Evening star., 1937-11-21
Rocco Art of 18th Century
In Stars Ne,C Picture Series
Mrs. Roosevelt Heads
Sponsors for WOn,en's
Clubs Program.

France, when beauty and colors were
the keynotes of most paintings, comes
this week to followers OF The Stars
art appreciation campaign in the sew
enth set of multi-color reproductions.
From its beginning, only six weeks
ago, the campaign has swelled to the
point where its effects have been reg
istered in homes of every class in the
Washington area. public and private
schools, institutions of higher educa-
ton. women's clubs and even to
readers in far-away places.
Fresh impetus was given the art
program Of the District Federation of
Women's Clubs to be held Tuesday at
the Roosevelt Hotel, when Mrs. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt accepted an invita-
ton to be a patroness for the event.
Already a host of outstanding women
have consented to act as patronesses,
including four cabinet wives, Secre-
tary Of Labor Perkins, Representatives
Virginia Jenckes of Indiana and Mary
Norton of New Jersey and many
others.
Masterpieces Offered.
The masterpieces offered by The
Star for the seventh week Of the art
project are:
The famous Madame de. Pompa-
dour," by Francois Boucher
Broken Eggs" by Greuze.
Girl With a Marmot," by Fra
gonard.
THE Banjo Player" by Antoine
Watteau.
Works of this era in arts history
were notable for their beauty and
often were without serious meaning,
this because the artists were catering
to the King and to the French aris-
tocracy.
The color prints, approximately
IL by IA inches, will have an even
greater appeal to campaign followers
who are framing their Star pictures
with introduction of the seventh
group.
Thus far interest in the art project
has heightened each week, and dur
ing the last seven days sales at the
art booth on the first floor of The
Star Building and by mail reached
a new high. In collaboration with
the National Committee for Art Ap-
probation, The Star is making avail
able at very nominal prices 48 works
of old and modern masters, from the
Italian Renaissance to the present
time. They are released in groups
of four each week for IL weeks, each
group with an art appreciation lesson
by DR.. Bernard Myers Of New York
University.
Last weeks reproductions that con-
tributed so heavily to the new sales rec
ord were the works of four outstand-
ing English painters Of the 18th and
10Th centuries.
They are Sir Joshua Reynolds por-
trait Of Col. George Coussmaker,
Thomas Gainsborough's portrait of
Mrs. Grace Dalrymple Elliott, Sea
coast" by Richard Parkes Bennington,
and Grand Canal, Venice" by Joseph
M. w. Turner.
Women's Clubs Program.
Hundreds of club women through
out Washington were planning to at
tend the art program at the Roose-
velt Tuesday at 2 pm. under aus
pices Of the District Federation of
Women's Clubs.
Henry Wadsworth Moore, portrait
painter, muralist and architect and
president OF the Washington Land
scape, will deliver q lecture centered
around The Star art project. A num-
ber OF picture slides, including those
Of Star prints and others furnished
by the American Federation Of Arts,
will be thrown on a large screen in
the hotel ballroom.
Miss Myrna Morse Macklin, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Justin w. Mack
lin, will play several piano solos. The
first seven sets Of Star pictures will
be on exhibit.
Mrs. Lloyd A. Morrison, chairman
Of the fine arts division of the Dis
trict Federation and in charge Of ar
rangements for Tuesdays program,
predicted record attendance Of club
women. Mrs. Morrison and Mrs. lie
Verne Beales, chairman of patro-
nesses, have issued 600 invitations to
members Of Federation art sections
and other groups.
Mrs. Lloyd Biddle, president of the
District Federation, was one Of the
first to indorse The Star campaign
when it began six weeks ago and it
was through her that 1t was first pre-
sented to the federation, now one Of
the most vigorous supporters Of the
movement to popularize art In the
Washington area.
Mr.. Moore, who carries On most os