Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-30
SHOW COMMITS WORK
At ART LEAGUE THIS WEEK
Exhibition i'll This City Will
Include Bush.Brown
Textiles.
PONTItAITS OF LOCAL INTEREST
Artist Thinks Richmond should
Have biennial Exhibit similar to
That Of COrcornn Galleries in
Washington for Americans Only.
by Margaret Waller Freeman.

by Margaret Waller Freeman.
IT was mt tea that we first met
Miss Marjorie Conant. Her work.
particularly her portraits. my friend
had already been familiar with
through exhibits In New York aud
Boston. l myself had seen her pic
lures shown last spring In Rich
Ball. And the charm OF Miss Con-
ants personality fulfilled the promise
made by the freshness OF her work.
The dress she wore was hand-dycd
and decorated by that process OF
wax resist dycing. originated by the
known rs batik.
This drcssi' Miss Conant said.
was made by ms friend. Lydia
h-Brown. who, while Using the
old method of batik. has really made
OF her decorated textiles works of
art. Several OF her wall hangIngs
and some exquisite scarfs in orig
lnal designs viii be shown next
week with my exhibition OF paint
ings."
is she showing the wall hanging
that saw In the Architectural
League exhibit In NV York last
winter" asked my friend. 81 mean
the panel representing tropical life
people In boats and women carrying
baskets of fruit on their heads and
the matched huts of the natives"
Inspired by Panama Trip.
Yes" answered Miss Conant
that one which was inspired by a
recent trip to Panama-and several
others"
Those things have tho pictorial
quality OF tapestry. ADD should prove
as valuable for hanginEs." added my
friend
Il think Richmond. as whole,
Is beginning u pay much more at
tention 10 art | said. "Of course.
there nave always been some people
who really knew and cared for II,
hut now. hs-ieve. there has been
aroused very general Interest,""
My friend looked skcpticaI. and
raised his eyebrows. Miss Conant
said Immediately: Richmond is n
rich center for art feel that. for
community of this size. there are
great many people here sincerely
Interested in fine arts. II il tho
natural center OF this section of tho
South. ana should become place
where any one can come TO see the
pest without having to go as far as
Washington. With the proper In
icrest and well-directed enthusiasm,
!. hiGht nave q biennial exhibit like
the corcoran."
The exhibit at the Corcoran Gal
!"rics In Washington. held once ey.rv
twn years, is for American artists
only and is one of the best in the
country.
Help tn broaden interest.
IL would need certain kind OF
direction" she added. 81 should
think there would have to be. FIRST
ana foremost. paid business man.
aEcr, sort OF director. who was
in touch with artists all over the
country, and whose only duties
would be 10 organize and look ar
Ter exhibitions. And some out-of-
,own Judges on the committee would
help 10 broaden the interest"
What about prizes" / asked.
well. prizes. even Of small sums
certainly make artists more willinc
10 send their pictures. Then. YOU
could have out-of-town memberships
myself would be very glad TO he
long TO the league. and give Il soma
| support. know several artists who
would join IL they thought Tho
standard would be sufficiently high
ana there would be an exhibition
every year"
The exhibition Of Miss Conant.s
WORK. together" with some OF Miss
huSh-Brown's textiles, opens this
week AT the Art League. 81? Eas,
ianHhn street. and is free to the
pu"IIc. mere Will he no admission
charge. MS the exhibition will he CON
Quoted according to the customs ,,u,,
IN New York galleries There will
nc several portraits OF local inter
eSt-"f Mrs. William Northrop. %,
MIS- walter Blair and of little Uar-
Iisoh lflair, nephew of Mrs. North
TOP MISS Mary Boyd and Mrs. cary
.hontasne have both loaned pictures
which Will be on view.