TenvGramercy Park, New York City.

October 25 1920

My Dear Miss Chase:

No doubt you have already in the League Li-
brary many of the books named below, Some of them I have
already recommended. The list I give is very incomplete.
However here is what comes to mind.

Denman Ross -THEORY OF PURE DESIGN.

-DRAWING AND PAINTING.

-THE PAINTERS PALETTE.

Ruskin ----ELEMENTS OF DRAWING AND PERSPECTIVE.

Speed ------PRACTICE AND SCIENCE OF DRAWING.

Solomon ----OIL PAINTING AND DRAWING.

Lutz PRACTICAL DRAWING.

-ANATOMY.

VANDERPOEL&COLOR PROBLEMS

Collins -- THE AMATEUR CHEMIST. I have found it necessary to have some knowledge of chemistry, and such a book as this is easy.

Church, A.H. -CHEMISTRY OF PAINTS AND PAINTINGS

Toch, M. ----MATERIALS FOR PERMANENT PAINTING

Laurie, A.P.-Pigments and mediums of the old Masters.
-MATERIALS OF THE PAINTERS CRAFT.

MausauuVauthier-TECHNIC OF PAINTING.

Abendschein--SECRET OF THE OLD MASTERS.

Signac -d'Eugene Delacroix au Neo-Impressionnisme
pub. by Floury, Paris. in french. I do not know
if it has been done into english. It is a very
excellent book whethey one agrees fully with its
ultimate purposes or not.

Raymond ---PROPORTION AND HARMONY OF LINE AND COLOR.

Hatton ---Figure drawing and composition,
-Figure composition.

Thmmson, A. - Anatomy for art students.

Colman - NATURES HARMONIC UNITY.

Hambidge - DYNAMIC SYMMETRY&-THE GREEK VASE.
THE MONTHLY, "DIAGONAL"
Both above published by Yale University Press
120 College Street, New Haven. Conn,

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Brown, P. --- INDIAN PAINTING. (east indian)

Petricci --- Chinese painting.

Bowie, H.P. --Laws of japanese painting.

As far as I know we have not as yet any really informing books on the eastern abt - that is on technic. The Chinese, Indian and other eastern works in themselves are far more clarifying than anything written about them.

Fenollosa -- 2 Vol.
Epochs of CHINESE AND JAPONESE ART.

Phillipps -- Form and Color.

Bruno Cassirer, Pub., Berlin. --DIE PLASTIK DER AEGYPTER (1920)
I do not know what the text amounts to as it is in german but the reproductions of the egyptian sculptures are beautiful.

Warrack &c---GREEK SCULPTURE.
very good reproductions, book not easy to find, but can be found with some effort and should not have extra price

Hekler A. - Greek and Roman Portraits.

Gardner -- Handbook of Greek Sculpture.

(I do not know of a really satisfactory book of reproductions of greek sculpture -except perhaps Hekler's above, which specializes only in busts - There must be some publication of the sort I desire, but it is so exclusively for the rich that I have never even seen it. Warrick's is good but doesn't cover much ground.)

Faure, Elie - ART ANTIQUE Floury, Pub. Paris.
ART MEDIEVAL
(these are in french, the illustrations are fairly good and are enlightening. I do not know if the book has been done into english)

Hogarth --- ANALYAS OF BEAUTY
I do not know if I should advise the purchase of this book, although it may be had at Brentano's very cheap, and is more curious than useful, its usefulness having shifted into all the later literature of art.

Gehäng Music - COLOR MUSIC.
This I also hesitate to propose as a book to buy, although I fund it very interesting as it deals with an artists effort to make a color machine or organ as he calls it.

In fact many books that are not directly about painting excite one to considerations of technic or motive even more than the majority of "Art Books". I will now cite an instance in -

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CUNNINGHAMS BRITISH PAINTERS - This old series of books will find some who will read them with interest. They are of an old date, and of the artists of the past. But the writer honored the artists and honored the profession. These books are not essential but they have a certain value anyhow.

Rodin - l'Art

Wright W H & Modern Painting.

DuMondor - TRILBY (for the illustrations)

Thackery - Vanity Fair (for the illustrations)

COLLECTED DRAWINGS OF - Leech, Keene, Phil May, Forain, Steinlen

SPECIAL NUMBER OF THE STUDIO " DAUMIER AND GAVARNI "
(or some collection of them)

The above do not of course cover all the collected drawi
ng I should like to have myself, other names suggest them-
selves --but---

Rembrandt Handzeichnungen.Pub.R. Pijer, Munich, 1919
Fine reproductions of his drawings

Later works of AUBRY BEARDSLEY pub John Lane

The Magazines, Studio, Arts & Deco., Touchstone, Color, etc.

In giving this list I have indicated books which I have and
which have one way or another have been of interest to me.

The list is by no means complete and I hope that you will have
many other books, suggested for you, the others.

LECTURES HELD AT THE ART STUDENTS' LEAGUE OF NEW YORK.
215 West 57th Street.

WINTER SEASON.

1921-1922.

## LECTURES ON PAINTING

BY MR. ROBERT HENRI.

Mr. Robert Henri will give a series of lectures on painting. He feels that he can give in these talks much the same instruction which pupils in his Portrait Class have received. The members of this class may submit work for criticism, whether from life, portrait or composition. Mr. Henri will also be glad to have the students submit questions, as he believes this will help to make these lectures more interesting and helpful. These lectures will be given on alternate Wednesday evenings at 8.15 beginning October 19th. Terms - $12.00 for the course or $1.00 per lecture.

October 19      January 11      March 22
November 2      January 25      April 5
November 16     February 8      April 19
November 30     March 8         May 3
December 14     May 17.

## LECTURES ON PERSPECTIVE

BY MR. CHARLES J. MARTIN.

The League feels that more systematic and definite instruction should be given on the subject of perspective. To this end, we are very glad to announce a course of four lectures by Charles J. Martin, Assistant Professor of Fine Arts at Columbia University. We congratulate ourselves on having been able to secure Mr. Martin for this course. The course will cover angular and parallel perspective, the oblique plane, the perspective of circles, reflections and shadows, and will be made as thoroughly practical as possible. The lectures will be given on alternate Thursdays at 4.45 P.M. beginning October 20th. Terms - $2.50 for four lectures.

October 20      November 17
November 3       December 1.

## LECTURES ON HISTORY OF ART

BY MR. FORBES WATSON

The value to art students of a constructive course of illustrated lectures on the History of Art has long been realized by the Board of Control. We are therefore glad to be able to announce that Mr. Forbes Watson, one of this country's foremost art critics and lecturers, has consented to give such a course at the League for the current year. The course, in which

The Art Students' League of New York

BOARD OF CONTROL

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KATHERINE HUBBELL, VICE-PRESIDENT
DAVID H. MORRISON, VICE-PRESIDENT
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1921

INSTRUCTORS

GEORGE B. BRIDGMAN
GUY PENE DUBOIS
FRANK V. DUMOND
THOMAS FOGARTY
FRED W. GOUDY
ANNE GOLDTWAITE

ROBERT HENRI
LEO LENTELLI
GEORGE LUKS
HAYLEY LEVER
WALLACE MORGAN

CHARLES J. MARTIN
KENNETH HAYES MILLER
HENRY R. RITTENBERG
CHARLES ROSEN
BOARDMAN ROBINSON
JOHN SLOAN
MAURICE STERNE
DUNCAN SMITH
ALLEN TUCKER
GEORGE E. WOLFE
FORBES WATSON

MAHONRI YOUNG

November second,
1921.

Mr. Robert Henri,
10 Gramercy Park,
New York City, New York.

My dear Mr. Henri:-

It has been suggested by Mr. Joseph S. Isidor, through whose generosity our Library is being built up, that our instructors may be able to suggest a list of books to be added to our collection. A complete list of the books already in the Library is enclosed herewith, and we ask that you return this as soon as you have looked it over.

We will be glad to receive any suggestions that you care to make.

ENCLOSURE:

601 Palace Ave., Santa Fe, New Mexico

October 16 1922

My Dear Miss Mercereau:

In reply to your letter of Oct. 10 My present plans are to remain in Santa Fe until Dec 15 which would bring us to New York about the 18th of December.

I wish I could be more definite, but unless something unforseen occurs the above plan will be followed out.

Yes, I will want to use the radioptican. I happen to have one in New York. This of mine could be used and thus save the expense of buying one for my special use. Mine is not the largest size but large enough I think, perhaps equal to the old one at the League and it works with electric bulbs (lamps) instead of the carbons.

["THE ART STUDENTS' LEAGUE OF NEW YORK", "BOARD OF CONTROL", "GIFFORD BEAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . .