Evening star., 1921-10-16
Notes of Art and Artists

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, miniature painting. which was both
broad and intimate, gravely. serious
and yet winning in simplicity.
In the anteroom to the semi-circu-
lar gallery has been hung fifty or
sixty sketches in color of figures in
costume. for the most part made by
Miss Perrie at the Monday Evening
Sketch Club. which for so many years
met each winter weekly at her studio
IN the old Art Students League build
ing. These are clever and pleasing
and illustrate an artists way Of
working.
The exhibition continues only one
more week.
Within the past few years great
Improvement has been seen in the
art exhibitions held in the state fairs
throughout the country. Tradition
art of an extremely amateur and
questionable order. entered in the
same fashion as pies, cakes, vege-
tables and live stock. but with far
less discrimination. Now in several
of the state fairs really notable ex-
hibitions are held yearly.
Texas is perhaps in the lead. the
art department of the fair at Dallas
each fail having won enviable repu-
work shown and the number Of high
priced paintings sod. The Tennessee
state fair at Nashville has this year
and for the past few years made high
record.
Michigan and Minnesota have in
past seasons not merely contented
themselves with showing works of
art OF high standard. but have en-
ployed able. directors and had demon
strations given in the art buildings.
Michigan. in fact. has erected on its
state fair grounds an admirable little
picture gallery.
This year the Ohio state fair has set
forth as fine collection of paintings
by cotemporary American artists as
is not often assembled outside of an
by the leading American artists were
included in the catalogue. which, by
the way. was nicely printed and
charmingly Illustrated. These pic
by the artists. There was also a spe-
cial collection of more than 200 works
by Ohio exhibitors. AS a spur for the
latter tier; a pu.bllle-spirited .ldc ohioan offered
1t is worth noting in this connec-
ton that whereas a number of states
nave no art museum and many can
boast but one. the state of Ohio has
three Of special Importance and
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Already the Carnegie Institute of
Pittsburgh announces its twenty-first
International exhibition, to be held
die dTe% Of the 5unei da's iss2 Of April to the mid
Juries will meet in London and
Paris in January. in New York the
last OF March and in Pittsburgh in
year will be made up Of two Ameri-
can and two European painters. with
the director or assistant director of
the art department of the Carnegie
Institute as chairman.
Homer Saint Gaudens. son of the
great sculptor. Augustus Saint Gau-
dens. is now assistant director. and
will visit Europe in November and De-
cember in the interest of the exhibi-
ton.
1t is a great pity that this inter-
national exhibition should be shown
nowhere in this country but in Pitts
burgh. Certainly they should be
shown here in the NATIONAL Capital,
and doubtless they would If the Ma
tional Gallery had home Of it's own.
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Some years ago there was organ
ized in Chicago a Society of the
Der of which pledged him or her self
the purchase of paintings by Ameri-
can artists for the permanent collec-
ton of the Chicago Art Institute. AS
the society had over two hundred
members a considerable sum became
available and numerous excellent
purchases have been made. stimulat-
ing the artists and permanently en-
riching the art institute. More late
ly. similar societies have been FORM
ed in other American cities. Now
comes word of the organization of a
Society of the Friends of Art in
Milan. Italy. 1t Is not on quite the
same basis as the Chicago Society.
but it's purpose is likewise to en-
courage art and secure patronage.
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In New York last season Mrs. AL
bert Sterner. the well known artist
and Illustrator. organized among the
children of the rich the Junior Art
Patrons of America. which again is
fashioned on the plan of the Chicago
Friends of Art. These young people,
mostly in their teens, are pledged to
spend a certain sum each year in the
acquisition of work of art, sup
posedly Of their own choosing. from
an exhibition held under the auspices
of the society. The first exhibition
was held at Knoedler's. The second,
which has just opened. Is In their
own little gallery, at ~ w est 4Stn
street. Some of the exhibits are loan
ed. Such, for instance. as water col
ors by Winslow Homer and Sargent,
owned by the Brooklyn Institute, but
the majority by the artists.
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A. Phiminister Proctor. sculptor of
the buffalo which dignity and orna-
ment the @ street bridge and also
ip no
Branch bridge, has been commission
ed to model an equestrian statue of
the late Col. Theodore Roosevelt, to
be erected in the city. of Portland.