The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-08
ARTS-CRAFTS EXHIBIT
OPENS TO PUBLIC ON
WEDNESDAY EVENING

The Public Art gallery will open its
doors to the public on the annual arts
crafts exhibit Wednesday evening at
Z o'clock Members of the Woman's
club art department will be hostesses
for the occasion.
Herman Sachs, of Dayton. Ohio,
who is the chief exhibitor will be pres
ent to speak on the exhibit of pieces
by him and pupils of his Dayton
school. He will also give demon
stration of batik making.
Two entire rooms of the gallery
have been filled and part of the per-
manent exhibit have been removed to
make room for more of it. One gal
lery contains five groups of extensive
pottery exhibits from the Overlook
sisters, Miss Bessie Whitridge. Fulper,
of Pennington, n. j., and William
Whitford of Chicago. Baths are hung
on the walls and in one corner paint
ings are hung over the exhibit by
Miss Whitridge, Miss Kempton, Mrs.
Eggemeyer, and Miss Jay. Mrs. Mar
garet Breckenridge is represented by
some laceS. The batiks in this room
are from Oakley Richey, Elsie Car
pell and Harriet Coleman; and de-
signs from Esther Jones and Dorothy
Eisenbach.
City Planning Exhibit.
In the permanent picture gallery
the city planning exhibit has been
hung. 1t was loaned by the American
Federation of Art, Metropolitan Mus
cum, New York
The Sachs exhibit occupies the en-
tire east gallery. Handsome embroid-
cries, lovely batiks and beautiful de-
signs painted in fine colors on paper
for tapestries, batiks and wall paper,
and a number of portrait heads are
hung. On tables and in cases are ex-
hibited lustre ware, books of designs,
and Sakona parchment lamp shades
and shields.
Mr. Sachs school in Dayton, which
is in connection with the Dayton Mu-
scum of Art, has taken the lead in a
new movement in art and is the cen
ter of much interest at the present
time.
Explains School
Speaking of the school and the ul-
innate need which it is designed to
fill, Mr.. Sachs says:
Present conditions in America are
such that the brilliant and exception
al young artist finds no opportunity
to put his talents to a practical use
as is possible in other countries.
Architecture, interior and home deco
rations reflect a cold spirit of COM
mercialism, catering to the cheap
taste and general lack of culture that
10 not tend to cultivate the highest
aesthetic development of youth.
There is the greatest need for the
placing of the artist with creative
gifts at the service of his community
for its betterment and into the situa-
ton where he will develop his high
est powers" Mr. Sachs asserts. I'm
der these conditions only can art be-
come true expression of modern life
by applying its principles to indus
trial needs.
Rapidly changing styles in dress,
home decoration, and all other details
of modern life indicate that there is
an underlying desire for beauty on
the part of the public Past expert
ence has shown that enterprises i'm
porting or putting out art objects with
any degree of merit have met with
success. therefore it is very evident
that there is a demand for art goods
OF superior quality"
The school as it is now directed
makes it possible for the artist TO
develop and earn as we'll at the same
lime supplying art objects of eXcep-
eional value and originality to the
market. II purposes to attract the
trained artist and the retaining OF
such a person in his community 10 be
come an active force in building cul
tural and economic life of the future.