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October 20, 1928 WINNETKA TALK 25 Swedish Art Is Lecture Subject for Art League By Critic Swedish art, which has long been discredited by some critics, is more progressive and expresses the racial feeling of the people better than the art of other countries, according to Dudley Crafts Watson, who lectured last Monday night at Rudolph Matz hall, Winnetka Community House, under auspices of the North Shore Art league. Mr. Watson said that in the four parallel stories of art, parallel in the matter of time, Sweden is the last of the series following Russia, Britain, and the United States. In the matter of expressing a highly nationalized or racialized art, America is just finding herself. Throughout Scandinavian art a minor chord of tragedy flows from the daily life into the art of the people. Contrary to the general belief that there is little emotional warmth in the art of the country, Mr. Watson found the art to be expressive of the love of warmth and a worship of light. Al- though influenced greatly by the Ger- man school, the influence has dimin- ished greatly and the Scandinavian artists are producing art and architec- ture leading the trend of "modernism." The city hall of Stockholm is one of the three greatest architectural achievements of the past three hundred years, and is a magnificent building en- tirely in the modern feeling, completed in the early part of the World war. The building is constructed of red pav- ing brick, roofed with copper, and set on the water's edge. The structure is square and has one tall tower on the corner. The clock in the tower has two-foot figures of the heroes of the country and includes the architect at the end of the procession followed by the bishop, who strenuously opposed the building of the hall, trailed in turn by a grimacing urchin, thus illustrating clearly the humor found by Mr. Wat- son in Swedish art and architecture. The pipe organ in this beautiful build- ing is near the top of the structure where the roof may be opened and the whole city thus enabled to hear the concerts. The Symphony hall Mr. Watson found to be the most unusual building in outward coloring. The building is of cream, the capitals are vermillion, the doors are black, and the roof is lime green. The artists mentioned in particular by Mr. Watson were Zorn, perhaps the most famous of all Swedish artists; Carl Larson, noted for his paintings of children; Feijestadt, who painted snow superbly; Anna Boberg, who lives above the Arctic circle every winter and paints with a luminescense un- attainable except through the hard- ships of a winter in the north; and Toravaldsen of Denmark whom Mr. Watson thought was over-rated. The lecture was accompanied by colored slides painted by Mr. Watson. The coloring on the slides of Anna Boberg's pictures was especially fine. Single tickets for the Watson lec- tures still are obtainable from Mrs. J. W. F. Davies of Winnetka. TO WINTER IN WEST Mrs. James Evans, mother of Mrs. Harry W. Mons, 157 Woodstock ave- nue, Kenilworth, has gone to Laton, Cal. to spend the greater part of the winter with her two brothers. From there, she will go to Lawton, Okla. to visit several nieces. In the spring she expects to return to Kenilworth, where she will make her future home with her daughter. Mrs. Carl Keith, 310 Warwick road, Kenilworth, entertained her bridge club Tuesday, October 9. Mrs. Keith has as her guest, her sister, Mrs. All- ing of New York. T he Fvanston... Children's Smart North Shorechildren N hop find the clothes that fit them best and please them most at the Children's Shop. Always a charming variety for every age and taste. Is All Ready Now For October Days North Shore fall activities are beginning! Lit- tle feet are scampering in October fun. Young organizers are booked ahead for school plays and parties. And their mothers turn with gratification to the convenience of the Children's Shop where children's apparel brings together good taste and smartest P| young designs for all occasions and needs. The Evanston Childrem's Shop Corner Hinman Ave. and Davis St. + Open 9:15 a. m. te 5:15 p. m., daily Marshall Field & Company