The Detroit tribune., 1963-04-27

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Museum. His topic is LIFE IN
DETROIT UNDER PONTIACs
SIEGE" 1868 marks the 200th
anniversary OF the Pontiac Up
rising In Detroit, when an almost
successful Inuian attempt to tree
the Great Lakes area of British
rule took place. the DETROIT
hiSlOnlCAL MUSEUM marks
this significant Bicentennial with
SPECIAL exhibit which includes
a iuil-size cannon, section of
the old fort, costumes OF the In
dians, farmers ana soldiers OF
Detroit OF 200 years ago, as well
as, maps, paintings and letters
written by men inside the tort
the six month siege.
c. Z. Frazer Clark, Chairman
of the Society's Cass Lecture
Committee has invited Roscoe
o. Bonisteel, former Regent OF
the University of Michigan TO
introduce Mr.. Peckham.
AS part of Detroit Adven-
ture's 1868 Spring Festival of
the Arts, the Education Depart
ment of the Detroit Institute of
Arts will present DIR. Milton
Brown, professor of art history
at Brooklyn College. in a special
lecture on THE Armory Show"
on Wednesday. May /, at 8 pm.
in the Museum lecture hall.
The Armory Show was the con-
troversial 1913 exhibition which
introduced the leaders~of alb
stract art to this country. Names
today known to millions of amer
icans-Duchamp. Matisse, Pleas
so and Cezanne-were cause for
scandal in 1913, when the snow
first opened in the 69th Regi-
nent Armory on New York's
Lower East Side.
DR.. Brown has written the in
troductory essay for the cata-
logue of the Armory Show-oOth
Anniversary Exhibition, a re-cre-
alton of the 1913 show which op-
ened earlier this month in its
original New York setting. He
is also author of American Paint
ing from the Armory Show to
the Depression, and the forth
coming Story of the Armory
Show. He has lectured at a mum.
Der of museums as we'll as Har-
ward, Princeton and Yale univer-
sites.
Tickets for his May | lecture
here are priced at Sl.60 for the
public; 81 for Founders Society
members, and Soc for students.
They may be obtained from the
Education department, TIE. 1-036O.
A major event in DETROIT
ADVENTURES Spring Festival
of the Arts, which opened Sun
day. April 21 and continues
through May 4, is the first Amer
ican showing of representative
photos books manuscripts and
camera equipment from the fam
Gus Gernsheim Collection of
Photography.
The total collection containing
more than $4,000 Photographic
items is the worlds most impor-
tant photo-historical record and
is valued at $750,000.
Included among the collection
is the worlds first photograph,
taken in France in 1926.
Owners, Helmut and Allison
Gernsheim of London, are inter
nationally noted photo-historians
and authors of more than 18
books, including several on the
history and aesthetics of photo
graphy. This exhibition has been
shown in leading art museums in
England, Sweden. Holland. Ger
many Switzerland and italy
The Department of Theatre
Arts presents the MILAN Chill
dren's Theater in The Elves and
the Shoemaker" on Saturday,
May 4, at 10 am. and 2 pm. in
the Detroit Institute of Arts
auditorium.
The traditional story line. al
though somewhat altered for
this live production with music
and dance. revolves around the
efforts of the Elves 10
save a shoemaker from financial
ruin.
The MILAN Theater is Michi-
gan's first non-profit profession
al children's theatre repertory
1t has been touring in
Indiana. Ohio and Western Penn
'vlvania, as well as our own
state, for the past five years.
Tickets for "The Elves" are
81, or SIS in groups of ten or
more. Mail orders should be ac-
companied by self-addressed.
stamped envelope and a check
or money oder payable TO: De-
partment of Theatre Arts, De-
troit Institute Of Arts, $500
Woodward, Detroit 2, Michigan.