Evening star., 1935-12-15
By Leila Mechlin.

W DIlIlS W Illlo CAIy
Il for display in January collec-
tions of paintings and works in sculp-
ture by the leading modernists. The
paintings will be shown in Studio
House, the sculpture in the Junior
Leagues new headquarters, on the
corner of Massachusetts, avenue and
Twentieth street.
These twin exhibitions will come
from the Museum of Modern Art in
New York, which was founded in
1929, Ito encourage and develop the
study Of modern art and the applica-
tion of such art to manufacture and
practical life," under the auspices Of
which some very notable exhibitions
have been held. This museum, of
which Conger Goodyear is president
and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, jr., vice
president, had at first galleries on the
top floor of one of the great Office
buildings on Fifth Avenue. 1t is now,
however, located in a five-story rented
building, once residence, on Fifty
third street, a few doors west of the
avenue. To it Miss Lille P Bliss, one
of the first patrons of modern art in
this country, left her collection, and
to it Mr. Rockefeller has given a col
lection of paintings by modernistS as
sembled-in the last few years.
In the galleries of this museum have
been held very notable exhibitions Of
paintings and sculpture by modernists,
both foreign and American. One Of
these was of paintings by Corot and
by Daumier, with works borrowed
from the leading collections both here
and abroad. 1t has exhibited the
works of MatiSse and those of Diego
Rivera. Early in the present year it
held a one-man exhibition of Sculp-
ture by CASTOR Lachaise. At present,
an exhibition of paintings and draw
ings by Van Gogh is attracting eager,
curious crowds to its galleries
1t Is under the auspices of this
museum that LIE Corbusier, the lead
ing exponent of modernism among
French architects, is now lecturing in
this country. exploiting modernistic
design in building. A novel and re-
markable exhibition of industrial de-
sign, in which machinery was used
as motifs, was held by this museum a
couple of years ago, and more lately
it sponsored an exhibition of the art
of the theater-stage sets, collected by
Lee Simonson as the museums repre-
sentative in Europe.
In the five years of its existence.
this museum has issued numerous
publications, has sponsored the max
ing of reproductions in color has set
out exhibitions and has Joined with
the American Federation of Arts in
q weekly broadcast on American art.
Under large grant from the Rock
efeller Foundation, the Museum of
Modern Art has this year established
a firm library, with the purpose of
assembling therein as complete a
record as possible of noteworthy mo-
ton pictures produced in this country
and abroad since 1889. Programs of
these will be circulated to art mu-
seums, associations, schools and COL
leges in the same manner as exhibit
tionS.
The attendance at the Museum of
Modern Art is very large-about 150,-
600 persons last year. 1t is now pur-
posing to extend its influence and
activities throughout the country, and
with this end in view representatives
have been appointed in various cities
The representative in Washington is
Mrs. McCook Knox, associated with
Miss Frick in building up the photo
graphic records of the Frick Reference
Library; author of a book on The
Sharples"; keenly interested in all
phases of art and its development
Already Mrs Knox has formed a dis
tinguished committee to sponsor the
proposed exhibitions in January.
Among those serving on this commit
tee are Mrs. Anne Archbold, Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss, Mrs. David E.
Finley, Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mrs. Har-
Ian Fiske Stone Mr.. and Mrs Duncan
Phillips, the Minister of Switzerland
and Nine. Peter, the Minister of the
Irish Free State and Mrs. MacWhite.
Mrs. Roosevelt has consented to act
as honorary chairman.
Among the painters to be repre-
sented in the exhibition at Studio
House will be Derain, Gauguin, Ma
tiSse, Modigliani, Picasso, Redon and
Rousseau, and among the sculptors
whose works will be shown in the
Junior Leagues very modernistic new
building will be Epstein, Despiau,
Maillol and LachaiSe.
At meeting of the trustees of the
Museum of Modern Art recently, Mr..
Duncan Phillips, as "a leader in the
education of the public to the value
of modern art" was elected an hon.
orary trustee for life.
THE demonstration of sculpture,
given by Brenda Putnam in the
auditorium of the Corcoran Gallery of
Art last Wednesday evening under
the auspices of the Washington So
Gle of the Fine Arts, has attracted
att ion at this time to work in this
1le During the past year the work
of tting in marble or stone sculpture
to decorate the new public buildings
has been carried forward practically
TO completion. BY some of these not
only the buildings but the city has
been exceedingly enriched.
Within the last few months an ex-
ceeomgly interesting work-an armil-
larry sphere by C. Paul Jennewein, has,
most appropriately, been erected in
Meridian Park, the gift to the city of
Miss Bertha Noyes, who is herself, it
will be remembered, gifted local
painter. Incidentally, Mr.. Jennewein
Is at present holding an exhibition of
Is recent works in the Grand Central
Galleries, New York.
The Commission of Fine Arts has
given approval to the model submitted
by Leonard Crunelle for the statue of
Gen ARENAS Ward to be erected at