The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 16

16 Decatur, Illinois, Sunday, July 3, 1955. DECATUR SUNDAY HERALD AND REVIEW 111 7 -4i JSP! A- ij Sculpture, "Family Group," Henry Moore Etching, "Los Caprkhos," Goya Bement Opens Centennial Exhibition of Art Objects An art exhibit, apparently the greatest ever assembled in a town Carleton Smith, director of two pieces of sculpture by Sir to Aug. 15. The display of art of 1,500, is showing in Bement the National Arts Foundation, Jacob Epstein, which will be on is in conjunction with the Be- from July 4 to Aug. 1 5.

and a native of Bement, holds display in Bement from July 4 ment Centennkl. riph Flanders, wife of the senator from Vermont, was to 9K AHin'A -t. i -treat JL iSi 'J 9 mmsmm open the National Arts Foundation exhibit in Bement High School. The exhibit has been assembled by Carleton Smith, Bement native, and director of. the National Arts Foundation.

The exhibit is divided into four groups sculpture, paintings, etchings and drawings and musical manuscripts. Such wcrld-renowned creators as Rembrandt Goya, Tintoretto, Burer, Matisse, Rouault, Diego Rivera and Tamayo will be represented in original paintings, etchings and drawings. "Salvation Army" by Marilyn Whipple of Gales Ferry, will be on display. 'This is the first prize winner of the 1955 General Federation of Women's Clubs student contest. Sculpture from early Greeks through Carl Milles, Sir Jacob Epstein and Henry Moore will be shown and autographed copies of the manuscripts of Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, Richard Strauss, Sibelius, Puccini, Vaughan Williams, Eugene O'Neill and Robinson Jeffers can be viewed.

George Rouault has loaned a recent canvas, "The Holy Face," which will be seen in the United States only in Bement. The exhibition will be open to Drawing, "Family Group," Henry Moore Painting, "Salvation Army," Marilyn Whipple 11 i the public until Aug. 15 and is LS being held conjunction with the Bement Centennial celebra- Etching, "Bust of Rembrandt's Mother," Rembrandt tion. I ''f' -5 j- juf UI -f 7117 fr -r-irrr mMmraw jimrm --Yrm wr mtfrmmt mm mmmrmnmttir Tin win ii Painting, "In Kerry," Jack Yeats Oi "'pF Mfl Panting, Autumn Evening," Rouault Etched glass, "St. Francis and the Vision" Etching, "Virgin and Child," Albrecht Purer Sculpture, Aztec Masques from Yucatan Painting, "Amaryllis," Chiang Hsiang.