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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 8 Mar 1934, p. 32

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Visitors to Frederc M. Grant's exhibition of paintings at- A Century of Progress at the Anderson galleries carried away 3,500 leaflet catalogs. Mr. Anderson estimates that about 'one person in four picks up a gallery leaflet of this sort,. meanfing that more-fthan 12,000 people saw Grant's pictures. OUi- cials of 'the World's f air are asking Anderson's to keee'the collection. intact for exhibition' somnewhere or cther in- Chicago next summer, requesting the: purchasers of canvases:to boan them back for. such. ashow. Urn Anderson,bas removed the pictures to a rcar gallery after'having bad, them hanging in the main gailery since January Z2. The show. -is to go shortly, on invitation, to the Grand Central galler-ies New York. In an exhibition in Philadeiphiabymres the Fellowsbip of the Peninsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, which is. running at the Art club simultaneous- ly with -the, big show at the academy, Ivan Le Lor- raine Albright of Chicago., formnerly of Winnetka, has, just been awarded a $50, prize for. a stili life painting. A number of-beautifully embroidered scarves of Tur1k4sb manufacture ave recently been piace4 qon exhibition in Gallery H6, in the Hutchinson wing, Art Institute of Chicago. Early examples date f rom the latter part of the Seventeenth century. The Eighteenth century, however, produced finer fscarves,_ embroidered on sof t tis.sue;-like, homespun cotton. Cokcred silks and metal threads are* marvelously worlced on this delicate cotton, whichi séems as a foundation scarcely able to hold the intricate orna- mentation. For this sort of work, however, the Orientais are especialiy skilled. This unique exhi- bition is lent to the Art institute by Burton Y. Berry of the American Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. insitute nas chosen one owmeuic IJIIV3L CIings oi this period for its "'Print-of-the-Month." The print is a portrait of Guillaume de Brisacier, by Antoine Masson, after the painting executed in . 1664,' by Nicolas Mignard. Masson, a. native of, Louri, born In 1636, in his youth was an armourer,,'but his faine rests now on his great skill as. an. engraver. Guillaume de Brisacier, a, beak-nosed, curiy-haired, powerfully-built man, had al Europ'e on edge àt one time. *Gregor Piatigorsky; Russiaff cel.t, 7' ill be sooist zth tke Chsica go Syrnmphony orchestra on Friday atterno»». of t/ais 7'eek, pla-vin g Mozart's "Co>sicerto. 'for ýVioloOtcelo and B(ochs "'Seelo>io." N. S. Represented i à Seattle Art Show Rudolph J. Nedved of Giencoe, Mrs. Ralph Reh- bock of Seattle, Xash. (the former Lillian Fitch of Wiimette), and Normani Rice of Chicago are represenited in the Sixth Annual exhibition of the Northwest Printmakers, which was opened on Feb- ruary 21 and is .continuing until March 25 at the Seattle Art museum in Seattle, Wash. Mr. Nedved is represented by an.etching, "Escalier de la Reine"; Mrs. Rehibock by a block prtnt; 'Windermýere";--t and Mr. Rice by tw lithograpbs, "Branch Line," and "North1 Side.": John Taylor Arnis, o ne of America's most, fanmus etchers, is also represented. The jury of selection and award comprised Rich-' ard E. 'Fuller, director of the Seattle Art museum; Charles Heaney, noted artist of Portland, Ore., and Walter Isaacs, professor of art at the University of Wisconsin. 41-,7- One of the most outstanding figures in the musical world appearý withFrederick Stock and the Chi- cago Symphony orchestra this Friday afternoon Mien ('regor Pîatigorsky, youthful Russian cellist. playâ. The. story of this youth. reads like.a tale from Tolstoy;'showing great talent on.the cello when but a child, hie studied in seclusioni and without -exploitation' by bis parents.* Times changed, bard luck fell upon the family, the boy's, talent. came, to be tie: barrier ,bet*eeti starvation and his famiiy., Through. piaying, in ' movie" bouses in Russia the lad earned enough to support bis mo)ther and broth- * er arid sisters7-Caieý the Revolution and things got worse. What was poverty before became certain gud delinite starvation., His famfiily fled to the south, but young Gregor had to remain in Mosc .ow. A con- certed, effort on the part, of a numnber of young *artists got him out, of - Russia. Then more poverty jnd trying days. in Berlin, until Arthur Schnabel heard of him, and his fortune was made. Piatigorsky carne. to, this country in-1929 and played with the orchestra here ini that year. Alto- gether he has piayed six times under the direction of Mr. Stock. Friday he wiil play Mozart's Con- certo for Violoncello 'and Bloch's "Schelomo." The: program- will also include Mendeissobn's "Fingal'sý Cav2' overture; Hanson's Symphony No.. 2 'and 1,iszi*s Huùngari-an Rhapsody No. 2. Gordon-Pattisontô Give, Joint Recital The public is cordially invted to attend the con- .cert this coming Sunday afternoon by Jacques Gor- don, violini st, and L<ee Patti5on, piànist, to be heid. at 4 o'clock at the Kenilworth club under auspices of the North. Shore Chamber Music asso- ciation. Tickets may be obtained at the door.. This is the third of the: series of this season's. recitals by the asso.ciation,,andit promises to be.one of thé moust popular of thei ail because Mr. Cordon bas always heen a great -favorite of north shore MUSIC. loyers. Mr..' Gordon is known for bis flawless -tone, bis' expressive inflection,'and bis perfect technique. Mr. Pattison is a pianist of fine taste and exceeding sensibility. It bas been said that he is "sure to do full justice to the poetic side of music yet lacking neither force nor brilliance .wben such qualities are of the Wn and during chairman of -ecital in Apnîl, and whether or not, s open to the public. The Artist- have been held uisder the auspices a Music club for the .past ten years, at' tinte Mns. Whitnnbas been e iopOCCfts. mer andl a ballet by Eleanor Everest ET Darcy, baritone, Virginia Hall Johns, and a group of Marie Veatch dancers, w RhodesÏ at the piano, will participatle. society of ick, at the anl Whit- er. Emery a, dancer, h ,Willard On ID. Â. R. Program The Swigart Trio, composed of George Swigail, violinist; his sister, Estelle Swigart, cellist; and Patuline Manchesteri pianist, 'will play during the "lu' Memoriam"' service to be held on Thursday mûorning, March 15, by the Daughters of the Ameri- aRévolution at -their Illinois State conference to bc held uext.peek at the Evanston- Wonn' club. 'P. t I

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