The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-06-21
THURSDAY, JUNE 81, 1894.
THE ART LOAN.
The EpWorth League Loans Art and
Exhibits It Successfully.


That was stupendous undertak-
ing of the Epworth League, of the M.
E. church, in carrying out, and sue
cessfully too, the Art Loan exhibition
on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
of last week, with an additional exhi-
bition on Thursday evening. That
effort showed to patrons the large
amount of fine art owned by citizens
of Redwood Falls, and the number of
excellent artists in the city, who make
no pretensions to being professionals
with the brush, but who merely paint
for pastime or to adorn the home.
The Waterman group of % pieces
was the largest one on exhibition. The
group was placed on exhibition by
Miss Lydia Waterman, of Elrod, Sd,
who is here as the guest of Miss Skin
ner. The young lady is even young
in the painters field, and such quail
fcations in oneof tender years is moth
ing but the result of a natural endow-
ment cleverly cultivated. Most of the
paintings exhibited by her were ex-
cellent, and all of them good. Of the
number the one entitled ''Old Books"
is the most realistic by far. In fact
the artist seems to be at home paint
ing old books, as the color is brought
out magnificently, whether open or
closed in the three works in which
books are either principal or minor.
The picture "Crocus" shows her tai
ents with the flowers. The glass is
brought out perfectly, and the color
to the flowers is impaired to perfec-
ton.
Of all the paintings the few exhib-
tied by Miss Matte Dickinson show
the deepest study of color and nature.
Her placques of roses we're more than
natural-they we're beautiful, and the
crayon work of the ocean by moon
light, with it's mammoth rock bound
coasts, was fascinating exhibit. In
that, could be found study of both ma
ture and color, and perfect idea of
the realistic. Miss Dickinson has
made a study of the brush and easel,
and of nature, and her exquisite taste
blooms forth in this work as it does
in only few others. Passing along
little farther the spectators eye was
arrested by an exact reproduction of
this crayon, possibly little larger. It
was the work of Mrs. F. w. Philbrick,
who has been tutored in the art by
Miss Dickinson, and the work of the
student is up to the handling of the
brush by the tutor. ~
Mrs. Henry Schleuder's work of
nine paintings were also on exhibition.
The lady gives considerable OF time to
the art and Yields the brush with "a
pidity and ease. Her scene on the
Rhine was probably the best of the
group, although "Meditation" was adj
mired by many, and all praised the
excellent work on the Basket of
Grapes" Mrs. w. d. Finn loaned
group of eight, the most important of
which were the "Lilies," "Grapes and
Pears" and Strawberries" OF the
latter two it can easily be said that
they eclipsed any other attempt of the
kind in the hall. Mrs. Finn made
public that which the people have not
known-she is artistic. The grapes,
pears and Strawberries looked natural
enough to eat, while the white grapes
had that beautiful transparent color
which they must have in order to be
good. Mrs. N. V. r. Hunter exhibit
ed a couple of paintings by Mrs. Wal
lace E. Belt, formerly of this place,
who has attained quite reputation
abroad in this line. One was floral
picture of Roses and Clematis" and
the other "a Study" Both were adj
mired. Myrtle March's ocean paint
ing, oranges, and coast PLAGUE
showed an exceptionally fine talent
known to only few. Mrs. W.P. Dun
ninptOn is strong on "Iilacs" and
"Pansies," and the group exhibited
was a credit to her never firing efforts.
Mrs. j. B. Robinson exhibited two
beautiful paintings, one a lake and
mountain scene, and the other lake
scene. They we're her own work, and
different from any of the others ex-
hibited. In that difference they we're
interesting; in the interest they be-
came natural. Mrs. I'D. jackson had
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