The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-08
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Mrs L C. Hodge Of Topeka is one
of the members Of the Laguna Beach
Art Colony this summer
LagunA Beach is q town on the
California coast located about forty
miles southeast OF Los Angeles Its
population consists almost entirely of
artists. People with artistic talent and
inclination go from all parts of the
middle west to spend their summer
working amid the congeniaI surround
ings of that delightful place There
is an art gallery at Laguna Beach
where q continuous exhibition OF the
work Of the associations members is
On view The pictures shown are not
by any means all painted in California
Any person living in any part OF
the United States who has sojourned
in the colony and done work there
may send pictures. SO there is always
a. wide diversity OF subject matter and
scenery in the work on view
A popularity OF Laguna Beach is
that the artist residents consistently
aim to keep the place in state Of
primitive simplicity, and are opposed
ISOLATED with a growing and up-to-
date town Last year the Inhabitants
waged a city campaign and elected a
mayor on 4 platform Of anti-progress-
L. A. Gillette. who will be super
intenGeut of the art department Of
the Kansas Free Fair next fall an
uoUnces that one Of his plans is to Sc
cure If possible the services OF some
prominent artist or worker in the cause
OF art. to give a series Of practical
educational talks on art in the Peoples
Pavilion He is at present in CORE
spondence with Burger Sandzeu and
others concerning the matter
The July number of the American
Magazine of Art devotes most OF its
American Federation of Art. held at
Washington, D. C, during the month
Of May.
As the majority Of Topekans inter-
ested in art belong to organizations
that are affiliated with the American
Federation OF Art. they will do well to
carefully look over this interesting |
OF the above mention maya |
zine
The first article in the magazine IS
Our Relation to Art" an address de- |
Iivered at the opening Of the fed /
eratiou's convention, by Thomas Mel /
son Page. former United States AM /
bassador to I ally. and member Of the |
American Academy Of Arts and Let
tiers
Mr. Page asserts that the quality o. 1
4 nations civilization IS judged by |
those who come after, thru the kind Of
art It leaves behind. Art is long. life 4
IS short"
It has been said that IN order to
stimulate the growth Of art. there
must be wealth to parOuize and en-
dow it That IS partly true but after
all and above all, what art truly feeds Il
On and grows On IS appreciation. and Il
appreciation comes thru 4 right edu-
cation OF the whole mass Of Il nations
population
The people as a whole must be
taught to love and appreciate beauty
: striving after culture is more ina
oortaur than the acquisition OF y
wealth and power.
Mr. Page poIuced out that the Amer I
can Federation Of Art was originated Il
for the purpose Of spreading q true
healthy artistic knowledge and the 4
culture that comes with such knowl- 4
EDGE, among the people OF the entire
United States He also gave 2 brief
review OF the organizations activities
turing the pest year
During the course OF his address
re characterized the Washington
as the greatest monument
lf modern tines and also said that
The Adams Memorial in Rock Creek
cemetery at Washington D. C. done
by AuguSTus Saint Gaudeus- II the
worlds finest piece OF modern sculp-
ure in bronze III
Notwithstanding the above c0mpII-
uent 70 American genius. Mr.. Page
denounced the Amsrizcu people OF
he present tine as the most crude.
uzrdStic fa6distic, initiative people
n thet civilized or seui-cIviltzed
World"
An0ther interesting feature IN the