The sun., 1916-10-15

jects 1t has even shown. We adver-
tised II In the daily press and we noti-
fed by postal the AZ members Of the
association. Five persons came to see
1t. and they not members. On many
previous occasions We have prepared
exhibitions Of paintings and other oh
jects Of fine art. very excellent Of their
kind, and have tent out from 500 to
1900 Invitations and advertised them
in the public press and secured an at
tendance as astonishingly meagre as
was that of last night.
ON the other hand, we have pre-.
pared exhibits of Industrial art like
that OF the clay products Of New Jer-
sey Of two years ago and that Of the
textiles Of New Jersey of last year.
having almost no relation to the
fine art Of painting. and have
had gratifying attendance at
each opening. rising to 10000 for the
clay and 10000 for tho textiles. These
facts are excellent evidence Of the ac-
curacy Of the conclusion to which I
came many years ago. that in the city
OF Newark there u little demand for
opportunities to visit what are COM
s''HS SotheN V I'LL unt UTf
usually In fact mere art galleries, the
same being collections OF paintings
hung upon the walls and Of rare and
costly art objects housed In expensive
cases.
THE facts noted are also rood evil
dence Of the correctness Of another
conclusion to which a study Of the
people Of Newark and their activities
long ago led me. The Newark people
are easily led to take an active and
inauiring interest in the industries In
which they are engaged. In dissem-
mating a knowledge Of those industries
In the community. especially among
the youne. and OF the methods Of edu-
cation n processes Of manufacture
whereby the products Of those Indus
tries may be improved In quality and
made more beautiful and more attrac.
tive.
In the industries Of the city itself
manifestly lies the larger part OF the
proper field Of the museums of the
city. The museum Of Newark, that Is.
should devote itself, II II IL TO win the
approval and the attention and the
Interest and the cooperation Of the
people OF the city. TO the greater part
or the held which the city exploits.
During the same week on Thurs
day evening of which museum mem.
bers and all other people of Newark
failed to be interested In an exhibi.
OF the museums collections, since n
mistaken notion of the character OF
those collections led most people TO
suppose them to be almost exclusively
OBJECTS OF hne art displayed In art
galleries. ana only one-tenth OF | per
ceht. ann 10 the opening. the museum
on i's educational side len TO severn
teeh inherent To he used In
the entertainment and instruction Of
ABOUT '"o pupils In our schools. forty
u OBJECTS And In the same week
aeaih the pubic library lent to l47
''acheIs TOT the entertainment and In
struction OF ABOUT 5000 pupils S.04s
pictures inese iast tacts seem TO In
uica'e very clearly that another proper
heid or a Newark museum. In addition
70 tnat OF industriai or applied art. Is
the He'o OF education or the young
-
The division OF decorative figures In
me sculpture exhibition at the AL
nright galleries IN In q very
large one. hut from tho great
most the following are worthy Of men,
tion: ran or RohallIon' and Diana"
by Frederick ". MacMonn!es; DE
scerdinG Night and Rising sun by
a ~ Weinman. Dancing Faun" and
wounded DIANA" by Robert Aiken:
'siienus' and Cupid" by Charles n.
Siehaus: AN Soliel" and Figure on
vase" by Sherry +. Fry; stretching
Girl" and SEATED Athlete by a. Stir
Inns Calder: BEYOND" and Incoming
Wave" by Chester Beach: Faded
Flowers" by the late Kari Bitter:
Genius or Immortality" and Allegro"
by lsidore konti. Golden Apples by
Rudolph Evans: THE Wave.' by Carol
Brooks MacNeil. n Water Lily
Baby ny Brenda Putnam.
The lover Of outdoor life and the
animal Kingdom would ind much
to interest him In this exhibition l..
Fhimister Proctor has sent a number
OF animal studies. among them the
reduction Of the Princeton Tiger.
Which received the medal OF the
Architectural League OF New York in
1918. +. q. Il. Roth has n very life
Ike polar bear that sits up on his
hnunches and seems To be begging for
some sold weather, Anna v. Hyatt,
who will be remembered as the aculp-
tor OF the Joan of Arc recently un-
yelled In New York city. presents NJ
teen studies, among them n powerful
Great Dane. a charging elephant and