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Seldom does a community outside the sprawling metropolitan complexes of our nation have the opportunity to see an exhibition of ancient art treasures on one of its own main streets. Yet, next week’s visit by the Virginia Museum’s Artmobile with its display of Chinese art affords just that opportunity. Called “Dragons and Dynasties,* the exhibition opens a new era in the history of art in Virginia. It brings to all of Virginia’s communities a collection of Chinese treasures which, until now, were reserved for the relatively few art lovers of only the largest cities. Four of these 35 objects in the huge, modern vehicle are being shown for the first time in Virginia. This is significant for this is symbolic of Virginia’s pioneering efforts, through its Museum of Fine Arts, to carry fine art to the doorsteps of the Old Dominion’s colleges, libraries, courthouses and city halls. Several of the treasures in “Dragons and Dynasties* date back more than 3,000 years. All 35 come from great periods in history when Chinese craftsmen and artists were shaping new avenues and new horizons by which their culture could advance. The Rappahannock Library, which is sponsoring this visit, Miller and Rhoads, which gave the Artmobile in 1953, and the Virginia Museum are to be congratulated for making this rare display possible. The great German poet Goethe once said: “The spirit and the senses so easily grow dead to the impressions of the beautiful . . . that everyone should study ... to nourish in his mind the faculty of feeling these things . . . for this reason, one ought every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.* With this thought before us. we encourage all our
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