Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-20
MRS. JULIET WHITE GROSS
On the Results Of Artists Week


A RTISTS' WEEK proved by the results.
n which arc already apparent. to hav.
been tremendous success from many stand
points. according to Mrs. Juliet White
Gross. secretary Of the movement and one
of the leaders in art matters in Phiadcl-
phia.
"Thc preparation for the work done
during Artists Week." said Mrs. Gross.
was with the fundamental idea Of showing
to Phiadclphans what tremendous civic
asset the city has In its art. in the present
as we'll as in its great traditions OF the rast.
This has been accomplished to a far greater
degree than those who had It in charge hared
even to hope. This was the immediate ann
but much of the preparation had the Sesq'li-
Centennial Of 1926 also in mind.
''rhc Sr>aui Centennial should be ex,
plotted as the work of the whole world ana
therein. Philadelphia has in its art work
as wholc--that IS. in all branches OF the
fine arts-resources which are fully ms great
as those of its commerce. ana rms la't
should be fully recognized by those who
have the exhibition in charge.
Movement Has Spread Rapidly
"Thc Artists Week held in Philadelphia
was the first ever held in this country and, $"
far as those who had it in charge know.
was the first to be held in the world. We
| succeeded in showing our own 'city what an
asset we have here in its art. and other cities
| have taken the cue and are already following
! the lead which Philadelphia has given them
| We have received letters from oil over / he
| United States asking the details of the
movement. and II is certain that Artists
Week will 30 observed next year in most of
| the large cities Of the country and many or
| the smaller ones.
"The movement has also been taken up
H. EnIn nf
| Mr., Dooncr, who was president Of Artists
| Week here has been in Washington this
| week explaining how it was done ana what
has been accomplished. The Federation will
take up the movement with the idea IN nina
| of making it 4 national affair, and next year
| it is to bc expected that week VIII be
| observed all over the country. The National
| Federation has the organization and the
| position to put through such movement
and It shows every indication of doing so.
."rhe example of Philadelphia in this
respect will certainly be followed by New
York and other great art centcrs next year.
! Our Artists Week seems to have awakened
| the whole country 10 the possibilities or
! American art and the natural as well as
| the local effects are bound to be widespread
! and to act rs Il Simulant 10 art cultivation.
Getting 1t Into the Homes
| cart i'm our sense Of the wOfd had been
| undcr some disadvantages rs compared with
| some Of the other media of artistic expires :
| sion. The secret of an artist" country is
to get the arts into the homes of the people,
| and this was one Of the things which we
had in mind in Artists Week Music has
had h,ad Il the " talking machines, which have
| familiarized people with tn" great tOnnl
masterpieces, but art has had no such aid.
1--WE feel that much in this line was
accomplished by Artists Week. 1t has
! shown, as we hoped it would. the value of
small pictures in the home. teaching people
| .l,,. ,hny are n necessity and showing thp
value and the beauty Of living with such
manifestations Of art. When this is once
ACCOMPLISHED there need be no cause for
worry as to the artistic development Of the
/ pcople: that will come as II matter Of course,
| iust as it has come in music.
From the Business Standpoint
..Artists' Week may also be considered Il
success from ths.sstandpoint Of the business
! men who helped to make it an actually
One Of the most prominent of the Chestnut
street business men has voluntarily assured
Ms that. to use his own words. Artists
Week did more for business in week than
thc commercial organizations have done in
| ten years
"rhis year was an experiment. of course
and none of US knew what the reaction
, would be either TO art itself or to the
business men who al llowcd space in then
windows for the various exhibits. There
fore, we are very glad that 1t has ,Inrnr
nut so satisfactorily to them as well aS tc
Ms. Many of them have already assured II.
that next year We can get anything that
we want for the week. From the very gren,
maiority of them we had the hcartiest cn.
operation this year, and naturally we feel
much more confidence in what later eyhihi
tions of the same sort will mean ia them
and to us. ....
| The Sesqui. Centennial
t''As to the preparation for the Scsou,.
Centennial. the artists - = class feel that