The Washington times., 1923-03-11

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1.-THE supply of trained workers
in the applied arts is one-third
less than the demand, according
to statistics compiled by the Met
ropolitan Museum" explains Mr..
Mahony. $50 many people go
into the fine arts. however, and
fail: they fall short in their pic
lures, possibly, but they make the
finest decorators there are. We
develop latent talent, and we take
the artist who has perhaps failed
and turn him into a useful arti-
san
CHANGING over the roomful If
artistic looking young women,
with handful of intelligent men
students, it was not hard to be-
lieve that some day in the near
future every one Of them would
have found his legitimate field OF
work, and be making his useful
and profitable contribution to art
in America. Not floundering
about, trying to evolve something
new and unknown from his inner
consciousness, while starving in
= garnet.
Nothing succeeds like sue
cess" and F'1ambeau. who mad
dropped in for a little visit. felt
almost tempted to lay aside mis-
own work for a drawing. board
and pencils, to experiment with
the principles of perspective
which were at that moment being
developed before the class with
practical illustration Of boxes and
cubes.
ENERGY IN ART.
LET us take advantage of tire
I patural American instinct for the
commercial Mr.. Mahony was
saying later in their interview,
land apply the same energy and
enthusiasm to art study. History
proves that the trade always
comes to the nation offering the
most beautiful and artistic wares.
America has, with a few rere
exceptions, failed to encourage or
provide for the development Of in.
dustrial art; because we as ma
ton are rich in raw materials.
Our raw materials sold abroad
have been bought back by us as
imports for many times their
original value"
It was this very need in Amer.
lea which inspired the late
Charles NJ. Ffoulke, who was &C.
tive in founding the American
Federation of Arts, which was or.
ganized in 1909.
'In Europe, where there are
museums of industrial and decora.
tive art" writes Mr.. Ffoulke, in
an unpublished manuscript, the
designers and handicraftsmen
study the antique objects collected
there, and simply copy or initiate
them for use as designs for all
kinds of manufactured products"
It was Mr.. Ffoulke's great de-
sire to have our young people pro.
vided with opportunities for the
study of industrial art. supple
mented by museums Of decorative
art. He adds that in America the
designers and handicraftsmen have
to invent their designs, and for
that reason most Of the more ex-
pensive decorations and adorn.
ments are imported from Europe.
Many of Mr.. Ffoulke's ideas have
been carried on by others, but he
would undoubtedly have felt great
personal interest in the National
School OF Fine and Applied Art
could he have lived to know Of 1t
and OF the movement to make
Washington a worthy national
ntI CcnLSE.
LOVE OF BEAUTY.
'"The love of beauty is a pre-.
cious asset in the makeup of every
cultured man or woman" cor.
tinued Mr.. Mahoney. "Manufac.
turers are now seeking the CO.
operation of artists. They have
learned that their goods are with.
out value unless the art element
forms a part Of their product"
Few have perhaps realized how
ideal city Washington is for the
study Of art. Aside from the archi.
tectural and landscape charm of
this Paris of America" we have
In Washington the Library Of Con