Evening star., 1916-10-22
NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS

the Massachusetts Institute Of Tech
nclogy, is to be held, under the Joint
auspices Of two architectural societies,
the the Soc Society sS.,. Of Landscape Gardeners
large and important exhibition of
architecture and the allied arts which
promises to be most interesting.
More notable still, is the exhibition of
handicrafts which is to be held about
the same time at the Royal Academy,
London. under the auspices of one OF
the foremost British arts and crafts
societies. This is the first time such
dfcrafts in England and it would seem
to indicate a growing conviction on the
part Of the British people of the real
significance of art and its relation to
There has not been much production
in England since the war began, 30 the
present exhibition will be chiefly retro
spective. 1t will include the exhibition
sent to France early in 1914 and shown
that summer in the Louvre series Of
rooms set up complete as the work of
architects and craftsmen-and of such
other work by British craftsmen as
may now be available. South Africa
has asked for the exhibition later In
bringing 1t to this country.
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In this connection 1t fs interesting to
note how many Of the we'll known
painters are skilled in one or moro of
the crafts. Laura Coombs Hills. the
distinguished miniature painter. Is an
accomplished designer and. further
moro. embroiders very clever1y. Last
year she designed and made a charm
ing modern sampler which was repro
duced in color and adapted Is a calen-
dar by western publisher.
ALBERT Herter was painter before he
began making tapestries, and is a
painter still Of very exceptional abil-
ity. irving Wiles employs not a little
OF his pastime making models of
boats-wonderfully perfect they are.
too-real works Of art. Herman Dud-
ley Murphy makes his own frames.
carving and gliding them to suit each
In this craft that 1t threatened at one
time to grow into business and take
his time from his art.
Thomas Shield Clark. besides paint
ing pictures, makes the most exquisite
quartz bowls with bronze uprights,
very suggestive OF the craft work of
ancient times: John W. Alexander, 1t
Will be remembered, designed stage
scenery and gave much time in his
later years to stage setting, putting
Francis c. Jones and his brother, the
wei known landscape painter, H. Boil
ton Jones, have carved the woodwork
and much of the furniture in their New
York apartment, as, well as designed
and made several co1ored glass win-
dows-all craftsmanship of the high
est order.
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A special exhibition Of wood ensrav-
ings used as book illustrations is being
arranged by the division Of prints and
will soon be set forth in the Library
of Congress.
Clara Hill. the sculptor, has returned
to Washington and taken small
studio In the Arts Club, of which she
Is member. 1t is Miss Hills inten-
ton to spend the winter here
Felecie Waldo Howell has gone to
New York. where she expects to spend
the winter painting and doing Illus
trative work. Miss Howell spent the
latter part of the summer in East
Gloucester. Her pictures of Province
town and Gloucester shown in current
exhibitions have attracted much ia
vorable notice, and still life paint
ing exhibited here with the Society of
Washington Artists last spring had
memorable qualities.
LEILA MECHLIN.