| Show Young On Indian Art Gro Group pl Exhibition Opens In New York Today Levi Edgar Young head of the department of western hist history ry was recent recently y appointed on the Advisory Advisory Advis Advis- ory ery C Committee for the Exposition of Indian Tribal Arts which opens I Tuesday in New York City Some of those appointed on the same I committee were Mary Austin the I famous novelist Witter Bynner poet Dr A A. V. V Kidder and Dr H. H J. J famous archeologists The purpose of the exposition is to bring together the best productions productions productions pro pro- of the art of the American Ameri Ameri- can aborigines from ancient times to the present and as many of the Indian tribes today are arp producing fine paintings pottery textiles baskets baskets' and amI other ther things deserving of study such as will be included in the display The committee has been assured of a remarkable choice of materials from the different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent museums of America ana ann Europe The exposition opened on Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day is the first of its kind ever everI I undertaken and will prove a great I 1 center for study for those interested interest interest- ed in the aboriginal life of Amer Amer- ica The movement has stimulated th the interest of many noted people In commenting on the exposition Oliver La Forge Norge orge says For four centuri centuries s we have been destroying as barbarous and debasing debasing debasing de de- de- de basing of ignoring g entirely entirely entirely en en- the strong and highly envold ved d art of the American merican Indians It is past time that Americans seriously seriously seriously se se- interested in a art recognized the Indian as a craftsman of high order and an artist who has solved many of the problems toward the solution of which we moderns are still groping I Mr Young is quoted as saying on the subject Few people realize how important important important tant Indian art is to Am American rican artists ar ar- Every important civilized art arthas arthas arthas has aboriginal and historical 1 background background background back back- ground and American art will be brought to a degree of perfection only as we understand the art rt that thatis is indig to America i r. r |
