The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15

name It has been decided to call
it the Mulvane Art Museum.
No plans have yet been drawn for
the building but negotiations to that
end are now in progress. 1t has been
pretty generally agreed, however, that
the building must contain an art
school. a place for permanent exhibit
tons. a room for transient exhibitions
and a lecture room
very much regret that in giving
cut the names of the men and women
composing the building committee of
the Mulvane Art Museum last week.
of David w. Mulvane. The members
of the committee are P. p. Womer,
chairman; David W. Mulvane, S. Z.
Cobb, Mrs Harrison Morgan and Mrs.
L. d. Whittemore-
The members of the Woman's club
at their last weeks meeting were
given a most interesting talk on Orien-
tai rugs by Samuel o. Rice, editor
of Capper's Weekly. Mr.. Rice is an
authority on Oriental rugs of which
he possesses a fine collection.
One day this week the author had
the pleasure of a call OF Albert I.
Reid. formerly of Topeka but now liv-
ing in New Y ork city, who is one of
the best known cartoonists of the
United States and also head of the
Albert T. Reid Cartoon Syndicate, No.
A, West 53rd street, New York.
The March issue of THE Cartoon
ist," a well known eastern magazine
devoted exclusively to cartooning and
comic art, contains its chief fea-
ture a biographical sketch of Mr. Reid
by William Paul Langreich. Also
full page portrait of Reid and repro
auctions of several of his best car
toons.
In giving his estimate of Mr.. Reid
the author says-"Reid analysed the
work of the cartoonist and discovered
that the daily news cartoon falls into
entertaining cartoon, which causes a
chuckle or laugh on the part of the
reader. and the other, while it may
bring smile or two, is primarily
helps analyze for him the situation or
event which is the topic OF the car
toon. This latter is the course fol-
lowed by Reid"
Then look at the animals pictured
in Reds cartoons. If they arb chari-
they really bear the charac-
teristics and real conformation of the
animals represented, for Reid knows
farm animals from nose to tail tips.
He draws a horse with a real horses 4
hoof. and his cows and pigs. even if
humorously distorted, look like cows
and pigs on the farm. Reds animals
are worth studying, and a collection
of his animal cartoons would make
art student"
There is another characteristic of
Reds work, and that is his superb
dra ughtsmanship. This is due no
doubt to his experience as a maya
zine illustrator. There is only one
other newspaper cartoonist, in the
writer's estimation. who drew with as
much care and patience as Reid, and
he is the late Robert Carter
Reid does not try to be funny, !
follows
driving home his daily message in pic
ture form. He does not try to an
tagonize readers, but hesitates to tone
down his views for fear of having
probably this straightforwardness that |
has won for him friends who are held |
in high public esteem-senators
members OF the cabinet and presi-
dents.
Miss Ruth witwer, a Topeka girl
who is a student in the art depart |
ment Of the Kansas State Agricultural |
college, won prize in the contest for
the best poster advertising the Fac
in Manhattap shortly, in connection
with the work of the college.
me poster Is wood block print |
about twelve inches by eighteen
inches in size, 1t is printed in one
color on tinted paper. The main part
OF the design is a picture OF a woman
dressed in a street costume OF the
early seventies OF the Nineteenth CEN
fury. Down in on corner is a small
inquire dressed according to the latest
mode. A broad. simple border and
the name place-and date of the show
the design.
The scheme is worked out in broad
masses OF flat color and is exceeding
~ eftective. Miss Witwer reports
that she has already sold several
copies OF the poster. A copv max be