The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-30
Art Institute

Ehb AhoAAhutU
]. Arthur MacLean OF the Heron
Art Institute sends me the follow
ing items OF interest at the art in
stitute:
All Japanese prints are modern;
that is, the early prints date from
the beginning of the eighteenth cen
fury. but our title does not refer to
them or their school, but to modern
Japanese prints OF our own time.
And they refer to our own time in
more ways than one, and especially
in regard to the subject matter OF
many of them.
For instance, Hiroshi Yoshida, one
of the artists whose prints you may
see when you visit the print gallery
this month, uses American and Eu-
ropean subject matter, the Grand
Canyon, Niagara Falls, Jungfrau,
Matterhorn, etc, as well as typical
scenes Of his native country.
But the American and European
subjects are Japanese, the treatment
is homogeneous and true to his
training and tradition. Now and
then an unlocked for touch of real
ism or pseudo European touches
that show an effort toward modern
tendencies, regardless of tradition;
but in the man the modern touch is
consistent and perfect, an added in
terest which brings the modern wood
block print of Japan into the fore
front.
A second new exhibition will open
on Sunday, Oct. 3. Paintings and
sculpture by members of the Ma
tional Association of Women Paint
ers and Sculptors will be shown in
Gallery XXI during the month. The
association is one Of growing recog
milton and importance and includes
many well-known women's names in
its roster, among them that of Miss
Lucy M. Taggart of Indianapolis.
Within the last year the association
has opened its own clubhouse at II
E. SiXty-Second ST., New York City.
The officers are: Emily Nichols
Hatch, president; M. Elizabeth Price,
first vice president; Harriet Frish-
muth, second vice president; Helen
Sahler, recording secretary; Lucille
Howard, corresponding secretary.
The first lecture Of the season in
Wednesday courses for members Of
the Art Association to be opened
by the director on Oct. 6, with
lecture on Architecture; Line and
Mass" in the course on appreciation,
will be illustrated by architectural
models of modern homes. 1t will
be the object of the director to
make us think of architecture in
terms of fine art, rather than in
terms of unitarian necessity. Those
who enroll will enjoy the period re-
served for sketchlng. The lecture
is given at 3:45 and is open to mem
bers of the Art Association without
charge and to others on payment Of
So for the course of four lectures.
Good and bad modern Japanese art
will be the theme of the directors
lecture on Sunday, Oct. 3, at 800
o'clock in connection with the new
exhibition of Japanese art exempli-
fed by the work of Yoshida, Ito,
Kawase, Oda, Takahashi, Ohara, Yo-
shikawa, Mix land Yamara- A spe-
cial group of prints imported from
Japan for this exhibition will be
shown.
On Monday afternoon, Oct. 4, the
director will lecture to the Art Stu
dents League in Muncie on india;
the Source of the Mother Art of the
Orient" Each year Mr.. MacLean
has lectured in Muncie, where a de-
cided interest in art is expressed.
This year the Muncie group will
study the Orient. together with their
other activities. This first lecture
of Mr.. MacLean's will be followed
later by second lecture on China,