Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-10

Display of the Works of Our Local Artists
The Pictures Recently Addsd-The IN
gel Fears of Tread"
Last evening closed the most successful
week of the art loan exhibition. There
has been a number of excellent additions
to the display, and the attendance has in
creased almost daily.
LOCAL ARTIST ROOM,
To every true Minneapolitan, and we
may say, * every Minnesotian, for Mime
apolis is "a. .dly rising to be the art CAPT
tai of Minnt. la, the room containing the
works of the < cal artists will be the cen
ire OF interest in the exhibition. Hitherto
the people Of Minneapolis haYe never had
such a chance of knowing what number
of good artists they had in their midst,
and il is full time that We should eppreci-
ate them as they deserve.
There is no longer need that we have
recourse, for the decoration Of our houses,
to snowy chromos or vulgar paintings
manufactured by ignorant daubers, which
have certain tendency to destroy our
tastes, or when We wish for good pictures,
to allow ourselves to be vlctimized by the
lubricants of ''old masters"
We have among our fellow citizens
young masters whom it is our duty to en-
courage.
There is 10 reason why America should
not become us famous for her artists as
any European country. This end is only
to be attained by each city giving due en-
couTagement to her artists of merit. The
eastern cities have learned to appreciate
their artists, and consequently art is max
ing rapid strides in New York, Boston and
Cincinnati. Good taste and love Of ait
have even extended their sway so far west
as Chicago, Detroit and Milwaukee.
Shall SO fair city as Minneapolis re-
n in a whit behind in the race for culture?
Without further preface we will
nov Introduce you to the
artists, beginning with the LADIES'
of whom Minneapolis boasts several very
talented, and who, if they had European
advantages, might become American Rosa
Bonheurs, Angelica Kaufmans and Mdme.
Lebruns. We Will take these fair muses.
of painting according to their different de-
grees of talent. First in the list of almost
equal skill are Mrs. West and Miss Rob
son. The former is represented by very
pretty picture in water color-a fancy por
trait, entitled "Girlshead 1662). The
pose is quite graceful and the picture very
attractive. Her screen, the Seasons"
(1601), would grace the richest drawing
room in the land. Miss Robson's exhibit
is Of much simpler nature, but scarcely
less worthy of commentator. Her apples,
"Jonathans" Q603), though not go elab-
GRATED or so superhuously arranged, SAVIOR
more of nature and less of wax fruit than
the productions Of certain eastern
artist whose works are very much over
rated, but of whom it would be considered
heresy to say word OF dispraise. Miss
Robson's apples send pleasant glow of
contour about the corner in which they
are. She also has a pleasing water color
sketch ga gateway in Seville" 1868. Next
comes Miss Mann, who, for SO young an
artist, shows promise of quite successful
future. Of her two pictures of still life
$500 and 1914 the latter representing the
table of student or literary person, is
much the more artistic work. Everything
is painted with great fidelity and pleas
ing tone pervades the picture.
The other picture, though more pop
ular subject is inclined to hardness in
treatment. Next in order of merit comes
Miss Wetherbee whose Portland harbor,"
a misty marine, is of an atmospheric
effect which is very natural. She also has
a fireplace of decorated porcelain tiles
176S) which want eff space obliged to be
put in the amateur room, where they are
quite out of place, the flight of the swal-
low and foliage are very we'll rendered.
Another lady whose works are we'll worthy
of place IN thesartist's room, as she is
considerably above the grade Of amateur,
is Mrs. Williams. Her talent is lutte YER
&c },-7o ai,iy,
plaque painted IN vitrifable colors, the
frame Of which is also carved by herself,
likewise ! carved walnut cabinet (1771 aud
1772). Miss G. Y. Shaw's Western Trap
per 1850 in water color, if original, is
work of considerable merit. We think
we have sesn somewhere an engrav-
ing of her "Roman Lady" 1617). Whether
the engraving was copied from her
work or not is difficult to
say. The lady is of the modern
organ grinding class of Roman ladies, and
not remarkable for the straightness of her
visual o-bs. Reading the title one would
expect to see some toga clad matron of
imperial Caesars days. Miss Naegles
%'Ny dia. the bling girl" Q6o2) wants origi-
nality, and is tame i'll execution. Her
tapestry painting "Childhood," (1667),
the subject Of which was published some
time ago in the "Art Amateur'' does not
sufficiently resemble the original, chiefly
on account of the human appearance of
thu dog. Miss Buffers tapestry, Q,66S
1779), are considerably better. Miss
CLARA Howells has a pretty water-color OF
e'The Little Sisters" Q677) which, with
MISS Places water-color, 1.-The Armour
(1661), and Mrs. Fioyd's portraits, Il .653
1871 complete the list of all that are
noteworthy among the lady artists.
We will now take Z turn among the gen
uemen artists. There are two portraits
by Mr.. Bradish, Sir G. Metcelf (161D and
Thurlow Weed, (6l5) the latter is rluct
the best They are painted in such al
old-fashioned style that one would imagine
that he vas portrait painter in ordinary &c
Noah and his family. However, so long
as ne does not attempt figure composition
he Will not make any very great failure
Mr. Luud exhibits we'll painted marine
1920 a StormyINights Mir. Lund wi
always be j poor artist unless he adapt'
himself more TO the popular
taste, and there is little
or 10 sympathy with marine
painting in this extremely inland country
He can paint landscape sufficiently vel
when he wishes, only he requires to follow
nature more, and work less from inspira