Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-27
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Federation of Arts
Annual Convention
Open to Public
By Florence S. Berrymon

Open 10 PUBIC
By Florence S. Berrymon
The American Federation of
Arts will hold it's annual conven-
|tion next Friday and Saturday in
Philadelphia. The public is in
|vited to attend, whether or not
they are members. Founded in
Washington in 1909. this national
Organization for the cultivation of
the arts, regularly meets in Wash
|ington every other year, and else
where during alternate years.
Washingtonians who attended its
meetings last May will recall the
interesting sessions with nation
ally famous art museum directors,
art critics, and artists. and the
banquet at the Sulgrave Club, with
a list Of distinguished guests from
all parts Of the country. and some
from Europe.
The general topic of this years
convention is Americas Cultural
Responsibilities in the World To-
day." This is the subject of the
keynote speech to be made at the
banquet next Friday evening at
the Bellevue Stratford, convention
headquarters, by DR.. George Boas,
author and professor of the his
tory of philosopy at Johns Hop
Ikins University, Baltimore.
The venerable Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts will be
the scene of all Friday sessions,
with talks and reports from repre-
sentatives of Latin America.
Europe. the Far East and Japan.
on the topic What Does the
World Expect Culturally of Amer
leap" What we are doing to meet
these cultural responsibilities
abroad will be discussed in the
afternoon, to be followed by re-
ports on the United States De-
Ipartment of State program, the
Fulbright Act and AFA activities
and plans.
Round table luncheons will be
held at the academy, with seven
AFA committees scheduled to
meet at various tables. All dele
gates, members and others attend
ing, may join the respective group
Iof their preference, and partici-
pate in the luncheon discussions.
Preceding the banquet, a cocktail
party will be held at the Phila-
delphia Art Alliance, for delegates
and guests to meet invited speak
ers, AFA officers and trustees.
Saturday sessions and luncheon
will be held at the Philadelphia
Museum Of Art. In the morning
the subject 'Is American culture
adequately represented at home?"
will be examined from the differ
ent viewpoints Of outstanding fig
Iures in radio and television, the
press. art museums, the movies,
advertising and the comics.
The afternoon will be given over
to a showing and discussion of
an art film. Package Program, -
being prepared for circulation on
a trial basis, providing an hours
entertainment suitable for art
institutions. a..5.
i Among the eminent speakers to
appear on the federation's con.
vention program will be R. Sturgis
1ngersoll, president of the Phila-
delphia Museum Of Art; John F.
Lewis. president Of the Pennsyl-
; vania Academy Of the Fine Arts;
H. E. ST.. DR.. Don Rafael Hello
doro Vale, the Ambassador OF
Honduras; DR.. Alcen AMBROSE
Lima, director Of the department
of cultural affairs, Pan American
Union: Antonio A. Micocci, in
Iternational broadcasting division
! United States Department OF
State; William Constable. Boston
Museum of Fine Arts: Lloyd
Goodrich, Whitney Museum OF
American Art; Bartlett Hayes
jr., director of the Addison Gal
Ilery. Andover Academy; Burton
Cumming, director of the Amer
lean Federation of Arts; Dr.. Amiys
Chakaravarty. adviser to the In.
dian delegation, U. N, and men,
Der OF the Institute of Advanced
Studies, Princeton; DR.. Henry
Hope. Indiana University, James
Thrall Soby, author and edito,
OF the Magazine of Art, and Budo
, Schulberg, American novelist.
, On exhibition at the convention
will be two "minishows," inaugu.
) rating a new type of small exhibit.
/ ton for small galleries on small
, budgets. Six of these will be
: available by next October. They
are featured IN the federation s
) travelling exhibition catalogue fol
; next season, just issued. It lists
nearly go collections, detailed in.
| formation about which can be
| secured from Annemarie Henle
Pope, associate director of the
federation.
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