The Washington herald., 1922-05-14

sometimes humorous sketches
made to amuse his children. Many
of the works in this exhibition are
for sale. Others have been lent by
a number of patrons. In the cata-
logue Virgil Barker. . well-known
Washington artist and critic, writes
an introductory appreciation OF
Abbott Thayer. The exhibit was
shown in part in New York at the
Metropolitan Gallery. A review Of
II by Maria Oakley Dewing, also an
artist. appears in the May "Amsri-
can Magazine of Art"
On Tuesday evening. May 16. the
thirteenth annual convention Of the
American Federation OF Arts Will
open with a specialization in Con-
tinental Memorial Hall. On May
IT the meetings will be in the Corr
coran Gallery. on the subject OF
"Organized Art" and in the morn
ing there will be addresses by the
president. Robert w. de Forest. of
New York; Miss Leila Mechlin, Sec
retary, and others. In the after
noon Charles L. Hutchinson. presi-
dent of the Art Institute of Chi
csgo, will speak on Building an
Organization"
Mrs. Little to Speak.
Mrs. Walter Little, chairman Of
art OF the Federation of women's
Clubs, will speak On "women's
Clubs" and there will be several
other speakers. At 5 p. m.
delegates will be received by Mrs.
Harding at the White House. On
Thursday the sessions will be in
the National Museum on Indus
trial Art" when Hon. Henry
White will speak in the morning
on Industrial Art as a National
Asset" with others. In the after
noon Richard ]. Walsh will speak
on The Art Director and His job"
besides others. At a special even
ing session on Thursday in the
Pan-American Union the Chilean
Ambassador will preside. Sessions
of the closing day, Friday, will be
in the Corcoran Gallery of Art,
when George de Forest Brush, the
American artist. will talk on art
Teaching at Home" and Royal Cor
tissoz. who lectured here in the
fine arts course the past season,
will speak on Art Teaching
Abroad" E. r. Bossange. director
of the College of Fine Arts, Car
negie Institute, Pittsburgh, will
lecture on "Correlating the Arts"
and Prof. Frank Jewett Mather.
jr., of Princeton. will discuss Art
in the Colleges" In the evening
a dinner at Rauscher's will con-
clude the convention. The program
q a1lxy int
planned and includes many other
important speakers. .
Art Center.
American handicrafts vie with
the Oriental at the Art Center, 11O6
Connecticut avenue northwest,
where a large exhibit from arts
and craft societies in Boston, Bal
timore, New York, Chicago, Port
land, Maine, as well as Washing
ton, makes a large and represen-
tative display. Two Boston groups,
the Tide-Over League and the Folk
Crafts, have contributed a variety
of carefully woven and embroid-
cred fabrics The Flambeau weav-
ers OF New York are included. as
are also the Davenports of New
Hope, Pa, where interesting de-
velopments Of weaving are well or
ganized. Chicago sends a unique
display. with examples of bric-a-
brac in attractive bronzes and
plaster models. Dress fabrics and
children's frocks in weaving, en-
broidery and tie dyeing are well
shown, and there is case of
beaten silver werk from Washing
ton members. besides several strik
ing designs in color by Miss Lydia
Bush-Brown, and sculptured stat
uettes by Clara Hill, both Wash
inston artists. The exhibition will
continue through May 20 and the
public is invited.
Hindu Art, by the Union of East
and West under DIR. X. n. Das
Gupta, proves of so much interes,
that the display is t. be continued
in two of the large studios at the
Art Center. where IL is hoped that
the work may be made perma-
| nent feature. DR.. Das Gupta pro-
poses to interest several of the en-
bassies and legations to occupy
similar space at the Art Center
with the native art of each coun-
try, thus bringing to Washington
a new and desirable art impulse.
The Czecho-S -Slovaks have. a fine
collection which may come here,
In DR.. Das Gupta's exhibit of rare
carved ivory, sandalwood, shawis,
dress materials and other objects a
large four.panel wood screen, sim
ply but richly hand-carved in the
lotus flower and leaf design, with
a smaller table similarly carved. Is
receiving great praise.
Following the display of Aztec
aura textiles. with portraits. by
Robert Randolph Walters. of
Woodstock, N. Y, there will be an
exhibition of the Italian paintings
Of Charles c. Curran, a noted
American artist and member of the
National Academy, from Tuesday.
May is. to May 20.
Archaeology League.
On Friday. MAY 10, members of