The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-01

, lighted with the pictures of farm life
! painted by "a Junior student. This work.
she said. was In thorough accord with
the ideals OF the Virginia Education
Association. which seeks to have the
country children express themselves
their hopes. ambitions ard interests,
1 through the mediums 1T hand. and
further seeks TO awaken them to the
beauty and Importance OF country life.
Visitors Interested In Nfrgfniu Types.
Drawings and paintings Of heads
S-om life by tho senior students in the
Art Club evoked much Interest among
the visitors Especially were tho diff
fercn, types--oid ladies. Confederate
soldiers, boys and girls Of to-day. and
negro charactcrs--conmcntc upon.
Ihc seriousness and sympathy shown
/ In the drawings OF coiored people
seemed greatly TO impress the North
crn visitors. accustomed as they are to
+, GrotcsQu" or sentimental pictures OF
negroes. She seems to have gotten be-
! hind the skin and bone" was thu COM
mcnt made upon the students work In
Il pastel drawing % :: ,:clorcd woman
Art In Daily Education.
Questions as to the value Of art as Z,
| part of everyday education were an
| swcrcd In much tho same way as simi-
lar inquiries as To the value Of writing
| in everyday education would have been
I treated.
There can be no question about
/ It. was stated. ITO art as a part of
the regular curriculum in the day
! schools can be attributed. for one
/ thing, the recent Improvement i'm home
! architecture" So Important IL general
! art aiming considered by modern edl,-
/ Gators that committee on the graphic
! arts has been recently appointed by tho
| International Kindergarten Union for
| the purpose of asccrtaininG the best
| means Of teaching art in the kin
| der-artcn.
The visitors showed a friendly and
7 helpful spirit in speaking of art In
! their home towns, and discussing the
means used bv them for the develop
4 incnt of art centres. 4 supervisor from
/ Indiana told of 4 collection of paint
| ines by artists of Indiana similar to
/ the paintings by contemporary yir-
1 ginla artists exhibited 1T the Art Club
/ In Indiana this exhibit was sent to
! the public schools throughout the
! state.
| Interest WAS expressed in the
| status OF art in Richmond. particularly
| as shown in the pictures and objects
Of art assembled ut The Art Club
Decorative Art.
The east room of the club held the
| applied arts and some of the loan cx-
| hibi, III mahogany cabinet filled
with objects OF historic ana artistic in
! tcrest. pewter coffee urn and several
| rare pieces of china which belonged to
: Patrick Henry, loaned by his grand
daughter. Mrs. James Lyons, attracted
| lively interest.
! several beautiful lustre pitchers,
/ loaned from her collection by Mrs. j.
/ i. Eirgs "A wrought silver card case
I anu inlaid portfolio. piece Of Bo-
/ heiniatn glass and samples of rare laces.
! loaned by other club members were
7 much admired
! Another cabinet was filled with mod :
\ crn ceramics, the work OF club mem
/ bers.
\ beautiful carved and painted chair,
! in green and gold. copied from an
/ ancient piece of furniture III a Genoese
l palace--the work of Miss Lutte Pleas
ants-was greatly praised.
/ Paintings and Sculpture.
Among pictures by artists in Rich !.
\ mond. the portrait OF Mrs. Horace Wei
! ford Jones. painted by Miss Lecson,
/ was 4 point Of interest Captain Sally
/ Tompkins portrait bv Mrs. Jeffry Nom
tasue, hung opposite to that Of Mrs.
/ Jones. in the west room of the club
I attracted many art lovers. Portrait
| Of mission priest painted by Miss
4 Nora houston, aroused much favorable
( comment.
\ spirited bronze group of dogs. a
/ statuette by William L. Sievers, was
/ highly praised. and deep interest was
felt in the photographs OF the monu-
mcnt 10y that sculptor for the battle
field of Gettysburg.
The exhibit at the Art Club will
be- open until Tuesday afternoon. MANY
club members have attended the cx-
hih!i. and the people of Richmond are
urged to view this representative col
lection.