The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-09
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washburn college will soon receive
collection. Word was received this
week that Henry Salem Hubbell, art
director of the Carnegie Institute of
Pittsburgh. Pa. and a painter and i'll
illustrator of international fame. has
donated one of his best known paint
ings, THE Orange Robe" to Wash
burn college THE Orange Robe" was
exhibited at the Paris salon of 1909
and was one of the most talked Of
pictures of that exhibition.
Henry Salem Hubbell is a native of
Kansas. He was born at Paola. Miami
county, in 1870. He is a brother of
Mrs. M. L. Field Of Topeka, and
also.
He first studied art at the Chicago
Art institute under Vanderpoel and
Freer. Later he studied for a. short
time under William H. Chase in New
York. Then he took up illustrating.
work for the Woman's Home Com
panion.
In 1898 he went to Paris and
studied, first at the Academy Julien
under Jean Paul Laurens; later he was
a pupil of Raphael Collin and of
James Men. Whistler. He also spent
some time in Madrid. Spain. studying
the works of Walasquez and of Titan.
Hubbell made his debut at the Paris
salon of 1901 with a large painting,
The Bargain" Since then his works
have taken many medals and prizes at
the worlds great art exhibitions in
Europe and America. He is an as
sociate of the National Academy, New
York; member of the Paris Society of
American Painters: the American Art
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Western Artists. and of several other
prominent art organizations.
Several of his paintings were bought
by the French government. One, 1.-THE
Poet" is a part OF the William NJ.
Chase collection, New York City; an
| other. 1.-THE Brasses," is part of the
well known Wilstach collection at Me-
mortal hall, Paramount park, Phila-
| delphia, and a third is in the Baron
| Edmond de Rothchild collection in
| Paris.
| Topekans should feel deeply hon
| ored that an artist OF Hubbells stand
ing would consent to pay their town
such an honor.
| An experiment has been launched
in New York City. which promises
| much not only for workers in the APP
piled arts in New York but to those
of the whole United States as well,
and also great good to the general
public. 1t is called THE Art Center"
and 1t will open for business next
October in a handsomely appointed
| club house at 65-67 East Fifty-sixth
street, New York.
1.-The Art Center is created as a
place where ambitious young illustra-
tors, designers in poster and orna-
mental work. and workers in the sew
| eral art handcrafts who otherwise
would be sucked into oblivion, in the
whirlpool of the great city's life, may
| receive recognition of their ability and
be brought into contact with a market
for their work or their talents.
THE Art Center aims at bringing
these people into touch with manu-
facturers and dealers who want en-
ployes or who would buy work. 1t is
also a means of bringing patronage to
those starting into business on their
own responsibility.
Another feature of the organization
will be classes and lectures for the
benefit OF those who need them, and
there will be a continuous exhibition
at the club house, changed once a
month.
Already affiliated with "The Art
Center" and to have quarters under
ciety of Craftsmen, The Pictorial
Photographers of America, The So
ciety of Illustrators, The Tiffany
Foundation, The Inter -Theater Arts
society. seven OIner SOclet1eS are ne
gotiating for space in 1.-THE Art Gen.
ter's" club house.
1t is to be hoped that societies
similar to 1.-The Art Center" of New
York may soon be established in all
the larger cities of America and
Europe.
| Miss Marian Peers, art instructor of
the Topeka high school, who has done
SO much toward applying art to the
practical life of the average citizen,
is taking a summer course at the
/ Chicago Art Institute.