The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-20
fine ARTS CENTER
FOR CITY BECOMES
REALITY AT DINNER


a fund OF 1925 was established for
such an institution at the annual din
ner of the Richmond Art association.
The action which lays the foundation
for one of the most significant and
lasting achievements growing out of
the association also marked the pass
ing of the first 25 years of its history.
The cornerstone for the new institu
ton was in the form of nucleus of
$3.50 voted from the associations
treasury for fine arts center which,
1t Is stipulated, is to be an art mus
cum for housing art, music, drama and
community activities. The growing
power of the nucleus was Immediately
demonstrated when Mrs. William Dud-
ley Foulke announced she would add
another $3.50 to the fund.
Mrs. W. w Gaar then contributed
$50 to the fund, Mrs. Clarence Gen
nett s25, and Mrs. Frederick S. Bates,
$50, making a total of $625. Mrs.
Bates, as president of the Woman's
club. stated that if the future museum
becomes a center for women's activ-
tiles as well as for the fine arts, she
| felt certain the Woman's club will
have substantial donation to put in
the building.
VIII Give Collection
To give added impetus to this new
movement, William Dudley Foulke,
the president, announced that he
would give his collection of colored
photographs of the Old World schools
as a gift to the new institution if the
sum started was raised to $1,000 by
next fall. The collection offered by
Mr.. Foulke is unique one, Of rare
| historic interest, which he has collect
ed during many years residence
abroad. 1t includes work from the
Umbrian, Florentine, Venetian and
| Netherlands schools, showing by its Sc
| quence and arrangement the gradual
development of art in each school.
Announcement was made Saturday
that Mrs. Maude Kaufman Eggemeyer,
one of the group of Richmond artists,
| had given picture to the new cause,
the money from it's sale to be added
| to the fund
! Mrs. Johnston, who suggested the
movement to secure a larger art loca-
ton for the gallery, pointed out that
| the present one is rapidly growing
too small and is inadequate for gall
lery or gathering place now. In max
| ing the suggestion Mrs. Johnston
said: 1.-THE sum will be very small,
but if it is not started it will never
grow. When it is known that we
have started such a fund, we will find
people here, just as they are found
elsewhere, who will want to contrib
ute to it."
WooIIens Main Speaker
Evans Woollen, president of the
I John Heron Art institute, and prom
inent in Indianapolis banking circles,
was the chief speaker of the evening,
Addressing the audience Mr.. Woollens
in explaining the worthwhileness of
art, said in part:
"The art association is not worth
while if it be only for the advantage
/ of us who are here now. Life and
time are too precious unless used for
a result that expands through the
community. We can readily go to
art gallefies in other cities.
"The question ISIS art indeed for
the people or for those who can afford
to indulge their time. Most people
| who we pass in daily life regard art
as something over and beyond; some
thing without which the ordinary man
can get on; something indigestible-
not for the hard-hitting men, women
! and children They regard 1t as for
the soft-hitting. To them it bears the
suggestion of velvet jackets, rolling
collars and strings OF tourists doing
galleries per mile per houris
Describing what art is, Mr.. Woollen
Describingwhat art is, Mr.. Woollen
said it is not photography nor the
representing or reproducing of fac
! SMILES and it is more than photo
graph with the color added. st con-
tains," he continued, something OF
the artist in the picture 1t is the rep
resentation of beauty, exterior, to the
artist, plus something of beauty pro-
ceeding from the artists personality.
The place of a museum is not to
give information about, but acquain.
lance with pictures.
1.-THE museums real function" the
speaker said, sis to increase the joy
of the community which it serves"
Closing, the speaker paid warm
tribute to John E. Bundy, whom he
described as "that precious possession
you have" The Richmond group OF
artists was also praised as with other
artists Mr.. Woollen saidi they tend
the spark"
, port the Richmond group and the
/
port the artists"
Robert w Grafton, of Michigan City
one of the best known of Indiana art
, lists, and one who remembers Rich
| mond as the place where he held his
first zone man" exhibit, praised highly
the association and the interest which
/ the community manifests in art.
Submits Report
Mrs. Ella Bond Johnston as director
| of the exhibit submitted her report
P. H. Slocum spoke briefly on the fam
GUS picture contest and Francis H
Edmunds submitted the treasurer:
report.
Mrs Johnston's report showed thai
the gallery had been used during the
past year for 1876 formal uses, includ
ing department club meetings, music
: ais, lectures, social functions.
Additions to the permanent collec
ton this year the report showed t.
be as follows: Greek in Winter" b!
z. E. Pottenger, the gift of Mary T. R
; Foulke; 1.-THE Old Homestead" BY
Lynn T. Morgan, from the Mary T. R
Foulke Purchase Prize; batik, by Her
man Sachs, gift of the maker; five
daguerreotypes, gift of Mrs. Paul Ross
and a collection of French posters, pre-
: scented by Josiah Marvel.
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