The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-19

peka public thru The State Journal a
few years ago, is by no means out of
the game. Despite the fact that his
editorial duties on the staff of a daily
newspaper now take UP most of his
time he is the author of a good comic
series. 1.-THE Doings of the Hoovers,"
that runs every week in a group of
farm papers published by Topeka
printing house.
April first has been decided upon
as the opening day of the next art ex-
of the Topeka Art Guild and the
Washburn college art department.
The place will be Boswell Hall, Wash
burn college.
The exhibition will consist of 80
paintings by the best contemporary
American artists, selected from the
winter and early spring exhibits of
New York, Philadelphia and Boston.
This collection of pictures will in
clude work by such well known per-
sons as John F. Carlson, head of the
famous Woodstock school, whose work
is already familiar to Topekans thru
an exhibition of his work held here
last fall; Charles c.. Curran, Gertrude
Ffske, Charles Grippe. a group of
whose paintings was on exhibition at
the Pelletier's stores in Topeka a few
years ago; Leonard Achman; Birge
Harrison, and Ernest Peixotto.
Attached to the exhibit will be de-
partment for Kansas artists, for which
considerable interesting work is being
prepared. ..-
resented in the travelling exhibition is
as follows: Marion Boyd Allen, Cliff
ford w. Ashley, A. A. Bell, Frederick
A. Basley, Mary Butler. John F. Carl
son, Frank s Chase, Eliot Clark, Will
| liam Baxter CIosson, Arthur Crisp,
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Charles Eaton, Gertrude Fiske, John
| F. Folinsbee, Ben Foster, w. w. Gill
| christ, Charles Grippe, Birge Harri-
son. Victor Higgins, H. Dudley Muir
ply. Hobart Nichols, Carl J. Nordell,
Leonard Achman. Walter Palmer,
Ernest Peixotto. Jane Peterson.
| Charles Rasen, Orlando Rouland,
| Chancey F. Ryder, Robert Spencer,
! Robert ,Vonnoh, Gustav Wiegand and
| Cullen Yates.
The Topeka Art Guild has begun
an active campaign for new members
The membership is already large but
it is hoped that every person in To-
peka who is in any way interested in
art, will become member of the
| guild. Present members are hereby
/ reminded that the time has arrived
| for the payment of 1921 dues. Remit
to. L. C. Hodge. treasurer. The Hodge
studio, ia Kansas avenue.
The Christian Science Monitor fol-
February contains an editorial en-
] titled "Art-and the Artist" which
takes issue with the alleged utterances
of prominent artist, to the effect that
'the producer of pictures stands in g
class by himself, that his work is sac
rosanct, and that he should be al
| lowed to pursue the occupations OF
painting pictures without the demands
II that living in a. community entails" II
short, if he has no independent means
of his own, the public should support
him.
The Monitor" AYERS that painter
OF pictures is no more a public bene-
factor thru his work, than any Other
kind of craftsman, and therefore hs
is no more entitled to public sup.
port than others who work.
Well, it would seem that neither the
artist quoted nor his editorial critic are
wholly right or wholly wrong. Nobod,
has a just claim ito public support b!
reason of his calling. unless it can bt
clearly and conclusively shown that h
is a public benefactor Of such impor
lance that his loss would be a grea
public detriment, and that the pursui
of livelihood, would interfere with hi
duty to the commonwealth.
There are many other valuable serv
ants of mankind besides artists. will
whose public service the getting of 6
living might interfere, and just dis
tribution of public aid would have t
Include these also.
With regard to artists, there is &
wide diversity of schools and opinions
and each school considers itself thu
most important. One clique of peop1,
regards one man as great, while an
other group laughs at him. A man 1.
not a public benefactor whose work 4
admired and appreciated by one cu1
or faction only. A commission woult
l no l, ~
sentatives of many circles of human
society to determine who was entitled
to assistance and who was not =
Many men who today are looked