The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-10
Art Notes.

The first meeting of the Art Association will take
place on Oct 2 at the house of Mrs. Mary Brad.
shaw Hussy. paper modern French paintings
will be read by Mrs T. G. Day. 1t will be profusely
illustrated by photographers, steel engravings and
Autographs.
Mr.. T. G. Steele is engaged on soma portraits of
Mr.. Clemens Vonneguts family. Mr. Steele has
lately made fine sketches in the southern part
of this State They will be displayed by the Art AS
ISOLATION in November next together with all of Mr.
Steeles works. Mr. Steele will arrange them in the
best This exhibit will last about three or
four days. The Art Association will collect fine
specimens of embroidery from all parts of the State
for the small necdle-work exhibit of Jan. IL.
The work of the Rookw6ok pottery has received fat
terng notice of late The Art Association propose
exhibit examples of it the coming year. These beau
tiful specimens of the ceramic art owe their origin to
the painstaking of woman, Mrs. Maria Long
worth Nichols, who founded the potteries. This
lady. active member of the Woman's Pottery Club
of Cincinnati, while visitor to our Centennial Exit
bition, became much interested in the Japanese col
lectias and conceived the idea of utilizing the clay
found in sections of her own State. AT first
the work showed nothing original beng, as has been
said "a blending of Haviland and Japanese"
Examples kept before the designers from the
Oriental artists thus keeping ever in view heights of
the art to which they have not yet attained No
pieces are ase and it is impossible to show it
by catalogue. While adapting has been
avoidable. attempt has been ss:de to found dis.
tinctive style and specimens of the eary and late
work show the evolution. They noted for their
great variety of clay gazes and bodies The artists
work almost untrammeled. The manufacture not
being q purely commercial enterprise, they are en-
couraged to give individual expression.
The art exhibit at the Cincinnati exposition this
year does not compare with the given spring
by the Art Association in this city 1t has large
pictures. Some of the smaller the same that
were here. There is picture in the Cincinnati
hibt which attracts great attention and requires the
constant presence of policeman to keep the crowd
from pressing too closely against it. 1t is picture
universally admired and is really wonderful 1t is
"st life very good one and good still life is
good thing. 1t is violin hanging a cupboard door
in some boys bedroom perhaps in the of
some country kitchen The paint the door has the
peculiar blush gloss of old hard good paint; you
cognize it instantly. In the door stuck many nails
and tacks. some old. some recent driven in which
have heen perhaps used for fastening various objects
there The old-fashioned hinges have dots
of rust on them. The violin is perfect.
like everything else in this picture You can't tell
whether it's a violin picture of violin. Under
its bridge lie the ancient dust and powdered resin of
an old fddle-all is like reality Beneath the violin.
and held there the door by the violins weight is
sheet of music 1t looks if the musician had just
hung his fiddle and music there for a moment The
music curls ont from the door four inches so-you
can't say if it's music picture. You could play
that music. There is also stuck to the door bit of
| newspaper cutting, careessly clipped. 1t may be
favorable notice of the musician performance.
The picture is amazing in its fidelity 1t is the sort of
thing that art critic" always turns his up at
and that painter who can do the like despses But
it is great thing Everybody is talking about it. Its
| fame has flown far and wide. The Art Association
Will try to show it here this year.