Evening star., 1914-02-21

hut in our own day and for long before il
has not been customary. The Architec-
! tuTal League of New York offers annually
a prize for collaborative design exc
cuted by all architect, painter and sculp-
tor. and has done much toward correlatinp
the arts by bringing theTn together in its
annual exhibitions. The winners of the
prize this year are Aynlar Embury, arcfi-
tect: Arthur Crisp. painter, and SalNator
Bilotti. sculptor. and the theme chosen
WAS Il doorway for A museum OF faience
This prize-winning design is shown in
the leagues annual exhibition which is
row open in the Fine Arts building, New
york. Ia many respects this is the most
Interesting display OF the year in the
great metropolitan art center. 1t com
pi'ises photographs and perspective draw
ings Of architectural designs. buildings
i hich have been erected or re in course
"f erection. sculpture both in the round
aud represented by photogra phs. paint
inES ptrpoSed for decoration. designs for
stained glass. town plans. gardens, every
thing. III fact. that relates to cotein-
, p"raf-v life and the art Of building
This year special attention has been
given to the arrangement of exhibits aud
instead of 4 confusing mass there is an
, effect of simplicity ard orderliness. which
contributes much to the enjoyment OF
! the visitor. Few exhibitions have been
we'll display ed and this i'll itself is
sign Of progress. Each Of the three
large galleries has been treated ..s a unit
aud made TO form single composition.
There is color. form. intrinsic interest and
l,i"asing effect
In the center of one gallery is foGr
tain. b:' Janet Sclidder. in another two
little rooms, one on each side Of tine center,
have been improvised with screens-one
Of these sets forth exhibits relating to an
i,,eal American town b. means of photo
graphs of choice work executed in va
rous parts of the country-a city hall. a
church, several residences, etc. by diff
ferent architects in different places which
# assembled in one place would be the
IDEAL. The other little room contains
original drawings by F. Hopkinson
Smith of Thackerays London-worhs
which have an architectural we'll as
dcrbilt gallery are several full size pias-
ter casts of completed monumental
works in sculpture. This exhibition
closes February 2s. but it ,s we'll worth a
hio;tion could be shown in ever part
Of the country it would 90 much to raise
the standard of taste and to establish
the relation Of art to civic Development.
A MOTHER. factor in the development
Of art in America is the American
Academy in Rome the influence of which
is just beginning to he felt and appreci-
ated This academy is practically the
same for the United States as the Prix dc
Rome is for France. with the exception
that it is supported by private gifts and
endowment rather than from public
funds. Competitions are held every year
under the auspices of the academy for
scholarships in painting. sculpture, archi-
lecture and classical studies, and the sue
cessful competitors are given three years
abroad, chiefly in Rome, with extraordi
nary privileges of study. These competi-
tons take place the same time every year
and application for permission to compete
must be made between January l and
March /. The applications can be OBJ
tanned from the secretary. c. Grant La
Fargo who may be addressed either at
the office of the academy in this city.
which is in the Octagon. or at 101 Park
avenue New York. where much of the
business is carried on. Among those who
have held these scholarships and returned
to America are Hermon A. MacNeil.
George Keck. Sherry Fry and Paul Man
ship. as well as George Breck, John Rus
sell Pope, Barry Faulkner and others who
have won distinction in the several fields
of art
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