The sun., 1919-10-05


tains illustrations of the Art Alliance
galleries during the recent foreign
handicraft exhibition which was or
ganized with the cooperation OF the
neighborhood houses. Nineeten ma
tionalities were represented. The IL
Illustrations show a Ukrainian bead
worker, a French tapestry weaver at
his loom, a Hungarian room with old
embroidered covers and pillows, OLD
Russian costumes and modern adapta-
tions, Italian girls doing cut linen
work, o. Swedish girl weaving and
complete Bohemian costume.
The Art Alliance of America believes
that the arts play large part in lie
and that they can be of increasing SER
vice. Community singing has already
proved it's value; the community the
atre, with its affiliated arts of costum-
ing and stage setting is being en-
couraged; small exhibits of the best
paintings, sculpture and black and
whites would be enjoyed in any neigh
borhood and the industrial arts
from the public building to the hum
blest home, and from the gowns and
jewels worn in the ballroom to the
workaday clothes of men and women
offer endless opportunities for orig
inal work by designers and craftsmen
as producers and for appreciation by
all as consumers.
The American merchant used to go
to Europe and to Asia for his hand
made embroideries, weavings, carv-
ings, &C.. while in this country only
machine made goods were produced.
to the need for good design and fine
craftsmanship and to the fact that
hand made merchandise can be pro-
duced in the United States.
We have neglected the great oIJpvr
tunity to develop American Industrial
| art through encouraging the foreign
craftsman within our gates to work
| in the beautiful trade that he followed
in his own country. BY helping him
| to continue it the art of the United
| States would gain greatly.
The Art Alliance Of America has
made a survey of the needs of the ar
| tistic industries in New York city and
as a result has established an artis-
tic industries section under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Annette Storner Pascal
Of foreign handicrafts held during
June in the New York galleries of the
Art Alliance of America.
The great interest taken by the pub
| lie and press in this exhibition has
brought definite results. Orders have
been placed by manufacturers, whole
| sales distributors, retailers and in
dividuals. thus providing remunera-
tive occupation for the foreign work
ers. Neighborhood houses have estab,
lished work rooms, and craft groups
! are being formed. Cooperation has
| been requested through letters, tele-
| grams and personal interviews from
people interested in Americanization
work. Numerous classes from public,
trade and art schools came to the ex-
hibition to study the designs.
The pamphlet devotes a chapter to
reighborhood houses as centres for the
foreign born craftsmen. telling how the
work should be organized. There is
also list of the artistic industries that
reed the services of the craftsman.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
has announced the following lectures
for the present year:
November 2, Egyptian Arts and
Crafts" Berenice NJ. Garland, the
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
n November 8, 1.-THE Parthenon and
Its Sculptures" Clarence H. Young,
professor Columbia University.
November 16 (subject to be an
nounced later), A. d. Hamlin. pro-
| nj ~
November 23, Design in Architec-
ture, Sculpture and Painting" Edith
R. Abbott, the Metropolitan Museum
of Art.
November 80, "Chinese Sculpture, "
]. Arthur MacLean, the Cleveland
Museum of Art.
December I, Chinese Painting" "
G. Simkhovitch, professor Columbia
, University.
December IA, japanese Painting, y
Howard Mansfield trustee the Metro
politan Museum of Art
December 2S, Etching" Joseph
Charles Moore, National Commission
of Fine Arts.
? December 2S, "Eetching," Joseph
Pennell, artist and author.
January 4, THE Neglected Art OF
Drawing" Alfred Mansfield Brooks
l professor Indiana University.
: January IL, "The Ideal in American
Sculpture" Mrs. Herbert Adams. au
thor.
January IS, practice of Medieva
Craftsmanship" Clement Heaton, art.
= ist.
January %, "The Medieval House,
Henry A. Frost professor Harvard
{ University.
February 1. French Country
Houses" Mrs. John w. Alexander
interior decorator.
! February s, What Constitute!
: Taste in Design" Grace Cornell
, Teachers College.
February Is, What Constitute;
Taste in Our Homes" Mrs. Frederick
Lee Ackerman, interior decorator.
I February %, What Constitutes
Taste in Dress" Ruth Wilmot, Teach
, ers College.
/, February 29, "The Architecture
T Growth of New York." Richard F
! Bach, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
March 7, Dutch and Flemish Fur
niture," Charles r. Richards director
a Cooper Union.
March IA, Rugs of Asia" A. L
a Dilley, lecturer.
! March 81, Architectural Prints,