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Editor's note: The followlng revlew of- the aculp-, ture division of the Art Exhlbitlon of A Century of Progres l by Miss Clara MacGowan, professor of art at Northwestern universlty. Completing, in an integral manner, the great 1934 collection. of paintings of tlie Wôrld's Pair Art. exhibition is a modest yet rich show of sme130 works of sculpture including both American anid European examples of thec l8th, 19th and 2Oth 'cene- turies. Widely interspersed on the first and second floors o! the Art institute, this exhibition is nlot impr essive f rom'i the point, of view of large, over- powering works.that îmmediately compel attention. One bas rather te see the pieces somnewbat infiinately and from close range to enjoy f ully their singular.. menit. In this art of sculpture, as in tlic case, of. paint- ings, again the American division-of more than 90 ~ampes (chefl «w2th century sculptors) is dominant and'more representative. -The European group, small as itf is, does have, liowever, creations of, famnous sculpt ors. In examining the 2tli century American entries, *ne is made aware of a strong desire-'on thec part. ofthe sculiptors to express their ideas with' an appreciative. consideration, of . naterials. Whercas t fhe functional relationship between deign, or com- position, and mnaterials uscd, as. wood, stone, bronze.. etc., bas always charactcrized the grcatest work of ail art periods, it lias been too often ignored. Again, one secs niat criais of our own time used in ncw ways. For instance, Robert Laurent's "Pearl" is executed in alumlnum and if is cerf ainly as fine and successful as, if a more traditional medium. were employed. This saine art isf bas composed an> exquisite piece in alabaster designated "American Beaut y." There are, still other interesting contrasts. Carl Walters is representeci by f wo beautiful ceramic works in whicb pattern is realized by uncommlon color effects as weill as by relief. Ini the saine medium is Peterpaul Ott's study of "Hjarald Kreutzberg," which recently won thie Logan prize. Successful expressions in the medium of plaster are embodied in tlic works of Olga Cliassaing's 'Sheperd Boy," Maebel, C. Perry's "Tropical Flow- er," and Malvin M. Albright's "Fragmenlt." There are.,two notably fine terra cotta studies, naniely, Re uben Nakian's unglazed "The Lap Dog," which bas an interesting treatment of clay, and JO -David- soni's "Femnale Torso." What can be accomplished in using variouis kinds- of stone can be appreciated in studying thèse works: jo jenks' "Young Goat," a composition. in Brazilian onyx; Heinz Warneke's "Bear"; Emile Zettler's. Caen stone "Torso": and William Zorach's York In fthe present showing of one thousand . master- pieces in A Century of Progress exhibition of art at thec Art institute of Chicago, there are so many outstanding pictures thaf it is difficulf to select any particular painting or group of paintings that will oversliadow al others. A .f ew days, ago. however, wlien Dr. - Robert B. Harshe,, director, of the Art institûte, was asked to designate a few, significant American painfings that should most emfphatically be seen end studied, by visitors,, he namedflie fol- lowing ten: George W. Bellows "Lady jean,", lent anony- mously; Mary Cassatt "TheArtist's Mother, Mrs. Robert S. Cassatt," lent by, Gardner Cassatt; Frank Duveneck "Woman with Forget-Me-Nots," lent by the Cincinnati, Art museumni, James McNeill- Whist- ler "The White Girl," lent by:Miss Gertr.ude Whit- temodre; William J. Glackens "Nude witli Apple" lent by tlie artist;" John S. Sargent "A Vele Gonfle" (In Full Sail) ., lent from flic Charles Deering collection; Samuel F. B. Morse "The Marquis de Lafayeffe,"' lent by flic New York public library; Thomas Eakins "The Paf lif Song,". lent by the Corcoran Gàllery -of, Art; John. Singleton Copley "Lady Frances Wentwortli," lent by.the New York public library; Winslow Homer "The Fox Hunit,", lent by tlic Pennsylvania Academy of. Fine Arts, Philadelphia. .New Trier to Have Portrait Ivan Lorraine Albriglit's "Self Portrait," which was made for the PWAP has been selectcd by Dr. Robert Harshe for exhibition in flic Century of Progress show this summer at fthe Art Insti- tute, and afterwards will be given to New Trier 1-figh scliool. Mr. Aibriglit, a former Winnet- kan, is a graduafe of New Trier.. have achieved notable resuits.. Carl Hallsthammar in bis "The Old Ragpickcr" shows wliat -an impor- tant part the grain of.,flie wood can play in flic final oesthetic effect. Allan Clarke's "Pueblo Woman" in ,maliogany color is a, vigorous study with empliasis on important features.only. In "N.oah's Wif e" by Gladys E. Bates f here is a remarkable, rhytbmic relationship between.flic reclining figure and the base. It is unquestionably an ouf standing 'achieve- ment in wood carving. -Moving now f0 flic Frencli section, there are a - number of old favorites wliich f ake on a new ianifi- Arnong the visitors to the Art Institute of Chi- cago's Century of Progress Exhibitiýon of Art re- cently was John Steuart Curry, the Kansas painter who is among the western artisfs who are giving f0 our country a genuine American art, indigenous. to the soul. He has - our paintings. in the show: "The Tornado," «The: Ilying Codonas," "The Gos- pel Train", and the "Road Mender's Camp.". Mr. Curry brought with hin, his bride of a week. Togeth- er.they are driving in their car through the country combining a honeyrnoon with business, for Mr.. Curry is doing. pictorial work of the, American scene for "Fortune" magazine. Mrs. Curry was Miss Kathleen Shepherd. of Chicago. Another of America's "briglit young men"1 who dropped. in at the Art institute with tli' avowed purpose of getting a "*preview" was Lincoln Kirstein. Among thé exhibits that Mr. Kirstein studied, was one more familiar-perliaps thani others: a striking bronze liead of biniseif by Gaston Lacliaise, the brilliant American scuiptor, known for -his portraits oef John. Marin, Edward M. M. Warburg. and others "connected ýwith the arts,. as well as for. his suave and active 1feinine forsos. Mr. Kirstern's speciai "briglifnessý" consists in lis precocity; 'whilè. still a studeat at. Harvard leie nitated "The Hound and Horn," a magazine which bas been called "the most civilized review of arts and letters in Amer- ica." Two yeairs ago bis novel, "Flesh, Is Heir," was publisbed and at the present finie it is said that Mr. Kirstein is engaged in painfing a mural sonie three liundrcd feet long, a.task tbat'rmakes our> larger nianipulators of paint in the recent PWAP seeni like miniature artists. Mr. Kirstein is a son of Louis Edward Kirstein,~ vice-president. of Wil- liamý Filene's Sons_ côïnpany, of Boston, and a noted phlanthropist and mercliant. To IDiriect Plays In La ke Zurich Brent Wrenn.,of the North Sbore Little theater is directing the Lake.,zurich Summer theater flua season and will..produce a scbedule of -eighf or nine plays during July. and AVgust. The colony lias takeni over flie old Dixie inn where if will be housed and' wiIl produce plays., Drawing its players f rom among anîbitious ama-, teurs wbo are inferested in spending from twoto, eight weeks' inexpensive vacation producing plays under a professional director, the Lake Zurich group is among the firsftot bring thie sunimer thea- In thecloksely related nietal, fIat of bras s, there is~ to be found Arnold Ronnebeck's "Dancer," in whidli the scuiptor lias suggested movement and spriglitliness by means of the play of liglit and shades. One definitely rcsponds ta flic dancer's play- Lui niood. Finally, in, the caseaiofIe more. responsive me- dlium of wood, thrfe American carvers ini particular den i8 representedt of Tritons," installi of dynan.*,,beauty. rtributions of menit inclucle «"Kneeling Figure, Chan Or- mani witb Basket," and Vally n) "'Girl with Birds."ý Swe- Carl Milles whose "Fountain in, McKinlock court,. is a.thing auliillu at u noe (i ivA. dUU i ivir. .ULwara Dilkes, 419 Eighith street, Wilmette. Sunday evcning, june 24, 9.30, WENR: Mme. Sdliunann-Heink Monday evcning, June 25, 8 o'clock, WBBM: Roma Ponselle