The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15
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The art department. of the Kansas
Free Fair this year will be under the
superintendency of L. A. Gillette. Miss
Marie Witwer, who has so ably man
aged that department OF the fair for
several years, was unable to continue
because a rapidly growing mercantile
art business in Topeka and Estes
Park, Colorado, requires all or her
time
Mr.. Gillette is a producing artist
of much ability and a most enthu-
siastic worker in the cause of art in
Topeka, in addition he is a practical
business man, consequently much ad-
ditional good may be expected from
his work at the coming fair
During a conversation with the
writer this week, Mr.. Gillette said that
his plans as far as they have been
formulated. include the bringing to
the fair of two educational art ex-
hibits from the American Federation
of Art.
one of these is a collection of work
in color and design, by students of
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York;
the Rhode Island Institute of Design:
the School of The Boston Museum of
Fine Arts. and the Pennsylvania Mu-
scum School of Industrial Art at Phil
adelphia.
The other is a collection OF photo
graphs and plans for town identifying
and planning. This will include ex-
amples of the best work done in cities
and towns all over the world.
At a business meeting of the Off
GERS of the Topeka Art Guild Tues
day afternoon Mrs. L. D. Whittemore.
head of the Washburn college fine
arts department was chosen dele
gate to represent the Guild at the
thirteenth annual convention of the
American Federation OF Arts which is
to be held May 1920 in Washington,
d. c.
AS has been stated before in this
column, the American Federation of
Arts is an association OF the leading
artists and art patrons of the United
States. banded together for the pur-
pose Of promoting general education
in the fine and applied arts.
Its president is Robert W. De For
est OF New YorkNcity. one OF the lead
ing art patrons and connoisseurs OF
America. The headquarters of the
Federation is Washington. d. C., and
there is a western branch headquar-
tiers at the Nebraska State University.
Lincoln.
The American Federation of Arts
has one or more vice presidents in
most of the large cities OF the Union.
Among these vice presidents are Ed
win H Blashfield and Cecilia Beaux.
The American Federation of Arts
keeps a number of travelling exhibit
tons constantly on the road. They
embrace painting sculpture, drawing.
interior decoration applied design and
CIVIC 4nGSS are
obtainable upon application. by the
schools, clubs. art associations. etc.
especially IL such are members Of the
Federation, by the payment of a small
sum plus part of the transportation
charges.
The annual convention will hold its
first meeting Tuesday evening, May
16 IN Continental hall. The speakers
at that time will include several prom
inent Representatives OF the United
States government. The morning and
afternoon sessions on May IT, will be
held in the Corcoran Art Gallery. The
subject to be discussed on that day
IS Organized Art.
The meeting on May Is will be at
the National Museum both morning
and afternoon. and Industrial Art will
be the subject under discussion In
the evening there is to be meeting at
the Pan-American building to discuss
pan-American art The Gillian am
bassador will preside at the meeting
The morning and afternoon meet
ings on May 10 viii be at the Cor
coran Art Gallery and will be de-
voted to the subject OF Art Teaching.
The convention is scheduled to end
with banquet at 1880 p. m. May 10.
at Rauscher's-
The first absolutely definite deci-
sion announced by the committee in
charge of the projected Washbur1n
college art building is in regard to a