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Art Exhibit, Only a few days remain i which to view the magnificent exhibition of Italian Masterpieces now at the Chi- icago Art Institute. The ciosing date is set for -Tuesday.night, January 9. T4hose who-.have postponed seelng the ,great paintings .and works of sculpture have only a few days re- maining. niluttratji« how. many people value. the privilege o! viewiîng these great works it is only necessary to point, toý the. Los Angeles couple who fiew. in to :see them and took the next plane, baick again. Then there. was the man fromi Virginia who wrote that he -wa s .coming t o Chicago especiallyI to see Raphiaei's "Madonna of the Chair." Up to, and includîng Monday night, December 25, a total of 135,378 visitors had en- tered the Art Institute. As a gesture of goodwili and appreciation of the ffterst the publie has shown in th Italian exhibition, the Royal Italian Government set aside iast Wednes- day as a free day to which everyone w as admitted to the exhibition with- out charge. Members of the Italian commission now in Chicago who are in charge o! the twenty-eight mas- terpieces, has 'expressed themselves as delighted with the warm recep- tion and the courtesy shown them by the people of Ç hicago and the to view th is remarkable collection of, American art.. Great pains were taken in the selection 'and installa- tion of this exhibition. In checking over the nuniber of works which were shown at the Institute during the past fifty years, there were found te have been 13,257 paintings and 3,643 pieces of sculpture. In spite of this large number coniparatively few of these can be found today. 1 *The next activity of the North< Shore Art league is a members' ex- hibition opening Sunda3r, January 14, with a reception and tea at Winnet-. ka- Community House., Both exhibi-. tion and tea are op en to tepublc. The North Shore Art League is trying to offer art courses that the' residents of the North Shore. want. But it is necessary to, ha.ve enough in. a class to start iti. Theré.have been some requlests for a class in design, biu t not enough for the start- ing enrolimeit, Two PosIblIlties. Two possibiities are opén: an ad- vanced:class and a less advanced one., Either can be started with the January term, and both would meet for two hours some evening each week. The directors of the league would like to know two things: how xnany wouldbe nterestdandwha night would be most convenient? If you are at ail interested, will you. drop a card to the North Shore Art League, Community flouse, Winnet- ka? Conduct Several Classes This class, as ail others oftèred by the league, is open to the public. .At present, the league offers a class in sculpture, with Nancy Coonsman Hahn- as instructor, on- Monday brick; an aul-day'eiass in. painting -on Thurstipvs. with Francis Ch!itnin. and an adiditonal class i drawlng on Monday afternoons, with Ed- mund Glesbert; and the SPaturrIay morning children's clasa with Mrs. Hope Degenhart, Mrs. Edna M. Johansen and Mrs. Nancy Coons- man Hahn instructing. The January terril will soon open. F~ull details will be announced in this news-magazine and can also be Recitalist With the year-end holidays aý memory, North Shore music Pa- trorns are turning their thoughts to hearing the most distinguished 'cellist of the dayg, Gregor Piati- gorsky~ (above) who will play in the auditorium of New Trier High Èchool on Joenuary~ 29. '40 Artist-Recitals sponsored Winnetka Music club. Wilniette Artist. by the1 Exhibîts ini Loop Catharine M. Ogren of 1015 Gr wood avenue, Wlmette, togel with Carrne G. Krost and Mai At New Gallery The committee members and art- ists interested in the recently form- ed StÙdio galléries meeting at, the studio-of Peterpaul Ott, the scuiptor, at. 626 Grove street, Evanston, an-, nounce..a tea, will be held there Sunday afternoon, January 7,- from 4 to 7 o'clock . Friends and the gen-, eral public will be welco me to view a. Christmas exhibit, -wh ich ha s proved1 very popular, and to. have tea. Many Artsts Exhibit. The exhibit includesois, watèr colors, sculpturing, 'ceramics and prints by John R. Abernathy, H. E. Anderson, Pauline Atherton, Betty M. Bell, Mary Clark, Pearl Caihoun Dienner, Katheri.ne Evans, Clara Fahrenikrug, A g n, e s T. Arthur, Thyrza Elliott, 'Evelyn For .t,' Kart Gassiander, Betty Hall, Eleanor B. Hatohi Charles Ingrasci, Reva Jack- man, G. M. Gunsteen s, Romayine M. Gûinsteens, L. Roebuck Keeler, Peg Lippert, C a r o i i n e Kirkpatrick Mickey, Rose Ann 'Davie Morgan, Peterpaul Ott, Elling Tronnes, Kath- érine Tyler, Bert Walgreen, EarI Weiley, Kathryn Welter, Helený N. Wetzel, and Katherine Woodford.* The gallery, just in ils beginning, is planning further exhibits, and looks forward to cooperation from many North Shore friends and art- ists. ton i rick 11 ford,1 Raym<c is, Mrs. Caroline Kirkpat. key, Miss Katherine Wood- s Peg Lippert, and Mrs. 1Keller. Music and Drama tic. Group Meets Jan. 10 The North Shore Alumnae of Phi Beta, music and dramatic arts fra- ternity, w il1 1 meet for a dessert our presen ioweage the total num-I owed by the annualiinterna ber of his print designs now. exist- Exhibition o!. Wter Colors, mg, is one hundred and thirty-six j April 26 to May 2q, u '- . çc*U.%xwAecth U1 elgntful in- ,n terpretations of flower arrange- a, ments"; and Walter Krawiec, who ie "leaves the circus to record the J- stock yards." n The exhibition will contiuet January 29. J