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KERAMIC STUDIO 
ART NOTES 
Henrietta Barclay Paist 
THE annual exhibit of student work of the Minneapolis 
School of Art was in view all through May and marked 
the close of another successful school year. The registration 
has been almost normal in spite of the war toll on the 
masculine side, and the same high standard has been main- 
tained throughout, and some very high notes struck in 
various places. 
The Fine Arts section under the able direction of Mr. 
Vaclav Vytlucil shows strong, serious work, vigorous in 
drawing and color. The School is fortunate in being able 
to retain Mr. Vytlucil for the summer term, as he has once 
been called to the colors and released temporarily. 
The design department is as usual strong and inter- 
esting, and though some of the regular problems were laid 
aside for the execution of special demand for war posters, 
Y. M. C. A. huts, etc., the general exhibit shows the same 
sincerity and system as always. In the poster section there 
were some fine things, fresh, free and vigorous in color and 
drawing. 
In the surface designs for fabrics, wall paper, etc., the 
present experimental stage of color does not always result 
in happy effects. We expect strong contrasts and daring 
combinations in posters, the nature of the poster demands 
startling effects, but this' tendency has been carried into all 
departments with questionable results. Color is not only 
in an experimental stage, it is actually anarchistic, and 
while we are no doubt learning some lessons, the present 
combinations are not always happy. 
All of our preconceived ideas of color harmony, based 
on thoughtful, scientific study and approved by what we 
considered good taste, have been flouted and challenged by 
the new thought with questionable success. Owing to the 
free use of pure color and contrasting values, much of the 
present surface design is spotty in effect, and while this 
characteristic may be acceptable in chinz cretonnes, etc., 
for draperies and upholstery for certain uses, it is not and 
never can be desirable for walls. 
We are having lots of fun, no doubt, in this revolu- 
tionary stage of color, but law and order and close harmony 
are our refuge from this unrest. As we can always retire 
into our own gardens in the cool of the day after the hot 
crowded streets, so we can keep our own ideas of color har- 
mony in which to take refuge from the riotous color car- 
nival all about us. 
The scholarships of the Art Student League of New 
York were won this year by two young lady students of 
the Minneapolis School of Art, Miss Gertrude Burgan and 
Miss Lucile Lindquist. 
Miss Mary M. Cherry, for the past year acting Di- 
rector, has been appointed Director of the Society of Fine 
Arts. She, with her assistant, Miss McCormick, will con- 
duct the design classes for the summer term. 
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The collections of war cartoons by the Dutch artist, 
Louis Raemaekers, on exhibition in the Art Gallery of the 
St. Paul Public Library from May 16th to 31st formed a 
noteworthy art contribution to the war history which is 
being engraved on the hearts of the people. These draw- 
ings are wonderful in the strength of their appeal and the 
terribleness of accusation directed at the culprits of the 
world. 
Raemaeker's strength is not only in draughtsmanship 
but in his ability as a satirist and psychologist. Subtle and 
caustic in his sarcasm and brutal in his sincerity in depict- 
ing facts, he lashes Germany with eloquent word pictures 
which leave nothing to the imagination. His work is a 
valuable contribution to the war propaganda on the side 
of the Allies. It cannot fail to speed up sentiment and war 
work and proves again the part which Art may play in the 
world drama. 
NOSEGAY MOTIF FOR EBONY GLASS FLOWER BOWL 
EBONY GLASS FLOWER BOWL—LEAH RODMAN TUBBY 
A PPLY the flower clusters all in White Enamel, not neces- 
-f* sarily thick but as smooth as you can. Mix your en- 
amel with clean turpentine, and only a small quantity of oil 
of tar, and have them rather liquid, for instance, as thick as 
cream. The band should be in Roman Gold (for glass also) 
mixed with the clean turpentine only. Fire the glass and on 
the second firing, apply the colors over the white enamel. For 
the blue, use Banding Blue for glass, for the yellow, use Albert 
Yellow, for the yellow brown, use Yellow Brown, for the dark 
red spots, use Yellow Red, and for the green, use Shading 
Green. Leave the white outline perfectly white and fire. 
Treatment by D. M. Campana 
