Pittsburgh International

The 23rd Annual International Exhibition at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh opened on April 24, will remain open to June 15. It seems strange that the most important show in the U. S. should be held in a smoky city. But artists everywhere have awaited with interest this Spring exhibition, many braving even the Pittsburgh hotels for a view of the world's best contemporary Art collected in one place.

This year's jury was composed of Paul Albert Besnard (TIME, April 28), famed French painter, who is represented by his unalluring Green Lady; A. J. Munnings, of London, who has several shiney horse pictures; Emil Carlsen of New York; and "Hogarth, Jr."-real name Rockwell Kent (TIME, April 28) of Arlington, Vt.

The trend of the show is modern; many painters have been introduced who were not shown in previous annals. This is due to the able leadership of Homer St. Gaudens (son of the famed sculptor), who has been Art Director of the Carnegie Institute for the past three years. Among the American paintings are works of Kenneth Hayes Miller, John Sloan, Henry Lee McFee, Mahonri Young, Eugene Speicher, William Glackens, Maurice Sterne, Robert Henri, George Bellows.

First prize ($1,500) was awarded to Augustus John (TiME, April 14, 21) for his Mme. Suggia, a lady in colorful evening gown, playing a cello. This picture created a sensation a year ago in London when shown at the Alpine Club. It was purchased by William Clyde, Jr., of Manhattan, has there been shown.

Second prize ($1,000) went to Giovanni Romagnoli of Bologna, Italy, for his After the Bath. He is the youngest artist to win so important a prize at Pittsburgh, this being the first time any of his work has been shown in this country.

Third prize ($500) went to Daniel Garber of Lumberville, Pa., for his Sycamores--a badly drawn picture of trees.

Honorable mentions went to Othon Friesz, France; Ambrose McEvoy, England; Vincenc Benes, Czechoslovakia; Savely Sorine, France.

At Princeton

It was informally announced that beginning the last week in August, there would be held at Princeton University an international institute of Art. Foreign scholars will meet with American students to study and discuss the history of Art and allied subjects. Lectures will be given in McCormick Hall (recently built by the Cyrus H. McCormick family of Chicago), followed by round-table talks in the evening.

The institute is under the auspices of the Harvard-Princeton Fine Arts Club, of which the guiding spirits are Professors Sachs of Harvard and Morey of Princeton.

Master of Gothic

Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, famed architect, died suddenly at his New York home one evening last week.

Born on April 28, 1869, at Pomfret, Conn., he was educated at Major General Russell's Collegiate and Commercial Institute, New Haven. He studied architecture for over six years under Renwick, then became the partner of Cram & Wentworth, later Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson (1891 to 1914). This trio did much to develop an interest in Gothic architecture in the U. S.; they reached their peak in the building of the Swedenborgian Cathedral in Bryn-Athyn, Pa., under the medieval guild system of individual artists working as members of a group. In 1914, Mr. Goodhue established himself alone, and among other important achievements, designed St. Bartholemew's and St. Thomas* churches in Manhattan. His supreme achievement was winning the competition for the new Nebraska State Capitol. In this building he developed his style beyond Gothic to a new architecture typical of America and the West.

He also concentrated on skyscraper design. His proposed building for the Interchurch Alliance to occupy the site of the Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, inspired many architects to adapt Gothic design to modern problems.

Mr. Goodhue's large office much resembled a cooperative institution. Each year his staff presented a play in the office for Mr. and Mrs. Goodhue. These exclusive "Twelfth Nights" were much sought after by prominent New Yorkers.

Mr. Goodhue wrote several books on Gothic and Spanish architecture, contributed frequently to the professional magazines. He was a member of the New York Century Association, a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

Valentino & Tolentino

Rodolph Valentino (real name Rodolfo Guglielmo), paid $640 at the American Art Association's sale of the Tolentino collection in Manhattan, for two family portraits. The portraits are of the Duke and Duchess of Savoy, and were painted by Alonzo Sanchez-Coello, painter of Spanish royalty in the 16th Century. The screen sheik also bought a deep chest of 15th Century carved French walnut ($475).

In Worcester

An Exhibition of Arthur B. Davies scheduled for the Art Museum at Worcester, Mass., for May 1, was cancelled by Mr. Davies' representatives, the Ferargil Galleries of Manhattan. This cancellation was a protest against the recent policy of the Worcester Museum in selling American paintings and buying Italian primitives with the proceeds. Among the paintings reported sold by the Museum were works of Abbott Thayer, George de Forest Brush, A. H. Wyant, Homer Martin, Winslow Homer. Mr. Price of the Ferargil Galleries wrote in part: "It is your privilege to collect any ancient things you wish. . . . To us American Art is tremendously important."

Mistaken Misfortune

The passing of a type of beauty is always an irretrievable misfortune. It was so when the classical Greek type of Praxiteles and Pheidias passed with their age. Last week TIME gave a mistaken account of such a misfortune befalling America, in recording the death of Frank N. Leyendecker. It was said that he was the creator of the Arrow Collar boy. It is not so. It is Joseph C. Leyendecker, brother and close associate of the late artist, who is creator of the Arrow Collar beauties. Frank N. Leyendecker specialized in designing stained glass windows.

* For his introduction of a dollar sign into the carvings over the so-called bride's entrance of St. Thomas', he was severely scored.