The Washington times., 1917-05-17
ANGELO DISPLACES
HUMOR OF FISHER
Milwaukee Art Director Tells
Of CuldVating Taste.
FEDERATION MEETING HERE
George Breed Zug FaVOrs Galleries
in Colleges.

The person who once attains appre-
citation for the works Of Michael An
gelo loses all enjoyment OF Mutt and
Jeff. according to Dudley Crafts Wat.
son. director OF the Milwaukee Art
Institute and the first speaker at to,
days session of the eighth annual
convention OF the American Fedora
ton Of Arts at the Raleigh.
when q person first buys a phono'
graph he purchases ragtime and tur'
key trot records. Gradually, however,
his taste for classical music is culti'
waited until. usually, at the end of
two years he changes to Wagnerian
and Chopin records.
'T am sorry to say that do not
believe that the average person can
be 30 quickly educated to an appre'
citation OF high art, but am certain
that anyone who once enjoys the mas
terpieces OF Michael Angelo will lose
all interest in Mutt and Jeff"
Appreciation From the MasseS-
"Art in State Fairs" was the subject
of Mr.. watson's address, and he de
clared that he believed that more ap
probation OF art was gained from the
great mass OF American people who
gathered at the Worlds Fair at Chi
cago than from all OF the museums
then in the country. "AIl people have
to do to enjoy art" Mr.. Watson said
sis to open their eyes to it."
George Breed Zug. art instructor
of Dartmouth College. who addressed
the convention on art Exhibitions in
Colleges" in supporting his conten'
tion that American colleges should
contain art exhibitions, said:
"If a student cannot learn to swim
without water. and IL he cannot
learn to play golf without touching a
club or ball so he cannot really learn
to appreciate the higher qualities OF
the arts to apprehend the meaning
of great painting. great sculpture, or
great etching without originals.
Museums Too Large.
"In regard to the need for exhibi
tions in colleges It may not be uni
versally appreciated that the very
size Of our great municipal museums
is discouraEing and confusing to
young people. not to say fatiguing.'
After summing up his array OF
arguments favoring the creation OF
Individual art exhibitions in those
colleges OF the country at least
which are not SO happily situated as
to be near museums, Mr.. Zug said:
at am not interested in dead fact
about art or in the gossip about art
but in the Joy, the elation, the broad
ening view that a wide and respon
sive acquaintance with original work
of art gives. II students of this kin'
of art history, which in most col
leges Is called art appreciation, gail
benefit by art exhibitions in colleges
academic students OF drawing an
painting gain an equal benefit. w,
have plenty Of painters-what W,
need Is a demand among the peopl,
for great art. The supply will follow
/ the demand"
Mrs. George W. Stevens. assistan
director of the Toledo Museum o
Art, closed the morning session witt
an address on Museum Methods"
The speakers this afternoon ar
George c. Booth, of Detroit, on ''Th
Place OF Industrial Art in Art Mul
eums:" Henry Hornbostel, past pres
/ dent of the Society Beaux Arts Ar
chitects, on THE Art OF the Immi
grant" and II. Percy Macomber. o
Boston. on "The Future OF the HanC
icrafts."