Evening star., 1933-01-02
CULTURAL LIFE OF CAPITAL
ADVANCES STEADILY IN YEAR
Neither Depression, Elections or Other
Factors Interfere With Rich and
Varied Development.


Bryant on "Our National Parks"
Clarence A. Phillips on "A Pictorial In
depreciation Of the Nations Capital"
DR.. Frank r. Oastler on THE Esthetic
and Geological Values OF Mount Raj
nier," DR.. Walter T. Swingle on Mar
velous Morocco" M. B. Waite on PLANT
Diseases, DR.. J. F. Schairer ON Noun
tain Trails and Mountain People OF the
Blue Ridge" Dr. Nolan D. c. Lewis on
Graphic Art Productions OF the Men
tally Diseased" Dr.. @. j. p. Barger on
Twelve Years Astride the Equator in
the Belgian Congo" DR.. T. A. Jsggar
Hawaii" Everett Marsh on Synthetic
Precious Stones" M. w. Stirling ON
The Jivaro 1ndisns Of Eastern Euca-
dor" DR.. j. Edward Rauth on "Eidetic
Imagery" DR.. Charles Wardell Stiles
on Public Health Progress In the South
Since 1900" M. r.. Campbell on wash
ington a Million Years Ago. DR.. Victor
r. Boswell on "The Story OF the To-
mato," DR.. Paul Bartsch on Washing
tons Feathered Folk" and Clarence A.
Phillips on "Old Virginia"
The American Federation OF Arts has
been expanding its work in spite of the
depression, and at the close of 1882 1t
was able to report that it has SOC chap
81.
a thousand individual members il, the
United States. During the year it sent
out more than hundred travelling ex-
hibitfons. The demand for illustrated
lectures and package library service In
creased.
Many Attend Convention.
The federation held its annual con-
Ventlon in Washington in Nav and rep
resentatiVes OF art museums and asso-
clatlons in all parts of the country were
present for three busy days.
The American Magazine Of Art was
published monthly. according to Gus
TOM and reported an increase in cir
culatlon. The twenty eighth Ameri-
can Art annual. listing American paint
ers ana seulptors, came out at the
scneduled tlme early in the year. and
the twenty-ninth is now In press
The Olympic Exhibition of Art. at
Los angeles. was sponsored by the fed
eration and directed by its secretary
Lella Mechlin. The federation also has
conducted an extensive program In tf1e
South under Miss Mechlins leadership
ana IN cooperation with established
institutions, such as the Telfair Acad-
emy, savannah; the state Art Society
OF North Carolina and the University
of Virginia.
J, The objects Of the federation are
70 unite IN closer fellowship all who
are striving for the development of ART
In America. either through production
or the cultivation of appreciation: to
encourage and foster endeavor: to pre-
vent, as far as possible, duplication Of
eHort ana to furnish a channel through
Wnlcn public opinion, instrumental in
securing better legislation, NAV find ey-
preston" Headquarters are maintained
In the Barr Building
Ina washington Society of Fine Arts
con1IE Seo as usual, course of illus
trated lectures on art by distinguished
lecturers. Two special meetings were
held. one at the Phillips Memorial GAL
lery, when Duncan Phillips spoke on
American painting. and one At the
Freer Gallery, when Grace Guest dis
cussed Chinese sculpture. At q dinner
IN honor OF DR.. Frederick p. Keppel.
president Of the Carnegie Corporation
OF New York, the guest of the occasion
CONSIDERED art appreciation as one of
the social trends of contemporary life.
Exhibition Marks Year.
AT the National Gallery OF Art.
Smithsonian Institution, the feature Of
the year was the George Washington
Blcentennial exhibition OF commem-
ofative paintings, sculpture and the
plan OF Washington. which opened
March 26. Many notable works were
shown and multitude OF visitors re-
ceived
DR.. w H. Holmes director OF the gallery.
announced the acquisition of the fol-
lowing paintings by the Henry Ward
Ranger fund: Summer" by w L.
Lathrop; Joseph Pennell," by Way-
man Adams, The Fall Season" by
Bruce Crane; Street Shrine" by
Jerome Myers; Fishermen" by Eric
Huoson, Nancy, by George De Forest
Brush; New Year Shooter" by George
Luks; Snow Fields" by Rockwell Kent;
Shapes OF Fear by Maynard Dixon,
and "Easterly Coming" by Charles II
Woodbury.. These works are prospec-
tive additions to the National Gallery
collections.
The FTeer Gallery OF Art, Smith
sonian Institution. gained a number of
interesting and valuable additions in
bronze, ceramics, jade, manuscripts
paintings and publications. On Janu-
ary 20 DR.. Baron Max Won Oppenheim
lectured on the excavations at Tell
Halaf, Northern Syria. and Dr. Alfred
Salmony, director OF the Museum fur
Ostasiatisehe Kuns, Cologne, spoke on
LIe hHGient dIL OF SlDerla. JOnn E.
Lodge, curator, continued the study and
cataloging of the treasures of the COL
lection, including the valuable Freer
and Fenollosa lantern slides of Chinese,
Japanese and other Eastern subjects
He also gave advice and information
to numerous persons in appraising the
historical and esthetic significance of
objects Of art.
At the Corcoran Gallery of Art dur
ing 1892 c. Powell Minnigerode. direc-
tor presented series of special exhibi-
tions. including the following: Draw
ings by Eugene Speioher, forty first an
nual exhibition of the Society Of Wash
ington Artists. drawings by Mahonri
Young. paintings by Richard 8. Merry
man, Autographs by George Bellows.
paintings by 8. Burts Baker, etchings,
drawings and water colors by Clifford