The Washington times., 1915-11-06
URGES NEW TYPE
OF ART MUSEUM
II. 7. Bailey Would Place Art
Study Upon Relation to-
Civilization.

What we need and what I want tn
see bNtlt here is n national museum o'
arts. both for cducs tional purposes and
Tor the good OF the common people,
said Henry Turner Bailey In a lecture
at the National Museum last evening.
Mr.. Bailey is here ~ sympathy with
the Art and Archaeology League. He
throughout the country both as
speaker and winter OF no little moment.
lie Is anxious TO have erected In
WASHINGTON museum Of arts that
VIII be Of use TO the average man as
well as the connoisseurs OF art.
The museums that We have In the
country today are not calculated TO
be OF much use to the common man
confusing. Take. for instance. a Greek
room in any one OF our museums-one
goes In there and . tumble OF all things
Greek confronts him with no refer
tion."
Ideal OF Attainment.
what we need is n different type OF
museum built for educational purposes.
This museum should have a long cen-
tral hall. INST be 50s feet long or to
be more exact. 5000 inches in length.
The walls must he unbrokcn In order
to allow a scale Of time to be marked
or on walls and fioor--an inch of space
to year-and the centuries marked
OF IN red. This will enable us to study
the center Of the hall will be large
show case running the length OF the
room. This case will contain models
OF the worlds most important buildings.
worth buiidinr-ali made on the same
scale. Arranged In their respective
places In regard to the scale OF time,
It will hc an easy matter to observe
the evolution OF architecture. ,u .,.o
Against the two side walls VIII also
he show cases. on the right side the
case will contain the ships Of the world
and the tools OF civilization from It's
earliest stages. Above the case on the
wall I want the life lines 81 the. great
rulers and historians OF the world SO
that we NAV not only sec the materials
with which the work OF the world was
carried on under these great men, but
also follow the political history .
"In the case on the lerhand side ot
the room will he the tools OF the arts
and crafts-from the hand loom down
10 the multiple color printing press
Above these viii, he the l'fe lines Of the
great artists and sculptors OF the world.
This will enable US to toll At a glance
what years were the greatest In the
history Of art For instance. the year
OF l5Oo was one OF the greatest In the
course Of civilization. while during the
dark ages practically nothing was PC
| complshed in tho cause OF art. Attach
ed to evcrv object IN the room will he
label with reference to the best
| book on that particular subject. In a
hall Of this sort ] could teach half
crown boy moro In one day than n
grown man could learn in ono year In
an other museum In the country"
| Now for the other galleries. ] would
have no halls OF the Dutch or German
schools-they arc too confusing In
stead 7 would have gallery Of nor
traiture gallery OF furniture. OF cera-
mics. Of jewelry.
Slot Machines, Too.
| Take. for instance. the gallery OF
! rortraiturc. II would show the cvolu-
| ton OF po-traiture from the first crude
! characters to the verv latest and best
PORTRAITS Of tho most famous artists. A
great many Of these would be reproduc-
tions OF the originals. as the originals
| themselves are owned Nv the Grca,
European museums and art galleries
but occasionally We would fnd an orig.
ral. and under that would be a slot ma.
chine. You must not forget that this IL
for educational purposes BY droprinr
| a penny In this slot machine YOU viii re-
ceive a small piece Of paper conta nf
tho exact Information that you desire
1 wher the portrait was made. bv whom
and what there Is in II 20 admire par
ticularly.
| Surely YOU must see OF what -rea'
importance an educational instrument o
! this sort would be to the country. The
! Government should have one-it - only
b ,!ieve that II We could build a museum
Of that sort in Washington. this city
| would become. "a II should be. the cen
ter Of art education for the county,