The New York herald., 1922-05-07

cuted hobbies hidden away In stuoios
win be brought to light Of day.
Edward Penfield. president of the So
ciety Of Illustrators. Is recognized as the
originator Of the American poster; his
delightful wood carvings Of toy animals
nobody but his personal friends have
seen. Charles Dana Gibson's pom and
ink drawings arc known the world over;
''Ons-Eysd-Afan." an OIL painting by Mr..
productions of Arthur T. Kelier's paint
ings are most popular, his interesting
preliminary studies. which reveal the
initial f1ash Of hiB talent. are not known
at all.
Gordon Grant Is always mentioned as
pen ana Ink artist; no one thinks OF
connecting his name with marine paint
ings and ship models John Alonzo
williams Is o black and white artist OF
note; only his most trusted friends have
seen his charming landscapes, made dur
ing playtime hours In tho summer time
when he steals away to the country.
| Edward A Wilson's colorful work has
brought Just rewards. but he derives
wood cuts. George lillian. well known
as a decorative artist. also admits to
love for wood cuts. Benda's masks
could not have remained In hiding
| nevertheless, ho IL recognized first OF
all as an illustrator. Tony Sarg holds
large audiences with his marioncttes;
but his profession is illustrating. Will
lam Oberhardt is 30 fascinated with
playtime art that he has even followed
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portraits OF President Harding and men,
| bers Of his Cabinet
At the Newark Museum, where an
| exhibition Of German applied art con-
tInues until May 81. there will be held
series Of talks and conferences on
what the American craftsman. art
| craft manufacturer and seller may learn
| from this first show Of Teuton arts
and crafts to reach US since the war.
The various phases Of the exhibit will
be analysed by experts to the end that
the American craftsman and producer
| may see what Germany Is doing In this
line to bid for the worlds markets.
DR.. James p. Haney. director of in
dustrial art in the New York schools,
will tell how the German museums
| gather and present to the public. both
in Germany and abroad, exhibits OF
| arts and crafts. Miss Florence Levy Of
| the New York Art League will talk on
| the silver and metal work in the New
ark exhibit. Mr.. NJ. D. Crawford OF
''Women's Wear Will speak on the
relation Of the museum to the depart
naent store. There will be a conference
on textiles and q conference on books
and printing. with special reference to
the work OF the Leipzig Academy Of
Graphic Arts. which has done so much
to raise the quality OF printing and book
work.
These conferences will take place In
the fourth floor exhibition rooms of the
museum Tuesday evenings and Satur-
day mornings as long as the exhibit
lasts. The management OF the Newark
Museum holds that Il Is the proper
function Of an institution Of its kind
located In an Industrial city to encour-
age as much as possible those who are
moved to the endless task Of bringing
into modern manufacture as much as
possible OF that elusive addition to
utility which we call beauty. Actuated
by this impulse. It is aiding craftsmen
ana manufacturers to study and eval-
ua.e the first great exhibit of applied
| 1912. S'i'"
| The fourth in the Public Liorary's se-
r'es or exhibitions Of American prints
ceaiing with American Scenery In
american Prints" Is on view during
May In the Stuart Gallery In the Library
Building.
In this show there Is reflected what ,s
reaiiy an important and significant fac
tor IN American art the interest I'm the
landscape OF our native land, not infre.
quently without reference TO the definite
locality with Its various possibilities of
appeal. a summary review, like all the
exhibitions in this series. the present
display nevertheless gives a clear picture
| OF the development OF our landscape art
in the printed picture.
One may smile at such an early crude
attempt as Tiebout's stipple-engraving
OF the "Cascade, Luzcrne County"
But with the development of aquatint
came the famous old Hudson River
Portfolio" and other plates by John Hill
and others after w. C. Wall and Joshua
Shaw. Then our line engravers, from
"A. B. Durand and James Smillie on, put
| into black and white the paintings of
Doughty. Cole. Clifford. Johnson and
others. men who loved the homeland
scenes they painted.
When we enter the domain Of painter
etching there Is offered an interesting
variety of personal Impressions. Weir.
Twachtman. J. d. Smillie. the Morans,
Cetcnell, Platt. WaSnOurn, Manley and
many more. Wood engraving too, has
its say. In numerous reproductions Of
paintings and drawings and in original
engravings by Kingsley. Wolf. Bern
strom and others.
The whole Of It forms an engrossing
phase Of the development OF our national
art. an interesting expression OF national
feeling.
More than seventy examples OF rep
resentative work OF some Of the best
known American artists have been re-
ceived by Mrs. Walter Sullivan. chair
man Of the art committee for the Street
Fair. TO be sold for the benefit of the
Association for Aid of Crippled Children
May 16.
Artists have always been known for
their generosity. and the tradition ex-
tends even to the most successful and
most modern. The appeal for pictures
10 be sold 70 help New Yorl's crippled
children Is met with a response from the
artists more generous than anything
imagined by the committed. In the
words OF we'll known artist not since
the San Francisco earthquake has there
been such representative exhibition
gathered together for salo for a char
table purpose.
The committee now feels that II Is
due TO the public and the artists as well
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