Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-13
NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS

This week will be full Of interest to
artists and art lovers because OF the
convention of the"American Federation
of Arts. which will bring to Washing-
arts, for whose entertainment various
pleasant things are planned.
The convention assemblies in the ball
room Of the Raleigh Hotel on the morn
noon there will be a reception to the
delegates and others at the Arts Club
Of Washington, in the evening the Cor
coran Gallery Of Art will be open. the
trustees Of the gallery issuing 1000 or
Washingtonians to meet at that time
the delegates to the federation's con-
vention. This will be an informal pri-
vate view, cards of admission Will not
be required and those who are especial
selves Of this opportunity Tor visiting
the Corcoran Gallery can obtain ad-
mission.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Henry
to the delegates, and that evening at
the invitation of the regents and secre-
tary of the Smithsonian Institution a
reception will be held in the National
Gallery Of Art in honor OF the delegates
and their friends.
Finally, on Friday evening. the an
nual dinner of the federation will be
given at Rauscher's. at which time
there will be distinguished guests ana
important speakers. among whom may
be mentioned Edward w. Robinson, d.
rector of the Metropolitan Museum OF
Art: Hermon A. MacNeii. past president
of the National Sculpture Society, and
Ernest c. Peixotte. the well known
artist and illustrator.
The sessions of the convention. which
will be open to the public. will be OF
extraordinary interest. Some OF the
subjects under discussion Will be, The
door Art in Washington" Modern
Art" THE High Cost OF Art" The Art
of the Immigrant" The Future Of the
Handicrafts." THE Dramatic Work
shop" and Community Music" Among
the speakers will be Breckenridge
Long, third assistant secretary Of state;
Charles Moore, chairman of the federal
commission of fine arts; Duncan Phil
lips. author of THE Enchantment OF
Art: Florence n. Levy. editor Of the
American Art Annual; Henry Hornbos-
tel, architect; George Pierce Baker,
head of department of dramatic art
Harvard University. and Arthur Far
well. president Of the New York CON-
munity chorus.
The delegates to the convention will
include a majority of the directors OF
our American art museums, as well al
ofliaers of art societies and associa-
lions from all parts Of the United
States, both artists and laymen.
By invitation of the Handicraft Club
of Baltimore delegates to the American
Federation of Arts convention will
Saturday. May 10, visit the handicraft
exhibition at the Peabody Institute in
the morning, and. in the afternoon, as
guests of hospitabla Baltimo-eans, be
taken in automobiles through Roland
Park and Guilford. to visit Mr.. and Mrs
E. H. Bouton's garden in Roland Park
where. in an open-air theater, will be
given concert by the Music School
Settlement of Baltimore.
The Corcoran Gallery of Art is for
tunate in having recently received
some important paintings as loans C.
c. Glover. president of the board OF
trustees of the gallery, has loaned quite
number of paintings from his private
collection, among which of especial in
terest may be mentioned Winter
Morning at Montclair," by George In
ness. one Of the finest works extant by
this great American master Inness
wac fond Of painting the summer
landscape and the majority of his
works show the influence of the Bar
blzon School, but this picture is in an
entirely different vein and much more
in the style of the work of the So
called "pletn air. painters. 1t mani