Doris Eaton Mason: offers "Beauty and the Beast and You"

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Doris Eaton Mason 
offers

Beauty and the Beast and You




A Demonstration Lecture on Sculpture
 (Chooses Model from Audience)




Management
ERNEST BRIGGS, TIMES BUILDING, NEW YORK





DORIS EATON MASON 
Sculptor Entertainer Lecturer


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Chooses Model from Audience




Models Portrait While She Talks




DORIS EATON MASON
 chooses a subject from the audience and actually models a head in clay while she talks.  This ability to talk and model at the same time is rare.  She has modeled more than 350 such portraits before more than 350 audiences in the last three years.




While she talks, the clay portrait grows fascinatingly under her flying fingers.  The face takes shape by her subconscious control.




How she can model and lecture at the same time is a particularly fascinating aspect of the whole performance — especially so since she catches the likeness with a rapidity which seems little short of marvelous.  It is indeed an interesting study in psychology as well as in art.  A university scientist who watched her closely said she did her work without watching what her hands were doing.




But the program is not a stunt.  The lecture is educative and stimulating.  It stresses the thesis that everyone should seek in himself his own creative talents, whether art or other, and cultivate them to the utmost.




The whole thing is given life and sparkle by a vital personality.




The model who is chosen from the audience comes to the platform and sits in the chair on the modeling stand next to the artist's work.  The clay model is cut away to a skull form, and as the talk continues, with narratives which aptly illustrate different points, and information on the function of the anatomy in producing facial expression, the new likeness is worked out in the clay.




Reference is made to the qualities which are essential in a sculptor, and these are interestingly illustrated in narratives about some of the American sculptors who have contributed works of historical interest and works of rare beauty to the art of the United States.  The artist has traveled from coast to coast, seeking out works of sculpture everywhere, and has made some interesting discoveries and had some unusually interesting experiences in regard to artists and their works, which are America's contribution to the history of sculpture.  She has learned things about American sculpture which cannot be found in books, and can tell of these things with intense interest and enthusiasm.





What They Say:



The newest type of 
how to do it
 activity in the art field.—


Art News.




Beauty and the Beast and You
 was interesting and witty.—


Talent.




Your modeling demonstrations are a fine idea.  I think I gave my clay talk over four thousand times and always felt a great zest in doing it.  You will be entertaining the many and may give the few just what they were looking for.
—
Lorado Taft, Scuptor.




Mrs. Mason's sense of humor holds the attention of her listeners and makes it possible for her to convey much information about the arts while she works.  An informative and entertaining feature.
—
Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio.




Presence and contribution highly appreciated.
  
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference on Art Education, I. L. de Francesco.




We would like to have it again.
—
State Institute of Applied Agriculture, Long Island, N. Y.




Jacksonville branch of A. A. U. W. was fortunate to have such a treat.  Splendid lecture.—


Jacksonville, Ill.




High class program, presented in a high class manner.—


Derby, Conn.



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Doris Mason was well received.  She helped to further art on the campus in several ways, and we are glad to have her come our way.
—
University of Wyoming, Program Chairman.




A large and enthusiastic audience enjoyed this very much.  Never had such a program before.
—
Walla Walla College, College Place, Wash.




Unusual, different from the general run of programs, and much enjoyed by all.
—
Garth Schoemaker, Program Chairman, Rotary, Elmira, N. Y.




A versatile artist, Doris Eaton Mason, captivated the Gary Woman's club audience.
—
Rae K. Prichard, Chairman.




Rapt attention given.  Still commenting on it—made a deep impression.  An entertaining and inspiring program.  Delightful demonstration of sculpture—served efficiently to quicken the interest in artistic activities of all sorts.
—
J. T. Long-fellow, Oregon City, Ore.




Unusual program.  Most interesting.  Gracious lady.  Spoke clearly, smoothly, held interest throughout.  Learned a great deal and enjoyed all.
—
Middlebury, Vt.




Most instructive; touched off by bits of humor and fascinating to a high degree.
—
Williamstown, Mass.




Doris E. Mason has an A-1 program.  Every Rotary Club should see her.
—
H. W. Lindaman, Altoona, Pa.




Excellent.  Succeeded in getting in a great deal of background material and a little humor at the moment when listeners reached their saturation point.
—
New Britain, Conn., High School.




Excellent; went over big.—


Amsterdam, N. Y.




Boiseans had a rare opportunity Thursday evening to see and hear a brilliant sculptress when Doris E. Mason gave a most interesting and educational lecture before a small but appreciative audience.  Mrs. Mason's charming personality radiated from the stage throughout the entire lecture.  Those who saw her had almost a dual task before them, for as this witty, enthusiastic person talked her deft hands were patting, pushing, scraping and moulding the head of model Conan Mathews, Boise Junior College art instructor, whom the artist chose from the audience.—


Boise, Idaho, Statesman.





DORIS EATON MASON 
Sculptor .. Entertainer .. Lecturer
 MODELS PORTRAIT WHILE SHE TALKS


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