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The article suggests ways for approaching galleries in New York. According to the author, the first thing to do is to consult listings of art magazines for competitive shows while building up a background organized into a resume. She also recommends going to an appointment with slides of recent work, bringing along a hand viewer for the slides. Instead of scouting around for a prospective gallery, she says that a person should write to the Art Information Center in Lexington Avenue, New York for advice on which galleries to approach.

The article expresses dismay at the little representation allotted to art and artists in the vast New York World's Fair which reportedly costs almost one billion dollars. It urges Fair visitors who are also artistically-inclined to include the city's museums in their schedule. Presented are some of the celebrated museums in New York city with photographs of their facilities and exhibits which include Whitney Museum, Guggenheim Museum, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The article features New York City artist Henry Varnum Poor. He was born in 1888 in Chapman, Kansas. He finished his high school in Kansas City and completed an economics degree at Stanford University in California before studying art in Paris, France and at the Slade School in London, England. He accepted a teaching post at Hopkins Institute in San Francisco, California. He was also assigned to France on military duty during World War I and pursued his interest in art after constructing a house near the Hudson River in New York.

The article features Juke Goodman, an art director of Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City. He says that the successful fashion illustrators are those who could portray elegance and sophistication. As far as Goodman is concerned, there are no more than a dozen first rate artists which include Margaret Sommerfeld, Dorothy Hood, and Carl Erickson. He predicts a great future for artists in the world of fashion art.

The article discusses the creative angle by which the artists transformed glassware into "objets d'art" or objects of art, which are the subject of the exhibition in the galleries of Steuben Glass in New York. The opinions of Sam A. Lewishon and Frank Jewett Mather Junior of Princeton University Museum of Historic Art on the project is presented. The story behind the exhibition is narrated by Steuben Glass director John M. Gates.

The article discusses the highlights of "The Business of Art and the Artist" conference at Marymount Manhattan College in New York in 1982. The conference focused on the issue of work-for-hire strategy practiced by firms which negates the artist's copyright privileges. Other issues tackled in the conference include the home-studio taxes under the U.S. Treasury Department's new ruling, benefits of estate taxes to artists, and pension plans. A director of a New York sculpture gallery emphasized the importance of a professional presentation.

The article examines whether or not fashion can be considered art based on the perspective of Diana Vreeland, special consultant to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Vreeland declares that fashion is not art. She asserts that fashion has more to do craftsmanship and the attempt to look dashing, while art is a luxury and a continual inspiration.

The article offers tips for artists on how to create publicity campaigns in New York City. It discusses the need for artists to have an understanding of the fundamental aspects of publicity, whether to promote a one-man show or to introduce an art club's outdoor exhibition. Ways to create publicity are presented which include mass mailings and word of mouth, posters and handbills and press releases.

This section offers news briefs on travel and art attractions for artists. The Canadian National Railways is offering rail-auto tours of the Gaspe Peninsula. In upper New York, three villages have been reconstructed to demonstrate life during the earlier days. Massachusett's Gloucester will host two annual events which include blessing ceremonies of the Portugese fishing fleet on June 21, 1959 and the Italian fishing fleet from June 26 to 28, 1959.

An interview with art critic David Shapiro is presented. On the ideas or trends that will become prevalent in the 80's, he believes that a new consciousness of pluralism, a multiple, schizo art, will happen. He predicts that there will be a break down in hierarchies in the art scene during the 1980s. He also thinks that Paris, France and Germany's reaffirmation as art centers are threats to New York's reign as the capital of the art world.

The article presents news briefs related to art. The cover art featured in this issue is a painting by Connecticut-based artist Eric Sloane. Samuel F. B. Morse's painting "Exhibition Gallery of the Louvre," was launched in Syracuse, New York in January 1965. Boston, Massachusetts-based 18th century painter John Singleton Copley was considered to be the first American portraitist to gain recognition both in the U.S. and abroad.

This section offers news briefs related to art tour as of October 1, 1964. The author recommends having a trip to Berlin, Germany because of its continuous landscaping projects. The "Camping in New York State" booklet is available free from the New York State Commerce Department. It notes that the good time to enjoy the pictorial beauties of France is autumn.

This section offers art-related travel news briefs. In the wake of recent earthquakes in Alaska, more facilities for travelers are assured, courtesy of Alaska Travel. The New York Convention and Visitors Bureau advises artists visiting the World's Fair that the nearby Sterling Forest Gardens also offer good material. The German Tourist Information Office provides travel details for interested visitors to the old European cities of Cologne and Dusseldorf.

The article focuses on issues and topics about art. The publication's cover page features a work by Giambattista Tiepolo entitled "Antony Greeting Cleopatra," and an overview of his work and style, is presented. A description of Mrs. Adelaide Johnson, a sculptor and champion of women's rights, is discussed, and cites a possible relationship between her artistic medium and longevity, as she died at the age of 108. A description of the history of the Salmagundi Club, an organization of sketch artists in New York City, is explained.

The article discusses developments in the field of art. Artist Doug Anderson created the two-color drawing of the Signs of the Zodiac using a new method. Miami, Florida-based A. E. Holton has commissioned Lumen Winter to create a replica of Leonardo Da Vinci's painting, The Last Supper. Metropolitan Museum of Art consultant Roland McKinney has used paper models in arranging an American Art exhibition at the museum in New York City.

The article offers news briefs related to art and artists. The Architectural League gave the Annual Gold Medal Award to Donald de Lue for the panels he made for the Harvey S. Firestone Memorial in Akron, Ohio. Sam A. Lewisohn bequeathed his paintings to two schools and four museums which include the Museum of Modern Art and Princeton University. A fund drive being launched by the New York Chapter of Artists Equity for the construction of a headquarters building in New York will start with a two-week exhibit at the Whitney Museum on May 28, 1951.

The article offers art-related information and insights. The portrait painter Frans Hals was reportedly a dissolute man who painted his best works during his bankruptcy and residence at an almshouse. George Baker, in his "Baker's Dozen," stated that artists should not strive for a photographic likeness in their works if they do not care to compete with photography. It reports that the painting titled "Portrait of a Youth" has been stolen from the Arnot Art Gallery in Elmira, New York in early October 1945.

The article offers news briefs concerning art as of April 1944. Lou Landsman from the Douglas Aircraft Company orders 110 group subscriptions of the "American Artist" magazine. Anthropologists are claiming that tattooing is one of the oldest arts known. Syracuse University opens a workshop in arts and crafts in downtown Syracuse, New York.

The article provides information on the 13th annual International Fine Art Fair in New York City. This fair is the only fair devoted solely to two-dimensional art and sculpture, and features a wide range of artwork, from Renaissance gold-ground paintings through 20th-century modern art pieces. Artwork in a wide price range will be available and all artwork displayed has been carefully vetted for quality and authenticity by panels of specialists from both the museum and commercial-art worlds.

This article covers information on art events in the U.S. as of October 2006. The American Impressionist Society held its Seventh Annual National Juried Exhibition at the Rockport Center for the Arts in Texas. Members of the Society of Illustrators celebrated their 17th Annual Members Open exhibition at the Museum of American Illustration in New York City from June 28 through July 29.

Focuses on the artist-in-residency program initiated by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council in New York City that would allow its chosen artists to work in Woolworth Building in New York City. Sceneries that can be viewed from the building; Criteria used by a panel of art professionals in choosing the participants of the program.

Presents information on the creation of a New York City Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission after the dissatisfaction of New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Guiliani with the curatorial decisions made at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Information on the artworks 'The Holy Virgin Mary,' by Chris Ofili and 'Yo Mama's Last Supper,' by Ren é e Cox; Artists included in the commission; Purpose of the commission.

The article answers a reader's query regarding a course on restoration of damaged paintings in the New York area. It suggests the Institute of Fine Arts at the New York University, the Fogg Museum of Art at the Harvard University and Henry Francis du Pont Winterhur Museum in Delaware. The article also recommends membership in the International Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (I.I.C.) and the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (A.I.C.).

This section offers news briefs related to art tour as of September 1, 1953. The art tour to Japan in Fall 1963, conducted by Setsu Tsuchiya, is scheduled on October 12 to November 1. A new museum, designed by Gunnar Fougner and Einar Myklebust and which opened in Oslo, Norway in Spring 1963, will house the works of artist Edvard Munch. One of the first exhibits to amaze the visitors of the Corning Glass Co.'s museum in New York is the 200-inch telescope disc in the lobby.

The article provides information on the Little Studio gallery at the Carlton House along Madison Avenue in New York City, which makes use of a new approach in selling paintings in the U.S. It says that the Little Studio aims to sell the idea that buying a painting is an affordable experience. According to the author, the Little Studio encourages people to buy original paintings rather than framed reproductions. The different advantages offered by this approach are also discussed including cheaper prices for different kinds of art works.