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the formal treatment of the landscape
in conjunction with architecture. and
the beauty of sculpture combined with
foliage when given suitable setting.
Now and then he told a little story
which drove some. truth home. and he
never seemed to forget that he was an
American and living in the twentieth
century.
He declared at the outset that his
audience was entertained as well as in
structed and carried away with them
not only food for thought. but some
very delightful memories of art DEM
'onstrated by pictures of the utmost
loveliness and words of real signif-
icance. r
, IT HE director of the department of
fine arts at the San Francisco ex-
position. John z. D. Trask, was in
| Washington last week in the interest
of the fine arts exhibit. The exposition
has closed. but the fine arts department
is to be continued until next May, with
the object of not only extending its in
fuence but establishing a permanent
museum or gallery of the fine arts in
San Francisco.
The success of the fine arts depart
! ment has been extraordinary. Not only
has the Palace of Fine Arts been the
| chief feature of the exposition. beauti-
| full in itself and finely located, but it's
collections have attracted wide atten-
tion, and the sales have been large,
aggregating more than 100000. The
decision to keep the galleries open for
another six months came in response
to a petition signed by thousands OF
Californians. More than half of the
paintings sold have gone into Cali
fornia homes; sixty seven have been
purchased by persons living east OF
the Alleghanies. while seventeen were
bought by private individuals who re-,
side in what is rather broadly termed
| the middle west.
Fine Arts Palace permanent gallery
its construction is quite permanent
enough-but 1t stands on ground
owned by the United States govern
| ment, the Preside. and the govern
ment alone can grant its use. Being
| separated from the general exposition
grounds by the lake, it will not suffer
from the process of elimination which
| by now. like a great destroying wave,
has swept over the city of dreams To
| be sure, some of the exhibits cannot
i be retained for another six months.
! but many can be, and to fill the places
left vacant other works have been Sc
cured.
This is Mr. Trask's mission in the
east at present. and 1t Is quite sure
; to be successful. Among other paint
lings invited for this supplementary
Exhibition are sixteen by cotemporary
| foreign artists. which. for the past fve
\ months, have been exhibited here in
the National Gallery of Art. under the
auspices of the American Federation of
| Arts.
THAT interest in art Is increasing
| all over the country is evidenced
by the increasing demand made for
| the exhibitions which the American
Federation of Arts sends out and the
| widening territory from which the re-
quests come An exhibition of paint
ings by American artists which the
American Federation of Arts sent late
ly to Waco, Tex, was visited by more
than 100000 persons. at least half of
whom. it is reported. gave careful at
tention to the pictures, asking in many
instances of those in charge thought
full. intelligent questions. Later this
same exhibition went to Norman, Okla,
where 1t was shown In the State Uni
versity. Thousands again attended,
coming from all parts of the state. the
railroads cooperating by Offering spe-
cial rates for the occasion. This means
a great widening OF interest and up
building of standards, not only of art
but of living. 1t goes to show, also.
the real need and value of great Ma
tional Gallery of Arts here at Wash
lington.
INNY THIN the last Few years several
Wv sculptors Of distinction have come to
Washington and made 1t their home. Re
Icently name has been added to the list.
THAT of Charles Cary Rumsey. At the
San Francisco exposition Mr.. Rumsey was
represented by ten works in sculpture
a pair of hound andirons. real fire dogs" !;
a statue entitled "Boyhood." placed In the
lcolonnade, and seven small pieces shown
II ing cases in the galleries. dog. lion
Icub. calf and colt, etc. The merit Of
lthese works brought him bronze medal