The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-11
Notes and Activities
in World of Art

IN World OF Art
Taking advantage of the moment
when most OF those who have country
homes and country gardens are think
ing Of flying to them, the Mich Gal
leries have arranged an exhibition OF
decorative sculpture. This branch of
sculpture has much developed in
America of recent years. but 1t needs
TO develop more, for both our gar
dens' sakes and our artists.
Some of the works in the display
have been seen in other exhibitions,
such as the "Fish Boy" by Miss Scud-
der. the Duck Boy" by Mrs. Parsons
and the "Offrande" by Miss Hoffman,
but owners OF gardens, hcsitating over
a choice, may like to see them in COM
parison. A now work by Miss Hoff-
man Is 1.-THE Sacrifice" a design for
a memorial after the fashion Of ca
thedral tonbs. For this memorial she
had genuine inspiration in choosing
the legend: Leave there thy gift be-
fore the altar and go thy way"
Other exhibitors are Mabel Conkling.
Isadore Konti, Mario Korbel, Edward
McCartan. Renee Prahar, Albin Pola-
SEX and Mrs. Myers. Mrs. Myers sends
a new caricature of feminine fashions
as witty and clever as its predecessors,
which is saying much.
The gallery OF the Hotel Majestic
Is showing a group of works by Acade-
micians c. T. Chapman, c, c. Cooper,
Gilbert Gaul. Albert L. Groll. c. c..
Curran, W. ]. Whttemore, Glen New
ell and Edward Potthast are among
those exhibiting Two small pictures
by the two last named, Hauling
Wood" by Mr.. Newell and THE Surf
by Mr.. Potthast. represent the highest
that the group have to offer.
Final plans have been perfected by
the Municipal Art Society for the I'M
yelling of the Evangeline Wilbour
Blashfield Memorial Fountain at
Greensboro Bridge Market. 1t will be
remembered that Mrs. Blashfield was
most active in the preparation of the
fountain planned as the Society's gift
to the city and that the intended pres
entation, as originally planned, was
postponed because OF her untimely
death. 1t was then decided to make
the fountain a memorial to Mrs. Blash-
field and its formal presentation will
take place on May 18th. The exer-
cises, to be held at four o'clock, will
include a speech by Albert S. Bard,
| President of the Society. TO which
/ Commissioner Jonathan c. Day will re-
spond in acceptance for the city. Ad-
dresses will be made by DR.. Royal S.
Copeland and Alfred J. Talley and a
speech of acceptance will be made on
behalf of the market people.
The Police Band will furnish music.
| The design Of the fountain which has
become familiar through previous de-
scription in the press includes mosaic
! by Edwin II. Blashfield and sculpture
by Eli Harvey. The architectural de-
sign is the work of Charles W. Slough
| ton.
| The students OF the New York
School OF Fine and Applied Art will
hold the annual exhibition of their
work at the school building from May
10Th to Goth inclusive. The exhibition
this year will be given with the regu-
lar classes OF the school in session
except Saturday and Sunday, May l7tf
and 18th. when no classes will be ir
attendance. The exhibition is oper
from 10 A. NJ. TO 6 p. NJ. week day:
and Sunday from l To +. NJ.
AS a fitting close to a successful
season in Its new house the Grolie
Club opened yesterday to the public al
exhibition of historical bookbindng
binding used in Europe to the end o
the eighteenth century. The exhibi
ton will include the early gold and be
jewelled covers which protected price
less manuscripts, n massive "chaine
book" and the leather over thc
boards used by the early printers. VIII
We're their own binders and publisher
as we'll. These are followed by
series rich in beautiful feathers, gol
, tooling and mosaic work exemplifyin
the work Of the great binders of III
sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteent
centuries-the Ewes. lie Gascon, San
uel Mearne. Padeloup. Roger Payn
and many others-and the style
, which characterize successive period
The exhibition will appeal not on
e TO all lovers OF the beautiful, 10 ~
collector. and to the practical bind'
and worker In design, but in hard
less degree to the student of literatui
and history. who will see how and
whom the great books of the ag'
have been preserved. and who will fir
} the tastes and foibles of famous pc
sonages of the past reflected in Il
, books which they owned and the DIRE
e in which they caused them to be pr
= served. Indeed one of the great charm
{ of many OF the books in the eXhibitic
0 will be found in the associations whlC
+ they recall.
= There are books with the cresce
and intertwined H and I'D" of Hen
1 II. and Diane de Poitiers, and with Il
e design of marguerites used by q
!. beautiful and learned Marguerite
!, Valois, wife of Henry OF Navarro.
n volume presented by the city OF Par
y to Louis XIV. bears his arms on OF
: cover, and those of the city on Il
other; while two of the tragedies
n history are recalled by book viii,
s was bound for Mary Queen OF SEQ
n during her happy days in France, al
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