y. This institution set
| about recovering the secrets Of ancient
glazes two years ago, and rediscovered
the art of making renaissance Italian
majolica and the famous Persian blue.
| Today many objects are being repro
duced in these famous glazes, modelled
after classical forms, and what would
| recently have been considered "mu
| scum pieces" have once more been
brought into use. thus helping in the
| widespread movement which is re-
storing beauty to the ordinary round
of daily life.
The H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial
College, a part of Tulane University of
| Louisiana. will present an unusual ex-
| hibit. complete in itself. showing the
| teaching and application of design to
textiles, pottery. metal work, etc.
Churchill & Hall Of New York city are
preparing for the exhibit a collection
| Of modern advertising of the best type
| showing what American artists and de-
signers can do. In color. pattern, in
ventive charm and humor this exhibit
| is promised to be unusual
Students Work to Be Shown.
Illustrations will be shown Of title pages
gotten up by the students of the course of
instruction in printing given by the Inter-
national Typographical Union. This is a
system Of education by correspondence
In which the art principles underlying
is given by the Inland Printer Technical
School OF Chicago at cost price on easy
terms. the trade union defraying all the
promOtional expense. More than 100
students are taking the course.
The New York School Of Fine and APP
piled Art will be another exhibitor. among
! It's examples being sketches made by stu
dents In the weekly illustration problem
class, some of which. done by second
year students. are considered excellent.
This school also has a notable example
of an original Interior with furniture de-
signed by a first-year student in interior
decoration.
This school was one of the first to treat
design In connection with costume, in
terror decoration and advertising. and 1t
aims to send out graduates fitted to pro-
duce marketable work. Frank Alvah
Parsons 10 its president and its faculty
list contains a long roll Of names of
equally well known artists.
The Washington Irving High School,
an institution Of nearly 4,OCO girls drawn
from the East Side Of New York city.
some twenty or more nat.onalities being
represented, will have a good exhibit in
the group. Practically all these girls
must earn their own living and hence
their art training must and does make a
practical appeal