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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 9, 1937)
lieiiote of Itured the Inne home a eu - To a guest entering yur home, your character j and taste are revealed at a glance by the pictures you have chosen to hang on your walls. I : . AAA-': A; '"jy Ai 1!. The charm of fine furniture, beautiful rugs, a clever color scheme, may all be spoiled by a poor reproduction of some fine painting or an original by an inferior artist. ! ! j Think of a Breughel, a Rembrandt, a Van Gogh, over the mantelpiece in your living room.: Or a colorful Cezanne as the dominant note in your library. 'c V:. r.. A-AyAA'-AA - ''A: Think of having 48 masterpieces of yesterday and today to keep as your permanent, private collection. Think what it will mean to you and your family to have all this beauty as part I he uregoE in collaboration with the National Committee for Art Appreciation ' - 4 a offers you exquisite full - 48 NJ -7- amous 1 i i - : for less than V. I I I . .Van Gogh'g VAN GOGH (1853-1890 had the most individual tyle of the last 500 yean, the easiest at a glance to recognize. He has never been equalled as a painter ' of sunlight in landscapes. The sun burned itself into lit consciousness in the cloudless heat of Aries, and ha transferred this brilliance to canvas ... A paint ing of his today is priceless; yet during his lifetime, he did not sell a single picture . . . His pathetic life perhaps is the most tragic in art. I His early years ' -were a nightmare of poverty relieved only by his love for his brother Theo. (The book of his letters, "Dear Theo", is one of the most beautiful literary . documents of his period.) He. became insane at 30 and during his last seven crazed years, produced his greatest masterpieces ... In a frenzy after a quarrel with his friend Gauguin; whom he worshipped, he ' cut off his ear and sent it to his mistress ... i; y . 1 . .. i i ' '"' ' ' " ' j WlaVJatlnvleBtsgaC 'y - ' ' - 1 . , ' H ; i " I t-A - v ' i -. " ' A . ,t . i A 1 ' I . " ' ! ' . ' ' - :. - 1 1 - - ' ' ' '" ' ' ' ' ii - 1 - 5 . -V. - jl k'-''H::- kiV'.;,:. : i' , - ' - v t ' i 'X . - - : V; :-.?:v L "i :, :K-V;i; .'i 1 - -i Jelippfd aily em Qi farthet cerifcatejira a ' of your every-day life. otatesmae color 'Reproductions of ten cents each f 1 lit 4 , r "Draw Bridgcw XIST OF JRTISTS. (Subject to Change) Homer Eakins Cassatt Benton DaVinci Titian Michelangelo Raphael Breughel Holbein Mrer . Ifassys El Greco Caravmggio Lorrain Velasquez Vermeer . Hals Bembrandt Rubens Turner Bonington Gainsborough Reynolds Boucher Greta Fragonard Watteau David Delacroix Corot lffflet Courbet Dapmier Monel Degas ' - i -Renoir Cezanne . Van Gogh Gauguin Matisse Picasso- . Deraitt Mare Curry! Wood! Burchleld SWT I 1 "" 1 1 ' - 1 " 1 1 : . ... i' . . : Da Vinci's SPONSORS Jamcs CHlLLMAtr. Ja Dinttor. M oicnm td Fin Arts f Hooatoa John Lb Clakkb, J-, Dxrttttr, Sprinsfidd Museum of FiM Arts. Massachusetts. Thomas C. Colt, J., Director, Virgiais Museum ot Fine Art Dallas Museum or 1'inb. Am, Dallas, Texas Paul Gardncs. Drctor, 'William Kockkill Nelson Gallery of Art Da. Waltkb HfB DirtcUyr, California Palace a( the Lefion of Honor - - ; - Eobaci H. T. JATMsV Virtcior. Tat American Federation ot Art Fudcuck P. Kerns PrtnUnt, Carnecie Corpora tisn AuouY McMahok, Executiet Secrrtarv. Collece Art Association ' C. Powntx Mimnigbbooc, Vwttar, The Corcoran Gallery ot Art EutANon Omdooonk, Curator Art. Witt Metnofiai Museum. San Antonio ( : ' : ' Cobdsjua Sabcint Pond. Director, Tke Georro Walter Vincent Smith Art Gallery. SprincneM, Mssa. Mis. Maudb G. be n auxNasacaa, Prtwtdtml. Tbn ickita Art Association i . Waltkb H. Sims. Director.: Cincinnati Art Museum FmeMBicx A. Swaa-r. Director. Portland, Orew Art M nil Siccriuno R. Wind, Director. The Dayton Art Institute Pbujp N. Youtz, Director. Brooklyn Moscunt '). ' ' 'r 1 O. C. Cabmtchabl. CXaneeior. VanderbOt TJnieersity x Koaaa-T C. Cunnisn. PfUmnt. Katsera Uairerstty ' Gaoaca B. Ctrmw, JVsstfent. Celsato tlaiearaity Enwamn C. Elliott, PrttU rs f , Pnreae Unirersity Fbank P. Gkaiam. Preeionl, University of North Carolina Abtb-ub A. Hauck. rt. UniTeraity of Maine-1 Jambs D. Hobxtmb. Prtmdnt, Unierrty of Tenneseee jAawa H. Hdbmlbtobt. Drpatrtssant Art, TJarMnity mt Main . Burua BanMBLAaa M KlbmSmibv yresie'uf. Unlrersity of flout n. era California i - . Patn. D. Mooarr. PreeCaVal. Midcflebnry CoBafn j W. A. Mbuok, ttfidnt. Smith Osflec Aijbbb Nbdbitb, Dsrecta tk Art CaBery. Mills CeUea iumn IonuiKnuii, freskUmt, GrianeB CoUavs Gmmcs NobuM. rwiaVat Untreriity of Cotando, J. W. SropaMAjcam. V. S. CwaiMMr mt Sdue rLLiissiiiB Wnx S. Tatlob. Pepau tmmiU Art. Breera Unirereaty stax 1.TBLAN Wblbob, PrmmUnt. StasBTerd Vaivenity CbnaiBitT C. Wtm iaMS, f rji4 t. Lakalh Unrrersity Mast C Wins' I II t ' J. r. Zimmbbman, PtmUU University ot New Meaios .. ..- - - : i - Mabbl AbbucKlb, Suptrrwor of Art Situation, Detreit Pablie ftchoois Lap T. DombbtY, DirtUtrmt Art, Pnlis Sctg. Wereeeter , H. Ebtbllb Eatdbm. ZHrector, Departasent of Art, Das Moinas Pnblie Schools . . .- Alpbbd Howbll. Dirtrtor Oerrisnd PaUte Schools ... Mitn U J ABBOTT. CUriahseaa CHy rathe Schools Us. Annabel i. Nathan. Dirycfr Art Siueotion, New Orleans O, cTftiATTaii ptrinUudnt of SehouU, Spokane-Public Schools Majdow Bkbd. Director of Art, Omaha Pnblie Schools Mabtma E. SKBawaOB). Art gnpi iear. Spokane PaUie 8eoos CBABLOTTa Gi Smith, Art gauai'siaai. Board of Education. Atlanta 1 Mas. Ma snow Stoajbt SBftni, Art Dbrtior. Norfolk Pnblie Schools A. H. WBirrwoarra, Director of Art EdwoOtion, New Harea . Pianna A. Bbsabo. Director, French laatHats fat the Caitea States Rjcrabp Stobbs Chilbs. Preatdeat, Modem Ace Beaks, lac, 8. WtNtTOW CHILOa. Jb ViceJVeeiaemt. Newa-Week. Inc. . HbUN Jomnson. BrooicoMtmt Director, ABMricaa School of the Air, faianmhea Broaamatiaa gyataan . H. T. Kaltsmbobi. Baeho CenMMntnser i Anns L. WlCK, Director. National CoanaUttaa for Art Appreeiatioa GOOD TASTE is not matter of money, but of training. You can ' learn to like only the finest. "Mona Lisa MONA LISA by LEONARDO DA VINQ (1452 1519). This is probably th world's most famous paintinp;.' Hanging in the Louvre, it has been seen by more people than any other painting. The pleasing, J ' fleeting smile has defied description through, -the: centuries. . , . The Nona Lisa and The Last Supper both by Leonardo, are perhaps the two most priceless paintings on earth. At auction, either would bring a kingdom. There are only half a dozen undisputed Leonardos on record. . . . Da Vinci is said to have had the finest mind yet given to man. He was an architect, engineer, mathematician, anatomist, scientist, inven tor, sculptor, poet and musician. He invented an army tank and roads drawings of aeroplanes. .' . History says there was no romance in his life. There is no mention f a beloved in his "Notebook. . ' r , !rW sW mm Tie picture pJUtcm on tkU ptomrowfXtkeoyctnoloizo f tkoee yon totS rct"v. , Euk reproduction is large, nttaeurinp hornt 11 m 11 inchem, the right evce for the modern seme. Be swr fueavt . e " S- ' . .' , " , : ';- ; .. . i ' ' " ! " I '-v- ::;J':: EXCITING LESSONS IN ART APPRECIATION FREE r By, Dr.' Bernard Myrr$ of New York Univertity ' Maybe you know whattyou like inart But do you know why you like it? And why some paintings you may not care for are called . masterpieces? These Lessons in Art Appre ciation explain all these seeming mysteries they tell you interesting, human things about the artists and their pictures that will give you a new, and natural understanding of both; One lesson is sent FREE with each week's set of four paintings. 8 j Like having REAL MASTER PIECES in your home You probably never dreamed of having a real masterpiece on the walls of your home, a But the revolutionary NACAA process of . multi-color printing enables you to get the same effect for almost nothing. Some of these prints have baffled even experienced art crit ics who could not tell the copies from the origi nals a few feet away. You would expect prints like these ta cost many dollars, but thanks to , a1 fortune spent to bring this process to a mass-production basis, you can get, them .for less than ten cents each! TEACHERS! Fiiit pictures are the keynote of a cultured schoolroom, too. This offer brings them within easy reach of all. Let your pupils save the Art Certificates for the prints. Urge them to tell their parents how to get them for their homes. And of course we don't need to em phasize what a wonderful opportunity this is for you to get the collection for yourselves. THIS BEAUTIFUL COLLECTORS PORTFOLIO FREE! Of course only a few of the 48 paintings will hang on your walls at one time. Keep the others fresh and conveniently available as connoisseurs do, in this beautiful collectors portfolio, which will be given FREE to those who get the complete group of 48 pictures. Bound in soft brown. Size HVfc by 14U Inches. Save the Portfolio Certificate on each weekly envelope.- i HOW TO OBTMH These 48 Masterpieces: Here is Art CertificaU No. X. Hereafter yea will fu4 these Art Certificates on Page 2 each day. Each Cer tificate has different aramber. , H t Clip and save these Art Certificates. When you hare six differently numbered Certificates, bring them te the office of this newspaper withtmly S3 cents (IS cents if by mail) , which will entitle you to the first week's Set of Four Paintings and the first Lesson ia Art Appreciation. Do the same for lt 'ioeekM to get t entire eoUeetio f these 41 tuperb reproduetiont. -. . ' The Art Portfolio will be given free to those who ret the complete collection and who save the Portfolio -Certificate which will be sent to you with eachweek's set of pictures. 1.3.1 12 tv: , : V V - , y ' HBjCEaTiFiCATS and five others, all dif VV ferently numbered, .entitle you to- one Week's Set of Four Pictures upon payment of only 39c (46c if by mail). ,' MM IMPORTANT t orcler Set Nov 1 if row have mat ar aiAae sett, rder the acxt aasnberrtf Set ot Fetir.