Evening star., 1921-11-27
Sociahili

hour and to spend q second hour IN
sociability.
F. Carl Smith. q member Of the So
ciety of Washington Artists ana Tor
some years OF ssse ynriss
for his picture, "Angelus, shown IN
an exhibition at the Southwestern Mu.
scum. Los Angeles, Calf. Mr. ana
| Mrs Smith are now living In Cali
fornia. =
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Our Public Library has an active
and fairly well equipped art depart
ment. The librarian, in his report for
,, the year ending June 8. 1921, which 10
/ just published. states that the picture
division of this department circulated
72.100 mounted pictures during tne
previous twelve months. The Ibrary's
collection now numbers 51.477 mount.
! ed pictures, Of which more than 2.200
were acquired and mounted during
| the year. Two thousand prints In
color, reproducing paintings painting oy wen
There has been a greater demand
Mr.. Bowerman says, for pictures to be
| used for commercial purposes. suen as
material for advertising and illustra-
business houses. Also for pictures
| for costumes and historical settings
and scenery for plays given by
| schools community centers and CLUBS,
| but the bulk of the requests TOT Ioahs
| come from schools.
The head of the art department Is
Miss Grace B. Ffnney, under whose
/ charge a series of exhibitions was SCI
forth in cases in the upper hall. A
sembled by the American Federation
| of Arts and were secured through Ine
co.oneration of the Washington So
ciety Of the Fine Arts.
The Department OF Agriculture aug
the Typothetae Of Washington both
set forth interesting exhibits. one OF
i printing, the other of the work tnat
the department conducts for the I'M
movement Of farmers homes ana
farm lands, as well as illustrations re-
lating to agriculture.
In commemoration of the visit OF
Marshal Foch to the United STATES. tne
sued a medal designed and modelled ny
Robert Aitken, National Academician.
The medal shows a portrait OF Marshai
Foch which is full face rather tnan as
ia more usual in relief portraits pro-
file. On the reverse Is nsufe Oh q
welcoming Victory with a shield on her
left arm bearing the service star OF the
American forces and the coats OF arms
of France and America occupying tne
field and providing background LOT
the figure.
The American Numismatic society.
from time to time. has struck meoais
To commemorate the visits paid to our
shores by those who have played
prominent part in the history written
during the past seven years. These are
ali the work Of notable American sculp-
tors and are reckoned as coveted pos
sessions. ,;,,
The present medal. wnen struck. VIII
he i'm gold, silver and bronze. In gold
/: It has already been presented with aP-
nropriate ceremonies to Marshal Foch
In silver and bronze it will be dlstro-
uted among the members OF the NJ
mismatic Society and a Few OUTSIDE
subscribers.
Mr.. Aitken. president Of the National
Sculpture Society, recently designed the
half dollar to commemorate the cen
tennial of the admission Of the state OF
Missouri. He also designed the Wat
rous medal for sculpture awarded by
the National Academy OF Design and
the Panama-Pacific fifty-dollar slug.
To mis- George Rogers Clark monu-
ment. lately erected in Charlottesviiie.
va. the Elizabeth Watrous meaal
of the National Academy OF Design mas
just ~ LEILA MECHLIN.