The New York herald., 1921-02-20
NOTES AEID ACTIVITIES
IN THE WORLD OF ART

Jack r. Yeats OF Donny Dub
lin. who is contributor 70 the coming
Independent exhibition. writes: II be-
lieve in the principle OF the Independent
exhibition. Every city ought 10 have q
very large gallery whore q picture could
be hung. with a space around II, by any
one who took the trouble to paint
picture. After these exhibitions had
gone on for some time tho people would
realize that there was nothing wonderful
In painting a picture. The wonder IL in
painting one worth painting.
The Society OF Independent Artists
ail open their nth annual exhibition
at the roof of the Waldorf Astoria on
next Saturday evening. Due 70 the sue
cess Of last years show. the Indc-
pendents decided to extend the time
from three weeks to foar thus this years
exhibition viii be open to March 20.
There are 575 exhibitors representing
every State In the Union and Cuba.
Besides France Italy, Poland and
ireland are represented by contribu-
tors overseas. The principles of the I'm.
uependcnts-no prizes, no iuries and
alphabetical hanging Of pictures-are
strongly supported, as hitherto. Each
painter is allowed two pictures not eX-
ceeding certain size and each sculptor
tour exhibits. There Is this year, It is
estimated. more new sculptors than
painters and a greater number than be-
fore
with the usual sprinkling OF batik
and metal designers included ia the
show. this year IS tile first memorial eX-
hibition the Independents have ever held.
II Is the memorial exhibition of Mary
C Rogers. who died list summer at the
age OF 3S. Miss Rogers was one OF the
founders and only woman director with
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney. The exhi-
btion will consist OF forty oils, water
colors. monotypes and charcoaIs and win
he in room BY Themselves
The Indian miniature exhibition which
the Independents gave last year was
greeted with 80 much appreciation and
genuine interest that the directors de-
cided TO divert more or the Morton y
Schamberg Fund toward another exhi-
rition on the same lines This time, with
the cooperation OF the Museum ~ New
Mexica at Santa Pc. the independents
are able 70 show the Ccrcmonials ana
dances OF thc Indians ~ me Southwest
AZ painted ~ some 81 their members.
The whitney Studio Cmb has opened
an interesting rvhibitJ1 Of tito work
pf three rtNApAhA~f satffN NtA'tf R.ANAtts
Gerome Brush ard Harold Ersklue. and
the decorative teNtilos ~ Lydia Bush-
Brown Mr Bilotti and Mr. Brush have
shown their work frequently before Mr.
Erskinc Il rot as well known Their
things present aH Interesting variety
with some nice bits 0f color.
Miss Bush Brown has been working
or textiles FOR some time and believes
that batiks can b. made 4 splendid
medium for art Most " her things
have an interesting origin. several we're
composed while She was doing war work
IA France panel called Base Hos
pitnl ia" shows Chinese Torkmeu in
blue smocks. nt;3o boys carrying huge
punches ~ flowers to thc hospital
camounaged truets ana tie towers 81
Hordeaux Another ellsd southern
France" Is thc Village ~ Mpnt0ce. dome
III dim purple and gray with tue high
mountains rising back oi Il glowing il
the setting sun. That 4 dainty ten Goa.
gained its inspiration from the little
Christmas trees IN the , and 10 cent
stores Is hard 10 believe
Miss Bush Brown likes TO make things
with a story. but the subject matter is
never ~ important as 10 line. color