The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-11
UTAH PAINTERS.
ATTENDANCE AT THE ART ExHI-
BITI0N is INCREASING.
The Pictures by Mr.. Clawson-one of
0he Late Herman Hang's Canvass
es-A Painting by l.. G. Richards.

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The attendance yesterday at the art
exhibition was somewhat larger than
the day before but still the public
seems TO hardly realize the full merit
of this display.
1t ought to be considered as much
incumbent On people to patronize home
art as it is to patronize home indus
try. In other cities the opening of an
exhibition like this one would be a
great social and artistic event. Crowds
would throng thither; the leaders of
thought and fashion would consider it
an honor to receive an invitation. How
ever, the society members should not
feel discouraged, for as has been stated
the attendance is increas sing and it
will surely be patronized more liber-
ally as q knowledge of its worth be-
comes known. 1t is a place where one
can go time and again and get new
impressions and see new beauties each
time. Men have spent months of toll
on some OF the cdnVaSeS there and fur
thermore they have spent many years
of study and thousands of dollars to
prepare themselves to do such work
The pictures OF Will ClaWSon attract
scrutiny. The industry Of this gifted
artist is remarkable when one observes
how many of his pictures are hung.
1t would appear that Mr.. Clawson has
devoted much of his time to portrait
painting during the past year as most
of the portraits on exhibition are by
him At the north end, on either side
of the alcOVe door are hung two OF
his portrait pictures. The color scheme
of each is different but it is hard to
say which picture is the favorlte Some
visitors are outspoken in favor of the
portrait of Miss Ella Clark full
length portrait of q young girl-She Is
clad IL a black gown made quite SIM
ply vet somehow the artist has I'M
parted richness and softness to the
fabric that lends great charm 10 the
nicture The drawing and perspective
are excellent. y heavy rich curtain OF
dull gold color serves as a background
and adds charm to the finely modelled
face and willoWy figure. A single REQ
flower is a bright bit of colorlng ana
forms a charming contrast for the
white tapering hand that holds IT. An
11nstesdied ease and grace Is charac-
teristic of this work of art.
ON the opposite side of the door Is
HING the picture of Mrs. John Beck by
the same artist. A rich creamy erect
Is given to the draperies and back
oroIlnd which is we'll adapted to BRING
ont The style of beauty illustrated by
the subject. The drawing and colorlng
of this picture are on par With that
of the other and the canvas mas ABOUT
as many champions as does the one
of Miss Clark.
Mr. Clawson's portrait of Mayor Bas-
Lin is also a strong piece of work, yet
If shows to less advantage on the wall
where it is hung than it did in the
more conlmodious room OF the COUNCIL
chamber ~
There are many things suggested by
+ba niotl1re. AN Interesting Game
Ti,is was I7v Herman II. Haag. The
scene is an oriental one and is placed
ont of doors. The full sunlight seems
20 heat against the white walls ana
IN fine brown skinned Arabs gathered
about two chess players. the lnoolenI
oriental type of face and hgure Is wei
which each player seem 10 nave os s
laziIy smoking and the coIee
rms from which they have been
sinnine. That some crisis in the COM
hinations of rocks, pawns, queens anu
fnights has been reached is SHOWN py
the interest manifested on ohe 49,.
tenance of the players line lHuoieiN
Spectators are also aroused and watch
ino. for the next move with & eat IN
+aract-all of them. at least, except
ona-a. brown, bare-legged Arab, lying
in the full sunlight asleep. People get
sO interested IN this picture lAenI piieS
almost forget to be sad at the slSnln-
cation OF the Grape on its frame
nbotograph of the brilliant young ar
fist who died at the age of "A, Is also
nlaced on the frame of this his last
ssThe harvest to their sickle yields"
&c made the subject of a strong pic
t1,re by y. Evans The rich, wavy yell
low effect of standing wheat contrasts
we'll with some bright green of ad-
iacent trees The figures are three
two with rakes and one swinging the
old-fashioned cradle. The most charac-
teristic effect of this picture is the sun
light effect The rays seem to beat
nitilessly down on the reapers and
fairly food the scene.
Another very pretty sunlight effect
is in the picture "Our Camp" by L.
@. Richards. This is of tent in the
rich pine woods on the banks of a
pretty stream. All about suggests cool.
delicious shade, except that some
bright sunlight straying through an
opening falls on a portion Of the tent.
The associate members of this Society
of Utah Artists were mentioned in
Yesterdays Herald. Among the hon.
orary members are Fred H. Auerbach.
Mrs. S. J. kenyon, w. Scott C-ismon,
c. A Granger, Mrs. o. ]. Salisbury, L.
s. Hills, Spencer Clawson, John H.
Hughes. Mrs Lille r. Pardee, Angus
NJ. Cannon T. g. Weber, George @.
Cannon, Prof D. r. Augsburg, Mrs.
Evelyn Z. Davis.