Evening star., 1937-11-20

medal, which is included in this eXhi-
bltlon, attained exceptional fame An
interesting fact in connection with
medalhc art is that 1t seems to go
hand IN hand with monumental art
Herbert Adams the sculptor of the
Mcmillan Fountain in Mcmillan Park,
did not only the medallion portrait OF
Choate, already mentioned, but, for
the American Historical Association,
the beautiful Jusserand medal shown
here. James E. Fraser among whose
many flne works is the statue of HAM
llton on the south steps of the Treas
ury, did the medal of the American
Academy Of Arts and Letters and the
! Medal of Honor of the Roosevelt Me-
| moral ASSOCIATION. Robert Aitken.
Paul Jennewine, Herman A. Mcneil.
Adolph E. Welnman, John Gregory,
Mahonri Young, all represented in this
| exhibition, have produced monumental
works Of extraordinary significance.
| There is a medal here by Brenda
| putnam designed and modelled for
the American Geographic Society of
I @'H'' 4 Va "a anu q IlINudI, illS IIldIlGS
| SeSsler. Fiftleth Anniversary Medal
hon, by John r. Slnnock, Official de-
slgner and medalllst of the United
States Mint in Philadelphia. In NAV
| not generally be known, but some Of
these sculptorS have been responsible
for our COINS. Brenner designed our
| copper cent. Mcneil our silver quarter.
Laura Gardln Fraser the half dollar
IN current use James Earle Fraser
Gid our nickel De FranclScl our silver
dollar, II was Theodore Roosevelt,
when President Of the United States.
who Instituted reform in our coinage
from the artistic point Of view. and in
consultation with Saint-Gaudens. made
a bold start in the right direction.
Salnt-Gaudens' 20-dollar piece was
modelled too high to stack. but It served
to point the effort in the right direc-
ton.
FIFTEEN of these 70 medals were
struck and distributed by the So
clety Of Medalllsts for and TO their
| members. This organization came into
existence in 1880 through the enthu-
siasm of the late George D. Pratt of
New York, who was an admirer of the
art of the medallist. and a collector.
Each year since two medals have been
struck and distributed at a nominal
fee. barely paying for the work and the
casting. These medals are in a meas
ure commemorative. but in no wise
awards. Often, indeed. they have
been inspired by incidents or ele-
ments in contemporary life of the
Nation or the individual. For example.
one by Laura Gardin Fraser commem-
crates the ordinary hunting season.
While another by Paul Manship, takes
the annual vintage for theme. Her
bert Aoams, on the other hand, dedi-
Gates his contribution to the fisherman
and encircles his medal of the little
shaver and his prize with these words:
On, what are the prizes We perish TO
win. to the first little sinner we catch
with PIN" LoAdo Tafts medal one
Of his last works. shows his Fountain
OF the Lakes" group in very low relief
on the reverse, with a head personIfv-
ing the spirit of the great waters on
the diverse
The process used to evolve medal
from raw materials and from the plas-
ter cast of the artists model tn the
medal or medallion in bronze, or other
metal, OF a size that one may hold in
ones hand, will be illustrated in a
moving picture film to be shown at the
Arts Club under the auspices of the
Committee on Industrial Art tomor-
row, Sunday evening.
Corcoran School of Art
Announces Series
OF Studio EUeninqS.
OWING to the success of the yen-
ture last year. the Corcoran
School Of Art has again instituted a
series of studio evenings. The aim is
that of presenting American artists
of national reputation and hearing
their views on works of art in an in
innate way, much as they might dis
cuSS with a group of friends in their
own studios. The majority of these
artists will select works from the
permanent collection of the Corcoran
Gallery Of Art to use as basis |
for discussion. These evenings are
planned chiefly for the students of
the CorCoran School of Art, but other |
persons having shown an interest. they |
will be open to limited number by |
subscription.
The first of the series of eight was |
given last Wednesday evening bv
Boardman Robinson, the well-known |
mural painter. illustrator and car
toOnlst. who is director of the Colo
RADIO Springs Fine Arts Center and
happened to be in Washington in
stalllng a series of mural paintings
which he has made under Govern
ment commission for the Department
of Justice Building. The subject of
his talk was provided by a recent trip
through the Balkans and Russia.
which he illustrated with slides of
drawings made en- route.
Subsequent talks have been PROM
ised by Wayman Adams. who in De-
cember will present a demonstration
OF portrait painting: Daniel CARRIER,
H. E. Schnakenburg, Isabel Bishop
and others.
Local Artists Union Will
Sponsor Lectures and Forum.
7 TNDER the auspices of the local
chapter of the Artists Union of
America, Eastern District, a lecture
was given last evening by c. Adolph
co-ordinator of THE In
dex of American Design" one of the
outstanding Federal art projects, The
subject Of his talk was The Artist