Evening star., 1937-10-25

into N0rtneTn EurOpe-DeCame avail
able today, The Star was receiving
picture orders from readers from coast
to coast and including Puerto Rico
and Alaska.
In many cases. Washingtonians not
only were taking advantage them
selves Of the opportunity to obtain 48
color reproductions of the old and
modern masters. but were placing
orders for friends and relatives else
where in and outside the United
States
The third radio program in connec-
ton with the campaign will be pre-
sented in a broadcast over Station
WRC at 7:45 o'clock tonight through
the courtesy of the National Broad
casting Co.
On Radio Program Tonight.
S. H. Kaufman of The Star will
explain the objects of the campaign
and introduce Charles Bittinger. artist,
member of the National Academy,
president of the Society of Washington
Artists and one of the sponsors of the
d. c. campaign.
Mr.. Bittinger, around whom the
presentation will center, will discuss
the third set of pictures and relate
human interest sidelights in the lives
and works of the painters. His inter-
viewer will be James E. Chinn of The
Star reportorial staff
The paintings offered in the third
week Of the campaign are:
Anne of Cleves"-by Hans Holbein
G497-1543). the German painter who
immortalized the court of the English
King Henry VIII.
View of Trent"-by Albrecht Durer
G47l-l52S, sometimes called the
Ambassador of the Renaissance to
the Northern Part of Europe"
THE Banker and His Wife"-by
Quentin Massys 1466-1530. the
Flemish blacksmith's son, who became
one of Europe's greatest painters.
THE Peasant Wedding'-by Pieter
Breughel the Elder Q525-156s), native
of the Netherlands and narrator in
color of the lives of simple folk of his
day.
These classics follow last weeks set
Of four classics of the italian Renais-
sance: Da Vinci's Mona Lisa" Mich
elangelo's Creation of Adam" Raph-
aels Madonna Tempt" and Titian's
Duke of Ferrara."
4S Paintings Offered.
The Star. in collaboration with the
National Committee for Art Apprecia-
ton, is offering the 48 famous paint
ings in sets of four q week for IL
weeks at popular prices. With each
set is a lesson in art appreciation by
DR.. Bernard Myers of New York Uni
versity. Pictures offered in previous
weeks will remain available through
out the campaign. For example. sets
No. / and No. 2, as we'll as the latest
set, may be obtained by mail or in per-
son at the art booth on the first floor
of The Star Building.
One of the out-of-town readers to
take advantage OF the offer Is Mrs.
v. g. Martin of Mississippi State Col
lege, who wrote that she was deeply
interested in the campaign"
GAS chairman of the creative art Sec
tion in the local chapter Of the Ameri-
can Association of University Women,
I should like to obtain the complete
set," said Mrs. Martin.
Meanwhile, additional classes in
the District public schools and teach
ers' colleges were becoming acquainted
w''h the famous paintings and the
lessons through their teachers.
Art teachers in the colored public
schools are using the pictures in con-
nection with their course, "Art in
Painting" DR.. Garnet @. Wilkinson,
assistant superintendent of schools in
charge of oolored schools, told the
teachers he would set the example by
obtaining = picture set each week for
himself.
ut is without doubt the finest thing
I have ever seen put on by a news
paper" said Miss Rosa N Hampton,
director Of art for the colored schools.