Evening star., 1920-03-21
Notes of Art and Artists

tan Museum in New York and crcu
lated by the American Federation of
Arts. This exhibition, which is dis
played in cases in the library's upper
ed and knowingly placed, can become
most effective. and how printing is,
indeed. not merely a trade, but an art.
The exhibition comprises pages from
books. announcements, placards. book
plates and the like designed by some
of the foremost of American printers,
such, for example, as Bruce Rogers
and Walter Gillis. Printing by the
Riverside and Merrymont press and
the private presses of the Grolier Club
and the Metropolitan Museum is also
shown.
There are very few people that un-
derstand that all letters are not the
same; that there are different kinds
or type. some much more attractive
than others. and that the same prin-
ciples which govern the painting of
picture with regard to proportion,
composition and the arrangement of
objects in a space refer equally to a
fine piece of printing. There is per-
haps no more fascinating study than
the use of type, and all those who
nave printing to do as well ais those
| associated with the printing trade
will find this little exhibition extreme
ly Illuminating.
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| L nc AfueIlCdH feQoraClOn OF Arts
mas Just announced an exhibition of
Italian handicrafts, which it,is to cir
culate in this coutry among the mu-
seums in the interest of art and to in
crease International friendliness. This
exhibition. which will comprise tex
tiles, glass. pottery. leather work,
Jewelry; printing, etc, is being as
sembled by the Italian government.
under whose auspices it will be sent
70 America. 1t is to be upheld to a
| nd =
stimulate an interest in the handi,
| crafts in this country, as well as do
much toward creating a better under
standing OF the fine work still being
larger cities of Italy. The project has
the hearty Endorsement of the Italian
am bassador. the American ambassa-
dor to Italy. the Italo-American Asso.
ciation and the American Academy in
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The National Academy of Design.
which was obliged to postpone its
annual exhibition on account of the
disastrous fire in the Fine Arts build
J ing, New York, announces that its
n1nety-nfth annual exhibition will be
neio IN the gallery of the Brooklyn
Museum. Eastern parkway, Brooklyn.
N. Y, from April Z to May Q.
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! roI tne HrSt time IN several years
| the Society of Illustrators will hold
an exhibition in New York. This ex-
h1bition will open on April 1 in the
| galleries of the National Arts Club.
Gramercy Park. and will especially
feature the war drawings by the il
the government during the war. The
exhibit also will include a poster sec
tion and cartoon section
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An exhibition of paintings and
sculpture by American artists was
shown in the Luxembourg Galleries,
Paris, last autumn. From this ex-
hibition paintings by Jonas Lie, Birge
Rosen a5d ienn ro,in o. Coleman S01eman Ernest
and sculpture by A. Stirling Calder
and Paul Manship were purchased
by the French government. The Man
ship bronze was the same Dancer
and Gazelles' recently purchased by
the Corcoran Gallery.
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Spencer B. Nichols, formerly of this
city. is holding an exhibition of oils,
water colors. carved plaster panels
and Japanese figures at the Madison
| Galleries. 106 West 57th street, New
| York. Mr.. Nichols left Washington
to take a position as designer at
| Tiffanys. He has since spent several
years travelling in the orient. His
present work is said to reflect Chinese
Japanese and at times Persian inf1u-
ence. but to be extremely individual
! and decorative in effect
| X X X X
Joseph Pennell. the we'll known H.
illustrator, photographer and etcher. will
lecture on ''Art as National Asset
at the Central High School next
Thursday evening under the auspices
of the Washington Society of the Fine
Arts. This will be the third in a
course of conferences on music, the
drama and art by this organization
during the present season.
LEILA MECHLIN.