Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-27
Notes of Art and Artists.

eign nation or municipality, unless the
application to export said work OF art
be accompanied by written consent OF
the Secretary of State"
The purpose of this bill is to in
sure high standard of excellence in
all gifts of a national character, and
to prevent in tho future misrepre-
sentation both of national art and of
national taste by the arbitrary gift
This would seem to be peculiarly
timely, and, if it becomes law, to
offer an avenue of escape from much
threatened embarrassment on the part
of our present allies as well as our
selves. Nations. like individuals.
sometimes have gifts thrust upon
them which are not altogether well
come and yet, on account of diplo-
matte relations, cannot be refused.
Miss Grace o. Clarke, formerly of
this city, who for some years has
been an instructor in costume Illus
tration at the Pratt Institute. Brook
Ign, is here doing occupational Their
apeutic work at the Walter Reed Hos
pital.
Miss Clarke is not only an expert
enced instructor, but a most excellent
craftSwoman and well fitted for this
special reconstruction work among
the wounded soldiers.
X
Frank Gardner Hale, the we'll
known maker of hand-wrought jew
elry. has recently volunteered his
services in this same field of occupa-
tional therapeutics. Being unable to
serve in the ranks, as he greatly de-
sired, he has volunteered to teach
metal work and jewelry at any of the
hospitals or convalescent homes where
such instruction is most desired.
X K
Almost without exception the ar
fists of the country have answered
loyalty the call of the nation. A large
percentage of the younger men are
serving in the ranks. Two very tai
ented men, H. D. Thrasher, 1914 fell
low in sculpture of the American
Academy in Rome. and also the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Herter, have
given their lives to the great cause.
Many who have been unacceptable as
members of the fighting force have
Joined the camouf1age units. 1t is
understood that there are now on the
waiting list for the marine camou-
flage more than 1000 applications.
Besides which, entirely without COM
pensation, the artists of the United
States have supplied the government
with picture posters, submitting their
work freely and leaving it to be used
or not, according to the judgment of
those in authority and the need.
These same artists and others are
contributing to the Army camps "des-
trrr, S1r, To- 4
feet in dimensions to be used for mill
tary indoor instruction.
One American artist, Mrs. Anna Cole
man Laid, is in France, using her tall
entS as sculptor to make masks for
the permanently disigured.
1t is good record and one which
should put the artists for all times on
the lists of loyal, useful citizens.
Some time during the summer eight
artists were commissioned captains
and sent abroad to make pictures in
the war zone for the use Of the War
Department. The understanding was
that there are certain things which
the camera, no matter how cleverly it
may be manipulated, cannot interpret
truths which it's amazing little eve
cannot discern. 1t is here that art comes
in and is found indispensable. A pic
torial history of the war is being col
lected as record for all time by Mai.
Kendall Banning of toe general staff
To this record these artists were sent
to France to make contribution. For
this reason the majority of the men
selected for this first group were il
Illustrators rather than painters, men
who had already attained regulations
through an ability to find adequate
pictorial expression.
More than 100 sketches. studies
etc. by these men have been sent
home, are being framed and will later
be exhibited.
X
The New York Water Color Club is
the first of the leading professional
organizations to hold it's annual ex-
hibition. This will open November 1
| in the Fine Arts Galleries, New York,
and will continue until the oath.
The Philadelphia Water Color Clubs
annual exhibition begins November
10 and continues until December Is.
The present prospects are that all
of the so-called annual exhibitions"
| throughout the country will be held
this winter as usual, not through a
disregard of the great war necessi-
ties, but in an effort to afford recre-
| alton and to testify to the conviction
that art is an element in that civiliza-
| ton for which the war is being waged.
LEILA ,MECHLIN.
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