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Rubbings from Chinese Sculpture


Author(s): B. B.
Source: Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago (1907-1951), Vol. 12, No. 4 (Apr., 1918), pp.
57+63-64
Published by: The Art Institute of Chicago
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BULLETIN OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO 63

artist spoke. The second lecture was


particularly timely; for it not only was a
fine expositionof the salient points in the
history of lithography, ending with a
clear demonstrationof the process,but it
enabled Mr. Pennell to emphasize, in
conclusion, the pressing need of technical
training in lithography for artists
throughout the country, in order that
they may answer the government's call
for posters to help in the work of win-
ning the war.
The exhibition of Mr. Pennell's litho-
graphs of war work in England and
America is still hung in the Print Room
and will remain probablyduring the first
half of April. The occasion of the
undertaking of this new series of the
Wonder of Work has been explained
in the introduction to the catalogue,
in which also have been published
letters of commendationfrom the Secre- CENTENNIAL MONUMENT, LOGAN SQUARE
TO BE ERECTED BY THE B. F. FERGUSON FUND
taries of War and the Navy. The litho-
graphs shown are not literal transcrip- excellent American propaganda and are
tions of activities in munitions factories, being used as such by the United States
shipyards, mines, and camps, but rather Government in the series of exhibitions
-what the artist wished them to be- which have been held in eastern cities
works of art dedicated to the wonder of and here. It is to be hoped that the
work, which today happens to be war people of Chicago will avail themselves
work. But, just because they succeed of the opportunity to see this remarkable
so admirablyin their purpose,they make exhibit on. K. WV.McG.

RUBBINGS FROM CHINESE SCULPTURE


N the cover of the BULLETIN ologies of fantastic animals or winged
will be found a representation dragons, intervals of rolling clouds re-
from Chinese sculpture of the vealing gigantic phoenix or frigate birds,
stately ho huan tree, standing in the court- monkeys, sprites, and even the toad and
yard of the "Royal Mother of the West," the hare, inhabitants of the moon.
a Taoist divinity; beneath the interlacing The stories embodied in these slabs-
branches of this sacred tree is a hunting of Taoist spirits, spirits of the dead, of
dog of the greyhound type. Another nature Cnd heaven-important deeds of
fragment illustrates swiftly moving tri- kings and queens, coronations, assassina-

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BULLETIN
OF THE
ART INSTITUT
OF CHICAG
APRIL - NINETEEN EIGHTEEN

DETAIL FROM RUBBING OF CHINESE SCULPTURE-GIFT OF MR. WILLIAM O. GOODMAN


VOL. XII NO. 4

Notice to Reader.-When you finish


readingthis magazineplace a i-cent
stamponthisnotice,handsameto any
postalemploye,andit will beplacedin
the hands of our soldiersor sailorsat
thefront. No wrapping-no address.
A. S. Burleson,Postmaster-General.

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64 BULLETINOF THE ART INSTITUTEOF CHICAGO

interestingknowl-
edge of theancient
empiresof West-
ern Asia has been
obtained from
sculptured ruins
of walls of cities
and temples,this
recentaccession of
rubbingsof sepul-
chral bas-reliefs
of the Han dy-
nastyis a distinct
addition to the
collections.These
THE SHOWER
rubbingsare ob-
EXHIBITION OF LITHOGRAPHS BY BOLTON BROWN tained by cover-
ing the stone re-
tions, and great events of their reigns; liefs with sheetsof thin paperthat are
of amusing and serious happeningsin moistenedand then hammeredin with
the lives of ordinarymortals, heroes, a wooden mallet. As soon as the
patriarchs,etc., are abundantfruit for paper is dry a pad dipped in ink is
studyand cultivationof the imagination. passed evenly over the paper which
The strong swing of the curves, the leavesa perfectimpressionof the pattern
elementallines in the patterns,the broad in a white reserveon a blackgroundor
massesof detail are of infinite art in- in silhouette.
terest to students. Realizing the beauty and vitality
Scholars tell us their first definite shown by these documentsof Chinese
knowledge of these wonderful stone traditionand history,Mr. William O.
carvings in the province of Shantung Goodmanpurchasedabout eighty fac-
was obtainedfrom excavationsmade in similesin China and presentedthem to
the I7th century. As someof our most the Museum. B. B.
NOTES
IN
WARDS THE CHICAGO The Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Logan
EXHIBITION - In the ex- Medal, carrying with it two hundred
hibition by artists of Chicago dollars, to Emil Zettler for his sculpture
and vicinity, awards were presented as (carved mahogany)"Woman and child."
follows: The William Randolph Hearst Prize
The Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Logan of three hundred dollars to Alfred Juer-
Medal, carrying with it five hundred gens for his painting of "A lilac bush."
dollars,to Victor Higgins for "Fiestaday." The Edward B. Butler Purchase

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