Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-06
NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS

glass and pottery. likewise assembled
lection is estimated at approximately
$50. 900. 0e0, but its value to students OF
art is really incalcuiable.
Next Friday evening Frank Alvah
Parsons. president of the New York
School Of Fine and Applied Art, and a
leading authority on interior decoration.
will give the first of series of illus
trated lectures on THE Decorative Arts
in tho auditorium OF the Central High
School. under the auspices of the WASH
ington Society of the Fine Arts.
The first lecture will be on "The Funda-
mentals OF Any Art-Forfn and Color.
and those to follow will deal with period
lation to dress and decorating and fur
nishtng the modern house. Five hundred
million dollars was spent. !: Is said. last
year on house furnishings in this country
The question is. Was the money well
spenty Mr.. Parsons will undertake to
make answer. The art that makes the
home better place in which TO live Is
the most significant and vital kind. II
Is with this Srt that Mr.. Parsons deals.
He gives both facts and principles: he
shows both what Is good and what Is bad.
OF these lectures, the Washington Society
OF the Fine Arts has placed the subscrip-
ton price SO low that 1t is practically
within the means of all. and it has. fur
thermore, put at TIE disposal OF the
, perintendent OF schools for the use OF spe-
ciai students. four hundred complimentary
student tickets
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A painting by Cssip Perelma OF the
head Of typical ''poilu'' has recently
been purchased by Mrs. George W. VAN
derbilt of this city. and the painter. in
accordance with a previously declared
determination. has contributed one-hfth
OF the very substantial check received to
the American Red Cross. The picture was
exhibited some time ago In the National
Museum and the contribution was made
| through Mr.. Holmes. curator Of the Ma
tional Gallery. This is a striking instance
of the splendid generosity shown by the
i artists since the beginning of the war in
the way Of contributions to all Of the
worthy relief funds.
The National Arts Club of New York
has announced an exhibition to be held
in the early spring of paintings by
American artists whose subjects shall
record some phase of the war. The
purpose Of the exhibition is to encour.
age patriotism among the artists and
among the general public All works
ures prize Of sseo w be- ep s~.ra
ed the best work shown The chairman
| of the general committee is Edwin II.
Blashfeld. the well known mural
| painter
| Everett L. Warner, was IN town last
week. Mr.. Warner has given mp his
| studio in New York and is giving hts
entire time to camoufiage work for the
Navy.
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| Oscar Gieberieh. who. has . studio
and classes in this city this winter. and
another Provincetown painter. Gerrit
A. Beneker. are holding an exhibition
in the City Library. Des Moines, Iowa.
this month. under the auspices Of the
Des Moines Association of Fine Arts.
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| Royal B. Farnum. state specialists In
art education. Albany, N. Y. announces
a national poster competition for war
i savings stamps. The competition is
open to all students and pupils in the
schools of the United States and its
object is to promote the $4,000. 000. 900
(! campaign now being operated by the
competition in the eastern section of
the United States will be under the
Eastern Art Association.
| The announcement states that IL
4 ShOulQ De distinctly unQerSLOOQ tnAc
| this nationwide poster campaign In
1 our schools is patriotic service which
art classes and art teachers may offer
in our just cause, and that consequently
the prescribed programs in art instruc-
ton may rightly give way to this plan
of announcing the war savings stamps
campaign. AS an award for diligence
and skill in this form of decorative art.
a skill which must be carefully fostered
i for the sake of our future welfare az q
Yari1 thfAA
groups. ranging from $50 to SO each
and agregating considerable amount
in value. The competition closes June
4 l. 1918.
| The Baltim Water Color Club an.
lnounces it's twenty-second annual exht-
bition, to be held at the Peabody Insti-
! tute Galleries from March il to 81 Ex-
| hibits will be received March 4.
! LEILA MECHLIN.