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by the New York Public Library
through the medium of a special ex-
hibition. The collection placed upon
view consisted of etchings by Mtllet.
wood cuts executed by his two brothers
after his designs, four Autographs of
North American Indian life by Charles
Bodmer, in which the latter's friend
and neighbor drew the figures, and the
usual prints and books concerning tho
artist This material was all practi-
cally part of the s. P. Avery collec-
sion Of that great public library has
said. 1T always gives a deep, serious
pleasure to come back to these plates
of Millet, these visions Of the French
rendered in big, classic spirit. for the
deep feeling which is behind these
works Is contagious and compelling.
This is fine and timely tribute to one
Of the worlds great artists.
FRANK BRANGWYN, one of England's E
master painters Of today, has exc
cuted eight notable panels FOR the Pan
ama-Pacif1c exposition. They are to en-
bellish the walls Of the court of abun-
dance and represent the elements, air"
EARTH fire" and water" each of
which is interpreted from two different
standpoints.
Mr.. Brangwyn is represented in
twenty of the national galleries Of the
world and is a member of the national
art societies Of France. Belgium. Eng
land, Italy and Sweden His works are
very decorative, colorful and virile. and
he is no less forceful as an illustrator,
etcher and photographer than as painter
and decorator.
According to reports from headquar-
fers Io bo fnv,
go on uninteTuptedly. and the fine arts
display promises to be no less notable
than was previously announced. To conf
pensate, in measure. for foreign loans
museums and private collectors are lend
ing most generously.
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Joseph PENNELL, the well known
} American artist. is the president Of the
Senefelder Club of London. which has
as its object the furtherance of artistic
lithography. This club has twelve artist
members one printer member. six hon.
orary members and about 13O lay men,
bers. Among the artist members are Mr..
Brangwyn and Mcclure Hamilton. the lat
ter an American artist, while among the
honorary members may be mentioned
A. j. Parsons of this city. chief Of the
division Of prints Of the Library of Con-
sress, and NJ. Benedite, director of the
exhibitions and issues Autographs from
time to time.
THE dignity to which an illustration
may attain is manifested in two
books recently published. one by Mrs
Pennell. illustrated by her husband,
Joseph Pennell. and the other both writ
ten and illustrated by F. Hopdnson
Smith. Curiously enough, both Of these
volumes are records of cities, one Of old
Philadelphia. Our Philadelphia and
the other Of London, Dickens London"
Needless to say. the pictorial features OF
both are delightful and go to show how
much more such drawings may mean
than the most accurate and truthful
photographs. The discerning eye Of the
artist has no rival.
A STATUE of Nathan Hale of the
class of 1878, of Yale University,
has Just been presented to the univer-
sity by friends and erected in front of
Hale's college dormitory. Connecticut
Hail. It is the work Of Bella Pratt and
shows. as the Yale Alumni Weekly
says, this great exempler of self-sac-
riflce to duty standing on the campus
four-souare to all the winds that
blow" The face is unplifted and full
of emotion, the heels squarely placed.
the figure upright When Maemonnies
MADE ms statue G. ,, oi Na.nan Sra i Mas,, VIII
be aid that he honed the little news,
bows and bootbIacks would stop and
take thought when they passed 1t: In
Ike manner II Is 70 oe nopea ana De.
hereie t,eser snir,t % w,1, canse the college
hovs to pause and consider.
THE Metropolitan Museum OF Art In
! New York announces that the
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