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

Jack r. Yeats OF Donnybrook Dub
lin, who is a contributor to the coming
Independent exhibition. writes: II be-
lieve in the principle Of the Independent
exhibition. Every city ought to have 9.
very large gallery whore a picture could
be hung. with a space around IL, by any
one who took the trouble to paint
picture. After these exhibitions had
gone on for some time the people woulo
realize that there was nothing wonderful
in painting q picture. The wonder is in
painting one worth painting,
The Society Of Independent Artists
will open their fifth annual exhibition
at the roof OF the Waldorf-Astoria on
next Saturday evening. Due to the sue
cess Of last years show. the Inde-
pendents decided to extend the time
from three weeks to for. thus this years
exhibition VIII be open to March %.
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 In.
uependents-no prizes. no juries and
alphabetical hanging Of p!ctures-are
strongly supported. as hitherto. Each
painter is allowed two pictures not ex-
four exhibits There IS this year. IL is
estimated. more new sculptors than
painters and q greater number than be-
fore
With the usual sprinkling OF batili
and metal designers Included in the
SHOW. this yea Is the first memorial eX-
hibitiou the Independents have ever held
II Is the memorial exhibition of Mary
{. Rogers, vino died l'.st summer at the
asL OF 3s Miss Rogers was one Of the
founders and only woman director with
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney. The exhi-
bition will consist Of forty oils water.
colors. monotypes and charcoals and viii
he in n room By themselves.
The Indian miniature exhibition which
the Independents gave last year was
greeted with SO much appreciation and
genuine interest that the directors de-
cided to divert more of the Morton l..
Schamberg Fund toward another eXh-
milton on the same lines THIS time. with
the cooperation Of the Museum OF New
MeXica at Santa re. the Independents
are able 10 show the ceremonials and
dances Of tho Indians Of the Southwest
as painted by some Of their members.
The whitney studio Club has opc ed
an interesting exhibition or the work
OF three Sculptors, salvatore BilOtU.
Gerome Brush and Harold Erskine. and
tho decorative textiles Of Lydia Bush
Brown. MIR Bilotti and Mr. Brush have
shown their work frequently before Mr.
Erskinc Is rot as well known Their
things present an interesting variety
with some nice bits Of color
Miss Bush Brown has been working
on textiles for some time and believes
that batiks can b. made srlendld
medium for art Most ~ her things
have an interesting origin. Several were
composed while size was doirg war worl,
IN France. a panel called Base tos-
pital l1A" shows Chinese vorkmen in
blue smocks. little boys carrying hugo
punches of flowers 90 the hospital
camouhaged trucks and The towers oil
Bordeaux. Another cfl He'd southern
France is tho village Of Mento o. done
in dim purple and gray with the high
mountains rising back Of IL glowing iu
the setting sun. That a dainty tea 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 story, but the subject matter Is
never 80 important a. Is line. color