The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-07
Works by Americans.

The Daniel Gallery has achieved
definite fame as a progressive insttu-
ton, but 1t finds by experience that
there are stations along the path of
progress and so it, divides Its offerings.
Its progressive works OF art it hangs in
its main gallery. Here are paintings by
Ernest Lawson, Robert Henri, Hayley
Lever M. Il. Prendergast, Owen Mer-
ton and w. J. Glackens. Any of these
artists would feel deeply hurt not to be
thought progressive. They certainly
must be allowed to be progressive, but
at the same time ordinary nice persons
who have an inquring attitude toward
art do not raise their eyebrows at their
performances with troubled stares, as
they do in the second gallery. where
progressive works by John Marin and
Charles Demuth are being shown, nor
rush madly from the room without say
ing goodby to Mr.. Daniel. as they do
In the third room, where the most pro-
gressive things by Man Ray, Marsden
Hartley. Thomas H. Benton, Charles
Sheeler and Andrew Dasburg are ex-
posed to view.
Mr.. Rays new production is called
"Anpor," which doesn't help In the
least for the picture seems to be a sug-
gestion for one of those marvellous in
struments of science that prove that all
that scientists have hitherto discovered
Is wrong. 1T is made doubly precious
by being appliqued upon a section Of the
Sunday supplement OF THE Nav YORK
HERALD. Mr.. Demuth's title does help
his picture enormously. Mr.. Demuth
has the gift for titles. His picture
shows some crazy steps. all in unre-
lieved reds and drawn in Mr.. Demuth's
usual intense style. He calls Il the
Property of the Red Queen"
The Touchstone Galleries have a coll
lection of paintings by Milton Mayer, a
lawyer, who paints in his hours of ease.
Mr. Mayer has n free style and much
romantic feeling for landscape. so that
his pictures have a vague and undefin-
able Relationship to. the productions of
the late Joseph jefferson. who also
painted in his hours of leisure
The Mich Galleries are devoted to the
work OF six of the younger academic |
clans. Eliot Clark Hobart Nichols. Ivan
OllnslSy. Edward II. Potthast, Henry b. |
Smell and Edward c. Vollsert The ex-
hlbltion Is remarkably we'll balanced and |
favorltes.
In the Kennedy and Company CAL
leries there Is a collection Of original
drawings OF American birds by Charles |
r. Hell. Mr.. He'll draws IN a manner TO |
please ornithologists. but he pleases |
them 80 thoroughly that his drawings |
venture further. into the realms Of art
Ara Centres strenuous Campaign.
The Art Center. Inc. which cooper
ates with the Art Alliance OF America, /
he Pictorial Photographers Of America.
the New York Society OF Craftsmen and |
the Society Of Illustrators IS rejoicing \
over the appointment OF William Laurel 4
harris as managing director o. ~ ac-
iivlties
All these forms Of expcricncc are I
assets that may be weighed ar'i esti- /
mated. but the best reason Tor self
oOngratuletion on the part Of the Art
Center IL that Mr. Harris uniVs 20 an
unusually racticai and clear mind the
temper ~ an ideaiist. lie studied art
under Gerome. under Galland director
- tho Goh.lns. and under Gaugun. and
ielt the stirring OF the new IDEAS oppos-
ing themselves 20 the old. ont Of his
love FOR the art 81 the past grew his
A. lication TO the art OF the futrre.
when ~ returned from his seven years
IN Paris he practiscd church decoration
IN the spirit Of the Italian 3rlmitives
and feeling all the pleasantness OF an
artists serene Isolation IN such SUR
roundings, but he soon realized that II
art Is 20 do for our own country ana
Tins all that she has done In past centur-
les for other countries the artists must
FIGHT for her out IN the open and with
all the modern weapons at their COM
nand Art must be brought into the
iaiiv life OF the people and int the In
dustries OF the nation.
This sense OF tho Importance 81 the
problem by which art and industry are
confronted Of the need OF guiding minds
10 direct wasted energies Into right
channels and OF the great rewards 70
be prepared for future generations, has
drawn him into the progressive nfove-
ments OF the present day
The Art Center has created a working |