Evening star., 1932-05-08
ARTS FEDERATION
MEETS TOMORROW
Exhibit of Washington Por-
traits to Be Feature of
3-Day Session.

Taking as its general subject '"The
Place of Art in American Life" the
twenty-third annual convention Of the
American Federation Of Arts will con-
vene tomorrow for three days sessions
at the Mayhower Hotel, with delegates
expected to be present from all parts
Of the country.
A feature of the program tomorrow
will be the evening session at the
Corcoran Gallery of Art, where the BIZ
centennial Exhibition of portraits Of
Washington and his associates will be
viewed. The gallery will be open at
730 to members of the board of trus-
tees of the Corcoran Gallery, their
families friends and guests from the
American Federation of Arts. At 8
O'Clock there will be a gallery talk by
Mrs. McCook Knox chairman of the
Portrait Committee of the Bicentennial
Exhibition. The gallery will not be
open to the public until $3.50 o'clock. 1t
will remain open to the public from
then until 1920.
This will be the first time the exhibit
has been open to the public during
the evening.
The Washington exhibition, assembled
by the United States Bicentennial Com
mission. was collected from museums
and public and private ownership in
this and other countries. Among the
most famous of the paintings is the
Lansdown portrait by Gilbert Stuart.
owned by the Earl of Rosebery, Lon
don This painting on shipment was
insured for S250000. 1t is one of the
Stuart did from" life Another famous
picture is the Charles Wilson portrait
Of Washington as "The Virg in a
Colonel" It was lent by Washington
and Lee University. incidental to the
collection of paintings, there are rare
and interesting exhibits of Washing
toniana and a sword which belonged to
Lafayette.
Greater Need for Arts
r. A. Whiting, president of the feder-
alton, last night explained the principal
theme of the convention. I'm these
times of depression and discourage
ment." he said, lit is very evident to
thoughtful people that there is a
greater need for the arts than in times
of prosperity.
Many persons are interested in look
ing out for peoples need for food and
clothing. but they don't think Of the
people who are starving spiritually"
All sessions of the convention with
the exception of the one tomorrow
evening at Lie SOlCOI dl 1dLCAS VIII
be in the Mayhower Hotel. The morn
ing session tomorrow will be opened by
the president, Mr.. Whiting, in an ad-
dress of welcome, following which there
will be reports on the work for the
year by officers and department heads.
At tn e luncheon meeting tomorrow
brief reports will be heard from dis
tant chapters.
Under the general subject of cart
and Community Planning" tomorrow
afternoon THE Future Washington"
will be considered by Earl S. Draper
of North Carolina, member the Ameri-
can Society of Landscape Architects,
and by Frederic A. Delano, chairman
of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission. Informal discus
sion will be opened by Horace W. Peas
lee. second vice president American In
stitute of Architects.
Planning the Small Community for
the Life of Today" will be discussed
by Henry Wright, architect of New
York. and John Irwin Bright. The
presiding officer tomorrow afternoon VIII
be C. c. Zantzinger of Philadelphia,
third vice president OF the federation.
Subjects to Come Up.
With a distinguished group of
speakers listed the programs for Tues
day and Wednesday will take up many
important subjects, including art and
Leisure" art and Recreation" Art
and Nature" Art and Education" and
1.-The Future Program of the Fedora
ton" The closing session will be a
dinner Wednesday night on the subject,
"Art and Life"
Among the speakers and presiding Of
fcers Tuesday and Wednesday Will be:
Morse A. Cartwright of New York, di-
rector of the American Association Tor
Adult Education; William Sloane Coftln,
president of the Metropolitan Museum
of Art; Joseph L. Wheeler, librarian,
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore;
George D. Pratt of New York; Thomas
Munro. curator Of education, Cleveland
Museum of Art; John c. Merriam,
president Carnegie Institution; F: +.
Keppel. New York: Edwin A. Park, New
York; Theodore Sizer, professor at Yale
University; Philip Youtz, Pennsylvania
Museum, Philadelphia; Royal Bailey
Earnum, principal Of the Rhode Island
Mchool of Design; George H. Oydyke,
author Of Art and Nature Apprecla-
ton" Stanley r. Yarnal, principal OF
Germantown Friends S C h ool; VIII
Hutchins. professor of art, American
University; Grant H. Cole, director OF
Membership Promotion, American Fed
Grafton of Arts; Thomas Wilfred; Miss
Leila Mechlin, secretary Of the feder-
alton.