Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 2 Sep 1927, p. 23

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Setltcmbcr 2, J927 WILMETTE LIFE ..... DEEP DOWN IN EVERY HUMAN HEART !Int.· p~1inting . finL'l'Lhing. fine architecture n~ed not sho~t tlwir {<l~t~..·s 1rl.)!)1 £11l· hoU)L'tops. rrh. world 111JY knO\\' the Pt)SSCSSOrS of ~uch di~.,l-LTllJlh·nt r.l\ily .1nd sun:ly. ([1\rt has ,1 \\',1}' of n1arking its lo\'crs \\·ith ,, poi~L· .1nd rL'SL·n·L' th:1t con1es through an insight into sound values. ' J"hl· ll)\'~ ol gl'l1llin~: art 01J~cs r\:r finer leaders. finer builders. fl ltl) inflUL'l1CL' \tr\.·ngthcn<.; the hon1cs of those \\·bo follo\v it. giYing the c.1ln1nL'\\ of h.1L1ncc and proportinn. · r\nd the n1othcrs of those homes .lrl· fith't nH ,thLrs .1nd hdtcr hon1c-builders because of it. (IDccp do\\'11 in \.'\ l'r)' hun1.1n hc,1rt 1"~ till' nl·cd fo:: ,lrt -·-for thL' beauty in art. And this \J)('L'd - h<1rL1SSl'd CL'ntury has csp~:ial ncec~ for its repose and inspiration. CI"I think th.1l ~culptur~ ..1nd p~1inting ha\'C Jn dlcct to teach us n1anncrs, .1nd abolish hurry ." s.1id Ln1crson. People of Evanston and the :'\orrh Shore kno\\' tlw truth of tb('ll.' words. In perhaps I!O other ·-on1nlunity in growing .1\nh?rica i~ then~ a r~<Hiil'r '-1cccptancc of fin.: art. Fine pl·oplc \\'clcon1l' that \\·h~ch n1ah.es for rdlncn1ent. fiBut the true lo\·crs of an ~1rl' practllion('rs .1~ \\'ell as ,1pprcciJtors. or long to hl'. l'hey ~He not content n1crl'ly to insp\.·ct a hanging of dis(usscd p .1intings. 'rlwy \\'Jnt to kno\\' the LL·cbniquc behind fine p1inting. 'I'hcy long to .1pply the bru~h and pl'ncil tlwn1s~·h·~s. to Sl'C \\rhat happens. Each in his o\vn \\'JY \\',1Ill~ to ll·.1rn thl· l'l~'n1cnt.1l ··ho\vs" of Jrt. fi.r\nJ those who thus loYc .1nd pr.1ctic~' .1rc Jnxious th.1t their so:1s and daught(rS learn these things in good Sl'~1~nn. ror ..lpJrt fr0111 tbl: CU}Iur . ll \'J}U(' of SUCh knO\\' }~·dgc. tbl' ability to ~kl·td1 will tn,lkl· a boy J n1on· conYincing talker in any group-he c.1n ~~~\· '-· f~.)rtll to his idt.:·.1s. :\nd the girl \\·ho early kJrns color and fonn \',11u~.·~ \\·ill build ~1 tnorc li\·<1bL· and P'-'nnancnt hon1c for h~·rsdf and her chifdr~.·n. Hnong those \\·ho study Jrt. there hJppL'11<>. 110\\' and then. Olh' \\'ith 111\.)rL' th~1n a C1SU,ll gift. (11'he Sag'-· of t:oncord s.1ys anothlT \\'iSl' thing: .. L\.\.'ry g~nius \\·~1s one~ an an1.1h'ur. .. l{Jph.lcl \\',1S or.lCL' .1n tinic ..1rncd urchin. S.:1rg ·rlt h.1ll tl) study color .1nd dr.1\\'ing . .-\s tlwrl' c1n hL' no syn1phony \\·ithout ,l kno\\' kdg~ of orchl'Str .ltion. so can there be no grl'c1l .1rt ,,·irhout a grounJing in th.: fundatnentals. ([E,·anston .1nd tlh' North Shorl' h .1\'l' long ~1\\',litcd the founding of a s(hool which \\'ould ri\'.11. in the l'Xcdfcncl' of its c.Iuipn1cnt and L.1ctdty. in its opportunities for thorough study and ins~rultion. tih.' L.1n1ou~ Jrt schools of ln\·L· (I'I'ho~L' \\'ho crrhcn .. ;\rn~r ica . THE EVANSTON ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS· Carl Scheffler. Director FALL SESSION SFPTEMBER 6 6)6 (~burch St.. Ev,1nston

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy