Evening star., 1914-11-28

those to whom it has been awarded in
the past are Charles F. Mckim and
George B. Post, architects OF America:
Augustus Saint-Gaudens. sculptor. and
Sir Aston Webb, president of the Royal
Society of British Architects. The ses-
sions of the convention are all to be
held at the Shoreham. and while they
are chiefly given over to business, the
Uublio may II desired attend.
THE American Civic Association is a
n-professional organization. made
UP of both men and women who are In
terested in civic betterment and oc-
cupied In improving, SO far as possible.
outward conditions of living-in other
words. civic art To this organization
belong the numerous village improve
ment associations throughout the coun-
try, as well as many of the town-plan-
ming committees and associations IT
has conducted with energy the so,
has undoubtedly done much toward
spreading the interest in this excellent
work. The improvement of water
fronts, the redemption of ill-kept
spaces within city limits, the regula-
tion Of bill posting, the abatement OF
within the line of Its activities. where
as its strongest efforts have been d.
rected toward the saving of Niagara
and the safeguarding of the natural
beauty of our national parks. This Is
all very practical and tangible kind
Of art, one which makes toward higher
Ideals and better citizenship. The ses-
sions of this convention will be open
to the public. They. too, will continue
for three days.
THE jury Of selection and award for
the Corcoran Gallerys fifth bien-
NAL exhibition of cotemporary Ameri-
can paintings will be composed Of five
distinguished painters, Edward w.
Redfeld of Philadelphia. Edmund C..
Tarbell of Boston, Ralph Clarkson Of
Chicago, Robert Henri of New York
and Emil Carlson of the same city.
Each of these men stands in the front
ranks of cotemporary painters. and
yet is distinctly individual IN manner
and style.
Mr.. Redfeld is essentially one OF the
"plein air painters, rendering with
virile directness realistic views or WIN :
ter landscape wherein light ana ar
are the chief factors of beauty. His
pictures are all painted from nature,
swiftly and surely. with boldness and
knowledge, and real brilliancy- me
aspect they present Is that of the out
dow. Mr.. Tarbell is a painter OF IN
teriors and figures. He has brought
the light of day indoors and has In
terpreted with consummate skill the re-
fined home life of his cotemporar1es.
Hts model may have been Vermeer. or
those of this painters time, but his
works have been produced In modern
spirit. His pictures are compositions
and are finely rendered with evident
understanding of principles of art
Ralph Clarkson of Chicago is what in
the present day may be styled con-
servative painter. belonging to the
academic school. clinging to old ideals
and believing that a picture. whether
portrait or landscape. should be some
thing more than a mere impression or
a fragmentary utterance to deserve
consideration as a work OF art He
has made a speciality of figure paint
Ing and portraiture.
Robert Henri of New York stands at
almost the opposite pole of conviction;
that Is. II practice may be taken as
evidence of conviction. which undoubt-
edly 1t can. He is. among figure paint
ers. the leading exponent OF impress
sionism, using that word In Its true
rather than perverted sense. The ira
ditions he follows are those of Velas-
quez and Manet, but he interprets them