Art Interest in War Times essay
Date
1917Description
This essay by Stella Hope Shurtleff exploring role of art during
war time was written as the United States entered World War I. This article is contained
in the scrapbook of the Houston Art League, 1904-1924.
Citation
Abstract
Art historian, lecturer, and critic, Stella Hope Shurtleff was an
early active member of the Houston Art League. Her lectures for the League and the
Museum of Fine, Houston, first given in 1916, spanned three decades. The Houston Art
League was the predecessor of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.