The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-08
to See and Enjoy When You Visit
the Heron Art Institute This Week

If you visit the Heron Art Insti-
tute in this city this week there are
several things which will claim your
unusual attention.
They have been listed by y. Ar
thur MacLean, director, as follows:
In Gallery 1 is installed for the
summer early American objects that
may be interesting to visitors who
come to see the colonial portraits
soon TO be exhibited in one of the
picture galleries. In n case is
shown the museums collection of CO.
lonial glass as we'll as several pieces
lent for the summer In another is
exhibited the American portion of
Miss Anna May Johnson's collection
of pewter, the remainder of which is
in the European gallery, and in the
fiat cases small objects of wearing
apparel and bits Of weaving or em-
broidery chosen from the museums
permanent collection.
Buried alive. Such was the fate
of the human prototypes Of the lit
tie figurines placed on exhibition in
a case on the west balcony stairway
of the museum. Two retainers in
full soldiers garb. two maids. and
two ladies-in-waiting aref shown, all
true to the life of owe 1000 years
ago in china.
They are made of clay. slightly
colored, and modelled in a native
way p%ortraying characteristic poses,
characteristic dress forms and ap-
purtenances, head gear. etc. One of
the ladies has the demure mien of
a Priscilla of colonial days even.
wearing a mantilla over her shout
ders in Priscilla-esqu way and cross
ing her hands on the stomach so in
nocently.
These figurines r somewhat
rare and often times are very in
teresting examples of modelling.
Their naivete attracts the eye.
Japanese prints have not been
shown in the museum for some time
and now on the west balcony there
are shown first class examples of
the work of Hiroshige, a japanese
artist who in the minds of many is
the greatest landscapist who ever
lived.
or Real Interest
Perhaps visitors to the Art 1nsti-
tute. who have previously had no
particular personal interest in the
print department of the museum do
not Immediately realize the impor'
lance of the present exhibition of
American etchings nov shown in
the printroom. Its Importance is
measured by two facts: One. that
it is a representative selection of
the scope and quality Of our collec-
ton of American prints; and the
other, that it is only a selection and
does. not in any way actually meas
1Ire The extent of our collection Of
American prints. The small group
of five Whistlers shown in the south
east corner. for instance, gives the
visitor some idea q the quality and
the characteristic points of Whist
ler's work, but there are also nine
other fine Whistler etchings in the
permanent collection.
1t would be impossible, even were
it desirable. to keep the entire col
lection of prints on view, but the
curator of prints is only too glad
to make the print collection avail
able at all times to the print lover.
the print-maker or the student. and
to show any prints in which the
is particularly interested.
The present exhibition will remain
view through Sunday. July II.
after which it will be replaced by
a. loan exhibition Of engravings,
chiefly of the eighteenth century.
Regular visitors must see the pres.
ent interesting exposition. which
characterizes the scope and quality
of the best in our permanent collec-
ton Of our American prints, before
il is taken down.
4 Small Book
There has been added to the H.
brary this week a small book whose