Evening star., 1928-04-29


II not American citizenship. at least
American residence. lie has lived and
worked in Chicago and IN Woodstock,
N Y, and both his sculpture and his
drawings have found sincere apprccia-
tion. His work is primitive In sim
plcity but at the same time classic in
dignity, Like others of his country,
Mir Faggi is stepped IN tradition. the
child of an old civilization. This is In
his veins and influences his production
for good His work is sincere. stsong
and expressive. He Is good crafts
man, genuine artist
Cne of the hTonHeS which he Is ex~
hihiting is owned and lent by the Art
Institute of Chicago, Head of Noguchi"; ;
another, Eve" Is owned by the Arts
Club of Chicago and two others are
lent by private collectors of that city
Five of the drawings and one of the
bronzes are owned and lent by MIR and
Mrs. Fernando Cuniberti of this city,
The or0nze Is of n seated figure the
drawings, made with strong lines which
flow in rythmical curves. are of chill
drcn'S heads~~-one the artists own SON
Giovanni Faggi
THE Art Division of the Public Library
most interesting and illuminating ey-
hibit of its resources at the Arts Club
of Washington. colt l street. This
consists OF Medici prints Of paintings
bY the great masters books on art
placed on the tables and portfolio of
pictorial material cut from magazines
ana mounted which is available for
Studv claSs2S-a veritable feast for the
art lover and revelation to the ma
jority of Washingtonians.
Not on'y does our Public Library con-
tam Ill Its permanent collection 800
oooSS OF reference on art--books in
some instances which may be bor-
rowed-hut 1t also has large lending
library OF pictures covering vast num-
Der OF subjects. These pictures may be
borrowed on library card for a period
OF two weeks. and the loan is subject
10 renewal. The number of pictures
borrowed by card holder. is only linn
tied by the popularity of the subject de-
sred--in other words, by the number of
would-be borrowers. In connection
with the boys and girls department. on
the second floor of the Central Library
BUILDING. there Is an illustrators room
In which Is TO be found a very fine co.,
lection OF books by artists who have
won distinction AS illustrators Of chill
drens books
The Medici Prints, OF which the Pub
lie Library has now almost complete
collection, are as fine reproductions of
the works by the great masters As are
To be had. These are made. not as so
many colcr reproductions of paintings
from mmiere slides or colored photo
graphs. but directly from the paintings
and therefore approximate the originals
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printing can Although no print or re-
production can take the place OF an
original. those who have not the privi-
lage Of travel abroad can acquire very
fair knowledge of the works of the
great masters in foreign galleries
through the medium OF the Medici
Prints.
A T the Grand Central Galleries, New
: York. an exhibition Is being held
at the present time of sculpture by
Harriet Frishmuth. much Of which Is
purposed for the garden. Included
therein Is her statuette PLAY Days a
fountain figure standing in the midst
of circular pool in the garden OF Mrs
Hartman in this city designed and
executed by John II. Small, III. land
sespe architect.
Miss Frishmuth was born in Phila-
delphia and studied in Paris under
Rodin and Inialbert. in Berlin under
Prof. Won Euchtritz and in New York
with MacNei and Gutzon Borglum
Her figure. The Vine" is not only In
eluded in the Metropolitan Museums
permanent collection. hut was purchased
by the city Of Los Angeles and placed
In a public park. Her figures have not
only grace and charm, but virility and
action. She has done quite q number
Of daneers-~a Slavic dancer. pair OF
dancers. a man and woman. both in
eiuded in public collections, and she
aiso has produced very popular au-
tornobile emblem. Speed"
An exquisite photograph OF her foun-
tain. Play Days" In the Hartman gar
den In this city. is included In the
present exhibition.
+ YDIA BUSH BROWN MRS Head
~ showed q collection Of her latest
silk mufais In MRS. Kanes studio, 1879
@ street. the first OF last week. For
the most part the design motifs were
either Syrian or nnderSeas life. The
Syrian motifs were collected on Mrs.
Heads trip year or more ago To Syria
and the Holy Land the underSeas mo-
tifs she has studied In the New York
Aquarium. But 1t Is not the subjects
which signifv. but the manner of treat
ment
Lydia Bush Brown has an unusually
fine color sense and al the same time
AN understanding Of decorative effect
Her designs are not only original. but
are distinguished: they are simple
unique. picturesque but they take their
place as nurals. Her color Is refined,
low-t0ned, beautifully harmonious. Her
choice Of subject appeals 10 the lmagi-
nation and no matter how somber, In
Iightened by CLINT Of humor For in
stance. In her Syrian ones she intro
duees a goat or a procession OF goats.
In one Of her underseas murals she
shows jeilyfish with long, flowing ten
taeles~~a lively procession OF gold-eol-
OFed FISH ascending. and~~doubtless TO
MI IN vacant spaee--a row Of cTawfish