MIDAY, EVIARCH 22, 1946 Old. Main. Mural What ft (Editor's, Note: this' is the last in a series of articles designed to acquaint the student with the sig . nificance of the incomplete Henry 'Varrium Poor mural in the lobby of Old Main.) Br'Jahe Wolbarst Following its execution, the Henry Varnum Poor mural gain ed wide.;spread attention on the part of , artists and art critics all over the country. Magazines fea -tured, ,pictures and lengthy ar ticles ' ori the , subject, many of them reproducing sections of the mural on their covers. News -papers showered praise on Poor 'and his work. The artistic world ”buzzed with`.: admiration and ap proval of - the mural, and mem bers of this 'circle turned their eyes toward State College, which - had .meant little or nothing to -them before., Forbes Watson, wr:tlng in the 'August 1940 issue of the Maga zine of Art, had this to say about :the mural, "All the idealism of •America is romantically, un :,:sentimentally; and powerfully in :_fterpreted in painter terms. Unity light,,one of Poor's stated aims this work in order to put, it in : , i-whatf,` he terms 'one skin,' and :. 4 the.freest and most subtle fresco :,-;painting give to the observer of this monumental work a sense of - pride and happiness in. America ~ :a:nd in the knowl( dge that Aim:. erica has a Henry" Poor." ~.;pisirigidant Contribution. 1 22.- . ,The Art Digest of September livestock Club Presents Show The Little International, live j'si;Ock show patterned after the In 7.,ternational held each year in Chi !"icagio;-;Will 'be Presented by Block ~',.and, B ridle Club on April M. At time the •champion showers ",andi., fitters of horses,, cows, pigs, ''`arid: sleep will be selected by the judges-and awarded prizes. most valuable of the:prizes offered is the, registered 4 Durod-Jersey .hog. to ' be :rraiiVarded to the, grand champion ,-.shoWanan. cif hogs by . the Kipg , of am making. the announcement, ( 4 , 41 - eribe - rt.Terndrup, president of .3.l2Teziclub,••said that any student, ..• . Ort l rlegardless .6f,j - sichool or curri 4f,dula,..:is eligib:lo4o enter, the fitting *entest.. To .draw :an `a ianal ,fin-,th..k. show, the student ahould ofpresent. at .the Block ';: . ") , and', : Bricid.e... Club meeting - in. 206 *.7;'AgrieultntV-Building at 7 p._ !I,; ; flVronday. -- '. ,The.. , ,gxeatest, need, arcccirding to 'rSamuelr:..l.laub Vice ,, president of i.,,?,,,the;:e10, is students to .show : ), - ,l:idgs. - 'olf the li6 hogs to be di - limn, have been claimed, up to ithis'-',tirne. Any student whq wishes ~tif),7 l. 'iliow a - hog or other animal, unable ,to attend the meet sirlatt contact Samuel Laub therfeep Barn, ar. Robert :`,.4.Satiitli 4 fir - 'Calling 4073 as soon . is `posifyle~ ...• ... .:-.,,... , JCS --- - IN -I • ... • , , . i kW Records by. Glenn Miller. • Orchestra With _ , Tex Beneke i - New: Decca,, Victor, Columbia Releases 1 • Come Quickly 3 . To Then , . . • • • THE .. . PHONE 2311 :-.: • US IC n F o.. , 203 E BEAVER AVE, . STATE COLLEGE Flowers by MCM . uperi Means To Art 1, 1940, described the work as "A compelling aesthetic state ment," while The Art News called it "a significant contribution to American painting." Newspapers such as The Phil adelphia Inquirer, The Pitts burgh Press, and The Philadel phia Record came out with full page spreads explaining the sig nificance of various sections of the mural. Dorothy Grafly, noted critic on The Record, made this statement, "With much of the world at war in ,the fall of 1940, Pennsylvania State College, in the dedication of Henry Varnum Poor's land grant mural,- focuses interest not on carnage but on culutre." In an impressive book pub lished in 1940 and entitled "Var num Poor," Peyton Boswell Jr. devoted several pages to discus sion of the mural, including•num erous close-ups of various seg ments. "Here is -a beautiful mural painting," wrote Boswell, "not monotonous earth-brown and black decoration minus perspec tiVe. Poor gave the Penn State fresco all his skill and. talent. His Engravings. At Library Seventy uriginal engravings by William , Hogarth, I.Bth century artist, are on exhibition in. the Library. They were lent to the College by Josh 'Kligerman, '32. •, The artist made these engra‘r-•' ings both to amuse and instruct the public' 'as well as to make a living. In his "(Memoirs" he tells something of his ideas and aims: "I therefore turned my thoughts to Vaijnting and engraving mod ern moral subjects—subjects that will both entertain !and improve the mind bid fair to be of the greatest public An exhibition That only a few metropolitan collections can equal in nUmbers, • the 'Library Hogarth. .showing :offers a wide variety. - of„ Subjects and interest 'Modern art critics.. point out; that Hogarth's strong draftsrnanship is largely reSponsibleTfor keeping his en-. _ravings :.alive. Hogarth's prints are the pictorial equivalent of-the works of Fielding, Smailett Sterne; and other. un-genteel 18th century- English writer's. Like • successime . ' Scenes of_ a play, several engravings follow eaCh • other to' tella story, 'as in the . series called. ."The Harlot's Progress.": "Marriage. ale. Mode," "Sell portrait' with his • Dog," "‘Gin Lane" and "The Stages. of Cruelty" are other single prints or groups' pt prints:. f included in the exhilhition.:. • ' Some a the - ,prints are directly related to Hogarth's - paintings. while others- were designed pure ly as engravings.., few of the engravings were executed by other hands following ;Composi tions worked out by the artist. The ,exhibition will. continue untilNi r lar. Some of the prints are for sale. to the public. 135 So. Allen architectural., sense was utilized to turn what might have been a handciap into an . asset—he de veloped his design in such a man ner that two large columns do no::: mar the mural, but rather mark off three natural divisions, each a compositional unit. At the same time there is a welcome omission of any jig -saw design once so popular with American mural ists. Great Achievement "College and artist have shared a mutually beneficial experience; the..artist has brought forth one of the great achievements in Am erican mural art; the college is possessor of a painting that will be visited and admired as long as Old Main stands—and it is a sturdy building." Adding p its praise, Parnassus magazine - wrote in' April 1941 that the mural's "unity of con ception, power and 'freedom of execution, and richness of color make it a source of enjoyment, imaginative experience, and in spiration to prospective artists . of the: art department and to the student body as a whole." Henry Varnum Poor, himself, hasn't missed out when it comes to laurels. Peyton Boswell re fers to him as "one of the most versatile talents in American art today." • And Edward Alden Jewell of The New York Times once .wrote, "For my part I will pit Henry Varnum Poor against any living artist." Should Be Completed Thus it is easy to see that our mural is a recognized work of art, •and that its artist has reached the peak in his field. It should also be easy to see that every ef fort should be expended by the 'student body to complete the work. Six years ago, The Collegian published an article entitled "Is n't It About Time To Take Steps To Have Mr. Poor's Mural Fin ished?" Now the question arises again. Let's hope it's answered' before another six years have elapsed. Naval ROTE . . . . officers and men at the College contributed a total :of . $107.63 to the recent nation-wide Red Cross Drive.. This donation, while from, a section of the College students, cannot be included with the Col lege total. 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