Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

NJ ISIS LEILA MECHLIN, who in adj
III dttion to her work art writer
FHA Of The Star, is secretary of the
American Federation Of Arts,
which has its headquarters IN
this city, left Washington on March II to at
tend the federations fourth regional confer
ence in Kansas City, March 19 through 81 and
to make q lecture tour Of Texas cities. She is
giving an illustrated lecture on Contemporary
Painting before the Texas State College for
Women, Denton; the Fort Worth Art Associa-
ttOn, the Highland Park Society of Arts Dallas;
the White Memorial Museum San Antonio and
the University of Texas, Austin. In Houston,
where she will spend next Wednesday and
Thursday, Miss Mechlin is to be the principal
speaker for the Museum of Fine Arts Founders
day celebration, her subject to be art and
the Nation" She will return to Washington
by way Of New Orleans and Savannah. In the
former city her visit win coincide with the
opening Of the travelling exhibition Of paint
ings from the Phillips Memorial Gallery, cir
Quilted by the American Federation of Arts. On
April and 10 she is to attend the annual
convention Of the Southern States Art League
IN Savannah and will speak on THE Miracle
Of Art"
ONE Of the most important exhibitions to be
brought to Washington this season, that Of
Mexican Arts, organized for and circulated by
the American Federation of Arts, is to open
Wednesday at the Corcoran Gallery of Art
with private view Tuesday afternoon).
This exhibition comes to Washington from the
Cleveland Museum Of Art and prior TO being
shown there was on view at the Metropolitan
Museum Of Art, New York City October and
Novenlber); ct the Boston Museum Of Pine
Arts, and the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh
The exhibition had its inception In the en-
thusiasm Of Dwight W. Morrow who, while AM
bassador to Mexico, was amazed at the wealth
Of native arts of all types. Not only did he
acquire for his private collection many fine
examples Of Mexican art G. number of which
he has generously lent to the current exhibi-
tom, but desiring to extend to the American
public the opportunity to see such work, he
suggested the idea Of an exhibition to DR..
Frederick p. Keppel, president of the Carnegie
Corporation OF New York and at the time, also
acting director Of the American Federation Of
Arts, who became equally enthusiastic. Homer
Saint-Gaudens, director of the Carnegie Insti-
taIte, Pittsburgh, consented TO survey the field
in Mexico and to outline the general scope, of
the exhibition, for the purpose of which he
spent one month travelling through the country
from Guadalajara to Oaxaca The details of
assembling the various objects were intrusted
TO Count Rene dHarnoncourt an Austrian resi-
dent in Mexico City for the past five years, sug-
gested by Ambassador Morrow as the person
best fitted to do so. Count d'Harnoncourt pre-
pared the excellent catalogue of the exhibition,
which is practically the only informative hand
book now available on the subject Of Mexican
arts organized the inaugural showing in Mexico
City under government patronage and came to
the United States as curator Of the exhibition
while 1t is on tour. He is in Washington for
the duration Of its display here, and toward the
laatter part Of his stay viii give one or more
lectures. He is himself an artist his ilustra-
tons for Mrs. Morrows book 1.-THE Painted
Pig" introducing his work to the United
States
The Mexican Government lent to the exhibit
ton unique examples Of early Mexican art from
the National Museum in Mexico City, and the
State Museum in Guadalajara and the Civic
Museum I'm Mexico City also co-operated to the
fullest extent. Other items we're lent by many