Evening star., 1926-05-23
NEWS AND NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS /
Work of the Intimate Phillips Galey-Water
by Washington Fandcraft Guild
Purchase by French Government

|, Washington Society Of Arts and
Crafts and been completely reorgan-
lied. The president is Maj. p. d.
| Glassford, U. s. A. an instructor in
the Army War College; Mrs. Maude
l.. Whitman Is vice president, Mrs.
Bertha McCue secretary and treas
urer. The board Of governors is
composed OF Miss Marian Lane. Rob.
ert lie Fevre, lie Roy Birch, Mrs.
Emmy Somer, Miss Alberta Mont
gomery and Miss Margaret Comegys.
The objects of the society are to
encourage those Engaged in the arts
and crafts. to promote an apprecia-
ton Of articles Of beauty and useful.
ness made by hand and to encourage
higher artistic standards. A building
which will contain exhibition gal
leries, a salesroom, assembly and lee.
ture room and studios, will be opened
October I. In order to encourage
Craftsmanship prizes will be awarded
to the Washington schools or to
those composing groups in crafts and
industrial work. 1t is hoped to create
a real market for the works Of local
members and to uphold at the same
time a high standard.
A campaign for membership has
already been launched and a compe.
tition instituted for a suitable in
sigma. The prize. which will be SIS,
will be given for the best emblem or
insignia for letterhead and mark Of
Identification on articles made by
members Of the society. 1t is open
to all. Drawings may be submitted
In any scale and in any medium, in
black and white or in color. They
must comprise the name Of the So
oiety, its initials. motto or other
letters or wording, providing elin,ina.
tion for miniature reproduction can
be accomplished without detriment to
the design. Those who enter the
competition must send their drawings
by November to Maj. P. D. Glass.
ford. Washington Barracks. The
judges will comprise II. X. Bush.
Brown. sculptor; Alvin w. Hall. di.
rector Bureau Of Engraving; Felix
Mahoney. National School Of Fine
and Applied Arts, and Alexis Many.
art instructor. Mckinley High School.
The announcement Of the award will
be made December ].
This is an interesting and encourag.
ing movement. The British Ambas.
sador. Sir Esme Howard, at the an.
nual dinner OF the American Fedora
evening Of May IA. especially urged
upon those in attendance the i'm.
portanoe Of developing craftsma nship.
stressing the value to the people Of
fine handwork. Royal Bailey Far
mum, president of the Federated
Council on Art Education. said re.
Gently: Il feel that industry Is never
going to solve the art problem until
we develop the hand craftsman. The
hand craftsman II going to lead the
machine" The Boston Society Of
Arts and Crafts has not only made
a success of it's Boston salesroom, but
also Of its more lately established
<Rlesroom in New York, which goes
to show that there Is market for
fine handwork Of high standard.
We have here in Washington some
excellent craftsmen-weavefg, work
ers in metal. wood carvers. etc. II
the society upholcs as high a stand
ard as does the Boston society. there
is no doubt that a real clientele will
be developed.
AS Granville Barker once said, real
love OF art is not developed merely
through appreciation. We cannot call
ourselves a musical people simply be-
cause many attend concerts; we can.
not call ourselves an artistic people
because many attend exhibitions; 1t
is only through the creation Of music
and art on the part Of numerous in
dividuals that such claim can be truly
made.
MARGARET FRENCH CRESsoN
AVA has lately modeledSan extreme.
ly impressive portrait bust Of James
Monroe, fifth President Of the United
States. This portrait was done from
a death mask and from photographs.
1t may, therefore. be regarded not
only as an impressive personiflcation
but genuine likeness of one Of the
great founders Of our republic