The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-16

the supremacy Of each school in diff
ferent paths and realize broadly that
the painters art radiates in all direc-
lions, with instruction and enlighten-
ment following its course whichever
way it goes. We would like them both
to agree with US that it is, indeed, a
blessed thing that no two artists think
or paint alike and that no two schools
Of art have the same aim.
Mr.. Harwood is a little discouraged.
He has on public exhibition forty or
more choice pictures of scenery adj
jacent to the city, painted in the most
conscientious manner and all of them
good, but nobody buys them, though
they are offered at far less than their
value We 90 not blame him for feel
ing as he does, but there is no use
being blue about 1t. II the people of
this city do not respond to such
worthy efforts there must be some
reason for it. Either they cannot
afford to buy them (Which we DO not
believe) or they do not appreciate
good landscapes, or they do not real
lie what is being offered. If the lat
ter is the case, it might be as well to
throw open the doors of the exhibit
ton free TO the public. If the pictures
do not then sell, we suggest that they
be boxed up and sent to the city of
New York, right into the art centre
Of the country, and it is our firm be-
lief that they will there fetch at auc-
ton niger prices than those at which
they are now offered.
There are some very meritorious
water-color drawings in the exhibit
ton, done by Mr.. Norman St Claire.
Many of them are of scenes through
out our valley, showing considerable
freedom of execution besides a good
deal of genuine art feeling.
CIawson's class is becoming deserv-
edly popular. Advanced students
draw from casts in charcoal and
crayon, while some paint in water
color and oil. Once a week the whole
class draws from life. The class is
| conducted on high-art principles and
the pupils are making rapid progress
Mr.. J. C. Cowles, the talented land
seape artist who has been visiting this
city during the past few weeks, has
gone to Shoshone Falls to study them
| in winter by moonlight for a work that
| he has in contemplation for a wealthy
friend and patron. Mr.. CoWles has al
ready made several pictures of this
superb scene, and they are among the
best things he has done in the west.
During the past few weeks our local
artists have disposed of more of their
pictures in the east than they have
heen able to sell here. Mr.. Gunner has
had letter. orders for at least a dozen,
some of them including his larger oil
paintings, and Mr.. Evans has been
sending pictures to Chicago.
Several local artists have been invit.
ed to send samples of their work tC
| the Boston art club exhibition. opening
| in Boston on Jan. is, but we do moi
know which of them have decided tc
member of the committee in charge
and no doubt it is to his knowledge OF
our art culture that the artists owe the
| courtesy of the invitation.
If some cultured citizen of taste an6
means would like to do something OF
great worthiness he can endow an an.
nual prize fund of say 500 to be giver
to the artist of Utah who will produce
and exhibit the best picture each year
One could scarcely keep up with the
progress of painting in America with
out BENG Constant ieduei " the AT
Interchange This publication takes
the lead very easily among the ar
journals of this country and is alike en-
coursging to the professional and the
amateur.
The artists who can write are ibecom
ing more numerous every year. Wher
a painter of capacity takes up the per
he may at first find the medium awk
ward to him, but it soon becomes ap