Vol. XVII, No. n. 
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 
March 1916 
HE February number of Keramic 
Studio was sent to subscribers several 
days late. It was held up by the 
Post Office, the Washington authori- 
ties having discovered, at the end 
of sixteen years, that we were sending 
our color supplements loose in the 
Magazine. It seems that, according 
to regulations, these supplements 
ought to be pasted or stitched in the 
body of the Magazine. What harm loose supplements did to 
anybody is a mystery which we have not solved yet and which 
we despair of solving. But we had to submit to regulations 
and go to the trouble and expense of pasting them. We will 
hereafter try to devise some way to have these supplements 
more easily detachable than they are now, although stitched 
to the body of the Magazine. 
H H 
We have received the following letter: 
Dear Madam: 
Enclosed please find article which I am very anxious to have published 
in the Keramic Studio, as I believe it may help to form clubs similar to the one 
described therein. 
I thought perhaps you might use it as an editorial filler when keramic 
material is not plentiful. I shall be glad to answer any questions in regard 
to the Art Lovers, or to write more fully to those persons in other cities and 
towns who arc desirous of forming Art Lovers clubs if you will kindly give 
them my address. 
Also, I wished to ask if you could arrange to reserve a few inches of space 
each month for a brief list of the new publications on Art, Design, Arts and 
Crafts, etc. This would encourage decorators to read more and gain a broader 
idea of their work. I should be glad to send in the list myself as it is in direct 
line with my duties as art reporter for the Tufts College Women's Club and 
the work in the Art Lovers Club. 
Very truly yours, 
ANITA GRAY CHANDLER, 
Pres. Art Lovers Club, Boston. 
7 Eastman Street, Tufts College, Mass. 
THE ART LOVERS CLUB 
THERE has been founded in Boston recently, a club called 
The Art Lovers. As the name signifies it is composed 
of those who love art. A portion of the By-Laws states that 
unless a person "is known to be a lover of art, congenial, en- 
thusiastic, and willing to work for the good of the club" he may 
not be considered for membership. The purpose of the or- 
ganization is, "To obtain a better understanding of art; to 
study good pictures, their stories and their painters; to spread 
the Art Idea among others, especially young people and children 
by means of pictures and stories." 
With this object in view a comprehensive program has 
been planned, in which each member of the association par- 
ticipates, telling the story of some famous painting and giving 
a short sketch of the painter, his School, or any interesting- 
facts concerning him or the picture which are liable to cling to 
the memory. These talks are illustrated with inexpensive 
prints which are afterward mounted in the club book with the 
description, in this way making a complete record of all the 
work done in the club from year to year. 
The art exhibits and permanent collections are visited in 
groups, the members meeting afterward at tea, to discuss in 
a cozy, informal manner the pictures just seen. In this way 
contemporary art as well as the "masterpieces of the past" 
may be studied. There are also plans for "spreading the Art 
Idea" which include trips to the Museum of Fine Arts for 
young people and children, under the auspices of the club, 
and the gift of framed copies of good pictures to schools, set- 
tlement houses, and similar institutions, the story of the pic- 
ture and something about the painter to be told at presenta- 
tion. 
There are numerous art clubs throughout the country of 
course, each studying some special painter or school, and each 
accomplishing a great amount of good. Every club organized 
for the purpose of studying art is a signature on the petition 
for higher ideals. Each person who thinks seriously on the 
subject for a few moments realizes that art is a moral force; a 
stimulus to better thought; a desire to transmit — or to emulate 
— the Beautiful. The pyschological influence of art has been 
copiously discussed. The barest knowledge of the old mas- 
ters shows how inseparably Religion and Art are joined . Myth- 
ology, History, Literature, can hardly be studied without 
studying Art as well; and Art can hardly be studied without 
envolving the other three. There is even a relationship be- 
tween Science and Art. Says Sir John Lubbock, "Science and 
Art are sisters, or rather perhaps, they are like brother and 
sister. The mission of Art is in some respects like that of 
woman. It is not her's so much to do the hard toil and moil 
of the world, as to surround it with a halo of beauty, to convert 
work into pleasure." 
Therefore let us have art clubs, and more art clubs. Every 
community might benefit by having an Art Lovers Club such 
as described, where each member is personally responsible 
for part of the work done. This necessitates study and read- 
ing but is delightful work for the real art lover. It takes no 
more time than an afternoon of shopping, whist, or the movies. 
Perhaps at first glance it seems unreasonable to ask for space 
for this account of the Art Lovers Club in a journal. devoted 
to the pursuit of China-Painting and Pottery. But your china 
decorator or potter, if she is genuine, is first and foremost an 
art lover. She loves the smallest details of her work; and when 
she has made something really good, thrills at the thought of 
having added a tiny bit to the immense store of Art that ex- 
ists in the world to-day. And if she is a true art lover she 
will wish to learn more of the great artists and craftsmen of 
all ages. The sooner she realizes the kinship of her branch to 
all other branches of art, the sooner hers will be ennobled. 
"Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements 
in human happiness." 
LIST OF NEW ART BOOKS 
The Need for Art in Life, by I. B. Stoughton Holborn. 
Early American Craftsmen, by W. A. Dyer, Illus. 
Masterpieces of Painting, by Louise Rogers Jewett, late 
Professor of Art at Mount Holyoke College. Illus. 
Modern Painting, by Willard Huntington Wright. Illus. 
Pottery, by George J. Cox. Illus. Intended for artists, 
craftsmen, and teachers. Historical preface. 
