The record-union., 1896-09-08
DISPLAY OF ART.
A Glance at the Attraction in the
Gallery at the Pavilion.

At the entrance to the art gallery is
one Of the most attractive and artistic
displays ever made in the Pavilion. 1t
is collection of fire etching on wood" ;"
or typography" made by two young
Sacramento artists, Misses Maine and
Bessie Crouch, who are pursuing it
with zeal worthy of highest success.
The exhibit is worth far more than
4 passing notice, since it is the first
ever made here in that line Both
young ladies have had their art train
ing in larger part in the Sacramento
School Of Design in the city's Art CAL
lery, and the skill they have acquired
there in drawing, painting, and land
scape and black and white work serves
them admirably now in fire etching
tc which they are devoting themselves
for livelihood.
This art consists Of burning with hot
tools made for the purpose, deep or
shallow, dark or light lines upon soft
and hard close grain woods, any man
ner of design, portraiture, landscape,
mural or decorative design, or other art
conception. 1t includes also the trac-
ing Of designs and pictures by the same
means upon leather. producing the
most charming effects and giving full
play to art ability
Since it has been questioned 1t is
within our province to say that we
know the work on exhibition to have
been executed by the young ladies
named, save, of course, the cabinet and
Joinery work, which is done to their
order, or the wish of those who order
photography executed. But beyond the
unpolished cabinet work, all else, even
to the waxing, polishing, staining and
finishing. is the result of the labor of
the two artists.
Noticeably good In the exhibition is
a rostrum chair executed for the chapel
of George II. Clark, seettles executed
for several citizens and the Bohemian
Club, San Francisco, hall seats
tables, a standing clock, portrait
ure on panels and plaques, frames
and scroll work and antique let
tering, quaint stools and pedestals, tea
straight grain redwood, yellow and
white pine, oak, cedar, maple, white
wood and other grains. In every case
the grain of the wood is preserved and
brought out beautifully under high
polishing, The art designs show cum
ming in execution, success in securing
low relief and marked originality in de-
signing, buI the portraiture is by far
the best work How the soft and deli
cately shaded effects have been so well
secured with hot irons is rather mys-
tifying to those who have not seen the
artists at work
This style of furniture decoration, by
the way, is at once economic and very
beautiful. 1t would seem to harmoniZe
with almost any surrounding, as no
color enters into the composition of the
work, only black and white, browns.
umber tints and the like. For lodge
rooms, chapels, chancels, affairs, dining
rooms, halls. tearooms and the like, we
can conceive of no more tasteful deco
ration. Indeed, the work would enter
admirably into choir pulpit society
pedestals and desks and wall panel dec
oration, and for dining rooms. assembly
chambers, door paneling of all kinds,
wainscoting. and SO on.
The uses and adaptability of the art
are almost boundless. 1t possesses also
one decided advantage over most other
decoration. 1t is in an art sense in
destructible. 1t cannot fade. will not
wear out under constant use for many
years, does not discolor, Will stand any
scrt of cleaning and does not depend
upon art lights for effects. 1t is strong
er than repousse or carving tof which
it is an order), far more enduring than
embossing on paper or leather.
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