The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-06

san and our former towns-wOman, is
steadily gaining in prominence in
American art circles. A three column
cut of one of her latest landscape
paintings appeared on the art, Mu-
sic and Theaters" page of recent issue
of the Christian Science Monitor.
The cut was used in connection with
an article concerning an exhibition at
the Philadelphia Art club of the paint
ings of eight Philadelphia woman ar
lists who, for several years, have been
working together. attracted and bound
by mutual tastes and sympathies.
That Mrs. Coppedge's painting is
the only one of the entire group which
the Monitors able art critic saw fit
to have reproduced. tho he speaks
well of the entire exhibition, is a good
index to the. high esteem in which her
ability is held.
The reproduction being in black and
white no doubt prevents the beholder
from appreciating much that Mrs.
Coppedge had in mind when she
painted the picture, but nevertheless
one can clearly discern good compost
ton. distance and atmosphere. The
title of the painting is "A Morning
in Winter" 1t is a view from a high
a river and other hills in the back
ground. A deep snow covers the en-
tire landscape.
The other women who exhibited
with Mrs. Coppedge are NJ. Elizabeth
Price Eleanor Abrams Cora S.
Brooks. Isabel Benson Cartwright,
Helen K. Mccarthy, Constance Coch-
rane and Lucille Howard.
The work exhibited embraces land
scapes, marines, still life and portraits.
Both this month and last month the
Of o
regular monthly issue of the American
Magazine of Art. He now believes
that some friend of his or some ap-
proven of the "Gleanings From the
subscribed to the magazine for his
benefit. If his surmise is correct he
wishes to extend his most sincere and
hearty thanks and appreciation to the
donor.
The thoro way in which the Ameri-
art happenings. makes it a most val
liable help to the writer in getting up
his column each week SO the person
who sends it to him is comforting a
boon on the whole art loving public
of Topeka thru the gift.
For the benefit of those who do not
know, I will say that the American
Magazine of Art is published by the
American Federation of Arts. an or
ganization whose mission is the pro-
motion of art education and the dis
semination of art knowledge thruout
the United States. Its general head
quarters is Washington, D. C.
There are many interesting features
to be found in the American Maya
zine Of Art for May.
First, there is the program of the
annual convention of the American
Federation of Arts, which is to be
Next there is a beautiful black and
white reproduction of Gainsborough's
blue Boy" accompanied by his
toricaI sketch of the painting.
Then there is an article by Edward
w. Root entitled, Pictures and the
College" which should be of service
to the heads Of college art depart
ments. 1t discusses the difficult prob
lem of how to go about the almost
hopeless problem of implanting a true
knowledge and appreciation of art in
the intensely material mind of the |
average college student.
Next comes a brief review of the |
9th Annual Exhibition of the Ma
tionaI Academy of Design, New York. |
which was held during March and |
April.
Next comes a short article on the
Abbott H. Thayer Memorial Exhibi- |
ton. held at the Metropolitan Museum |
of Art, New York city, by Maria Oak
ley Dewiug.
Then there is a brief review of the |
9th annual exhibition of National |
Academy of Design, also in New Y ork, |
which was held in March and April. |
This article is profusely and beauti- |
fully illustrated, and among the prize !
winners mentioned. are names of ar !
lists who have exhibited in Topeka.
There is also an article entitled The |
Award" being an ac-
count of the bestowal upon Leopold |
conductor of the Phila
delphia orchestra, in recognition of in
spired leadership, of the Edward Box
annual award of 500 and a medal
conferred upon some resident of THE |
city for distinguished public
The medal and the casket in
which the award was presented were
designed by Miss Violet Oakley. paint
er of the famous mural decorations in
he Pennsylvania state capitol at Har-
risburg.
This is followed by a description of
he Academy of Arts and Letters ex-
hibition at its gallery on 81st street,
New York, of prints, etchings and
ithographS done exclusively by Amer
can artists, beginning with the pio-
leers in the field of graphic art and
coming down cronologically to the
present time.
The exhibition was for the purpose
IF encourag ging other American artists
% engage in the graphic arts and to
develop the American public's appre-
eiation of prints.
Next comes an article entitled Art
n the Public Library by Mary Pow
en of the art department of the st.
Louis Public Library. This is a copy
Of an address delivered at last years
annual convention of the American
of Arts
The last article in the magazine IL
perhaps, the most interesting of all 1t
S a short account of Grace Ravelin,
IN American girl whose hobby is the
painting of primitive races. Most of
her work has been done among the
Arabs of northern Africa. in the II
RaI aIearic Isles. and among the Pueblo n