Evening star., 1932-08-07

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Art opened on July 80 to continue through
August 81 in the Los Angeles Museum OF
History, Science and Art, Exposition Park,
directly opposite the great stadium in
which the principal sport events take place
This exhibition, con iSting of paintings, WORKS
In sculpture, architecture, the graphic arts,
and in a few instances the decorative artS'
comprises over 1100 works contributed by the
artists of 81 nations, and occupies 16 or II
galleries, as we'll as the foyer, the rotunda and
the main halls of the museum building. Inc
nations contributing are: Austria, Belgium
Canada Czechoslovaka, Denmark, England,
France, Germany, Holland, Hungary Ireland.
Italy Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Poland
Sweden, United States, Argentina, bulgaria.
Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Rumania, Salvador,
Turkey, Uruguay, Venezuela, Norway, SPAN
and Switzerland.
The responsibility for this exhibition was
assumed more than a year ago by the Amerl-
can Federation of Arts, Washington, D. e. at
the request of the Organizing Committee tenth
Olympad. 1t was organized and assembled
under the supervision of Gen. Charles H Sher-
rill chairman Olympic Fine Arts CommNtee
now American Ambassador to Turkey; by Leila
Ndechlin, secretary of the American Federation
OF Arts general director, in consultation
with distinguished Advisory Committee COM
prising such we'll known experts as Freoerlc
Allen Whiting, president Of the American Feo-
Grafton of Arts; c. Powell Minnigerode d1-
Gaudens, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh; Dun
can Phillips Washington, D. c., and others.
The European exhibits were in almost every
instance assembled by the Olympic Commit
tees OF the several nations
The Swedish exhibit was assembled by dis
tinguished Swedish artist, Anshelm Schultz
berg, representing the Royal Academy Of Stock
holm and the American exhibit was assembled
by Leila Mechlin, with the approval of the
American Olympic Committee
No work could be entered in competition
for honors that vas not by living artist, pro-
duced within the last Olympiad-that IS, since
January 1928-reIated to sport, and approved
by the Olympic Committee of the nation OF
which the artist claimed citizenship.
Works not conforming to these regulations
could, however, be entered provided they were
OF sport subjects, hors concours, as amplyhng
exhibits.
These limitations obviously restricted the
exhibition, but at the same time were helpful
In bringing together a unique showing of lively
interest That so many worthy works Of such
character could be assembled throughout the
world is indeed amazing. With the exception
of few portraits of individuals in sport clothes.
the entire exhibition consists of works in which
action is the principal factor
A far as possible the exhibits have been
hung in national groups. France, Great
Britain, Sweden, Germany, Holland, United
States each has a separate gallery. Japan
shares gallery with South American coun-
tries Poland, Denmark, Czechoslovakia, Lat
via Luxembourg, Rumania, and one or two
other nations are to be seen in one large gal
lery appropriately grouped. Because Of this
grouping it is possible to better understand and
study national characteristics.
The foyer OF this handsome gallery has been
given over to an invited one-rnan exhibit,
sculpture by Dr. R. TAFT Mckenzie of Phila-
oelphia, who is, however, g. citizen of Canada
and exhibits under the Canadian flag DR.
Mckenzie has, as every one knows made
specially of sculpture of athletes and has mad
most excellent opportunity for developing this
specially in his official association with the
athletic department of the University Of Penn
Sylvania.
Large works in sculpture by representatives
of the several nations have been placed in
the main rotunda. Among these are two by
leading American modernistS Gladiator" In
aluminium, by Dudley v. Talcott; and Foot
Ball Player" in stone. just completed by
zorach, both of New York