The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-11-27
Notes and Activities
In the World of Arr


In the World of Arr
An exhibition of color crayon draw
ings by NJ Won Recklinghausen is now
on at L. Weyhe's. The drawings show
an interesting technical novelty in that
they are made with colored crayons on
special tinted paper. The colors have
all the freshness and spontaneity OF
pastel. but without it's drawback of inn
permanence. The drawings are decora-
tive renderings Of landscape scenes on
Long Island and the Catsllills. Mr. Won
Recklinghausen was one of the dis
coveries" at the exhibitions Of the So
ciety of Independent Artists
A timely exhibition at the Brooklyn
Museum In connection with the ceiebra-
ton of the Armistice Anniversary is
series of original color sketches for the
official portraits of certain distinguished
statesmen and generals as follows:
Portrait of Gen. Diaz. portrait Of Field
Marshal Haig, portrait of Gen. Joffre and
portrait of Premier Orlando by John
Johansen, and portrait of King Albert.
portrait of Premier Lloyd George and
portrait OF Gen. Pershing by Douglas
Volk. These paintings are loaned by
Mr. Herbert l.. Pratt. They are the
original studies for portraits. which were
made by American artists sent abroad
during the war for the purpose
A favrile glass memorial window, rep
resenting the return of the soul to God,
is to be placed in st. Jamess Church OF
New York city in memory of Valera
Gray Treadwell the wife of Col. Harry
II. Treadwell of Tiffany & Co, New
York.
The window has two Gothic openings
which illustrate the subject in exquis-
itely rich depth of color and in beauty
of line and composition. For the first
time in the history of glass in this win
dow there are mountains in the fore
ground On the right. lowering over
these mountain tops, is an angel clad ir
delicately opalescent robes, bearing a
spray of lilies. symbol of the resurrec-
ton. From this foreground one looks
across 4 deep chasm in which are the
outlines of dark forest spreading to
the foot of far distant hazy hills. Above
these. contrasting strongly with their
sombre colors. is a streak of brilliant
yellow sunset sky, overhung by clouds
through which appear the indistinci
figures of singing angels
At the base Of the window Is the in.
scription, I'm loving memory OF Valera
Gray Treadyell --1S54-1921-Wife OF
Harry Hayden Treadwell.'
The window was made at the Eccle-
7iastical Department OF the Tiffany
Studios Of New York city.
The executive committee OF the New
York Chapter of American Institute of
Architects. as trustees Of the travelling
scholarship founded by Pierre l.. lie
selection of a beneficiary. The pro-
gramme will be issued about January /.
calling for the drawings. which are to be
delivered about March l. 1922.
All those wishing to enter the compe-
tition should arrange at once for nomi-
nation by a member Of the American
Institute of Architects. The nomination
blanks can be obtained of the secretary
OF the chapter, at 215 West Fifty-sev-
enth street, and the nominations should
be sent so as to be received by January
1, 1922.
The following extracts from the deed
Of gift explain the conditions:
Fourteen hundred dollars. Is to
be awarded q. to some deserving
and meritorious architect or architectu-
raj draughtsman, resident anywhere in
the United States. to aid him in paying
ing not less than six months.
THE selection of the beneficiary OF
the scholarship is to be by means of
competition . and the drawings
called for . . are TO be submitted for
examination and Judgment to jury
consisting of at least three practising
architects, no one Of whom Is to be con-
nected with any school or atelier for the
teaching Of architecture. In making the
award the jury Is to give a full and
careful consideration to the records OF
qualification filed by the competitors as
well as the comparative excellence OF
the drawings submitted.
ANY architect or architectural
draughtsman, a citizen and resident OF
the United States. not under % or over
80 years of age, who shall, for at least
three years, have been either engaged
In active practice, OF employed as an
architectural draughtsman. and who Is
not and has not been the beneficiary Of
any other travelling scholarship. shall
be eligible to compete.
Every competitor must be nominated
by member of the American Institute
of Architects who shall certify that the
above conditions are fulfilled, and that in
his opinion the competitor Is deserving
of the scholarship. No member of tho
ID candidate.
Every competitor must engage to re-
main. II successful, at least six months
abroad and devote well and truly that
length of time to travel and the study OF
architecture otherwise than by entering
any school or atelier or attending lee.
lures. 1t being intended that the benefit
derived from this travelling scholarship
shall supplement school or office expe-
rience.
'The successful competitor shall write
from time to time. but not less than once
every two months, to the New York
Chapter of American Institute of Arch.
itects. giving an account OF the employ
ment OF his time"
No artist OF any country at any time
so completely and so unconsciously in
fluenced and dominated the art Of
country as did Benjamin West. Kindly.
courteous. helpful. hospitable. his studio
and home was the abiding place OF
every young talented American abroad
Matthew Pratt. Joseph Wright, John
Singleton Copley, Charles Wilson Pealc,
Gilbert Stuart. John Trumbull. REM
brandt Peale. Samuel l.. Waldo Thomas
Sully. Robert Fulton. Washington ALI
ston, Edward Malbone, S. II. y. Morse
Ralph Earle. n galaxy OF artists who
made our early artistic history. came
under his splendid influence and re-
Elected his artistic honesty and high