Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-09-19
ART IN INDUSTRIES
EXHIBIT WILL FILL NEED
Nation Must Prepare to Garry "Made
In America" slogan to the
World, Mayor Of st. Louis
Asserts.

Henry w. KieI Of St. Louis outlines
interestingly the ST. Louis Exposa-
tion of Industrial Arts and Crafts to
e October 18th At the Southern
Hotel. for four weeks.
Looming before the business lead
ers of the country Is the necessity
for bringing together industry n
art, through better design. to make
our Industrial products attractive for
the world.
One of the strong constructive In
luences for the betterment OF Amer.
lean industrial products was the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition. From
that center Of aspiration and spirit
q new movement went forth, to re-
tuvenate art and embody It In bet
ter American Industrial design and
workmanship.
Now a new crisis confronts Amer
lean industry and commerce. as un-
told opportunities await the Ameri.
can manufacturer on every sea
coast. while a new American mer-
camille marine is preparing to carry
our products to all ports.
St. Louis 10 Prepared.
In this situation ST. Louis finds her.
self fortunate enough to be the pre-.
pared city-the city to show the way.
Other centers. It is true, have had
exhibitions Of arts and crafts and OF
beautiful products Of industries. but
now a new thing is inaugurated. q
series Of comprehensive educational
sxpositions to be held in various cities
TO foster better design and develop
distinctive character in u national
Industries. The call has gone out
and it Is being splendidly responded
to, for the first Of these cooperative
surveys--the st. Louis Exposition OF
Industrial Arts and Crafts-to open DC,
tober Is at the Southern Hotel Build.
Ing, for four weeks. for a study Of
the rogres already made, and Of the
lines now to be pursued by our manu-
facturers. OUT museums, u educa'
tional authorities and the forces OF
the government.
One of the important aims of the
new exposition is to develop and to
stimulate American designers. Here
10 q very important angle where Amer
lcanization comes In. The Americana
| sation Of our Industrial products Ia
| big matter IS we 60 out with these
products to the markets OF the world
National Art Needed.
We need q national art movement
along lines democratic and distinctive
ly American.
Public art has been wonderful,
developed In some of the countrfe,
Of the old world, but art and beauty
for the homes OF the multitude belong
essentially to a modern idea.
The title OF the new exposition gives
q very practical and proper emphasis
| upon those applications Of art which
belong to the factory, reproducing OBJ
jects in large numbers. This indus
trial aim OF the exposition Is vital
How much more important is good
| design in the object that is repro,
duced 1000 or 5000 times for the
use Of many families! How much
more important 1t is that the OBJ
jects In the modest homes Of the city
should be beautiful and soul.inspiring
than that they should be unique! BY
,ust 80 much 10 industrial art more
tulpOEtdut W w vi loooy shoh MANU-
icraft art.
First and foremost 1t should be
realized that this ia not only a st.
Louis. but a national, enterprise. st.
Louisan in its initiative and United
States In its results.
Expression Of Spirit.
The st. Louis Exposition OF Indus.
trtay rkr anA Traffo io IN he n la eOo
expression OF the American spirit. Far
more than local In Its significance, Ii
represents a national movement for
the characterization OF art and the en-
richment of American industry through
appropriate beauty. This movement.
In which st. Louis so gladly partici-
pates, opens another way to extend
that vital American commerce for
which the government Is spending its
millions upon the Mississippi and for
which are destined the ships of our
new merchant marine.
The Industrial Arts Exhibition, in.
ttiated by the st. Louis Art League
In cooperation with the Chamber Of
Commerce, has the support of many
organizations and citizens and is
splendidly supported by the press.
It's success, which loyal st. Louisans
will do all they can to enhance, should
insure q great national exposition along
similar lines. II will be made attrac.
tive by the inclusion Of many features
and programs to which all the aimed
arts, music, drama and dance, % well
as architecture, painting and sculp.
ture. will contribute, under the varied
organizations which foster their de.
yelopment. II will have the participa-
ton as exhibitors of great Industrial
institutions and Of many manufac.
turing concerns and craft shops here
and elsewhere. in which fine products
now are made. Process exhibits, edu.
cational talks. illustrative displays
with lantern slides and motion picture
nlms and presentations by our insti,
.utions of learning will be interest
Ing and instructive.
The municipality will be represent.
ed. in its many ramifcations where
art is a factor. The City Plan Com
mission, the Municipal Art Commits.
sion, the Board OF Education, the De.
partment of Parks and Recreation, the
Missouri Botanical Garden, are invited
TO participate. and all these civic in.
situations may be depended upon to
respond with showings creditable to
st. Louis.
Many exhibits, forming a very i'm.