Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-05
LAST day AT THE
| UTAH STATE FAIR.
Finale of What Has Been a Very Success
ful Exposition Special Awards
Made for Good Exhibits.

gentleman has made a decided hit, In
the RAILROAD Track" and little
sketch entitled Evening Both indi-
cate the artists sincerity and loving
devotion to the moods OF nature.
Mr.. j. +, Harwood Is represented by
several pictures The best one in the
estimation of the critic Is No LOG,
Spring Morning" This is gem all
aglow with the mild sunlight of spring
The composition. too, is all that one
could WISH valley, Mountain and
Stream" was honored with the twenty
five dollar cash prize by the jury. In
view OF It's inferlority to the small
study just referred to, by the same ar
fist, the judges must have looked for
merit in the number of yards of can
vas,
II is understood that the artist intend
ed this work for a decorative design. In
conception 1t reflects great credit to
the gentleman, but he has completely
disregarded the principles which char
acterize work Of this nature The
thought involved in this theme, how
ever led TO an easy and airy technique
which Is not generally realized in most
of his work. If he would adopt this
character of technique II would add to
his already high attachments,
A painting by Mr.. Edwin Evans, en-
titled Spring" has mastery handling
The sky vibrates with sunlight. Some
apple trees are loaded with blossoms.
1t is hoped that more Of this gentle
mans work will be seen in the future.
Miss Mary Teasdel has two works,
one in oil and the other In watercolors,
both Of which are not quite up to the
standard of her work The subject
Cherry Blossoms is little insipid in
execution.
Next in order we come to Mr., II. i.
A. Culmer's two paintings, No, 80, The
First Of the Pioneers and No. 100,
Snow Crowned Mountains" Both are
quite pretentious works.
A landscape full OF feeling is "A
Forest Solitude" by John Hafen. 81
lence, power, life and death are here
shown. The picture Is a history. As
one stands before this work OF art, one
feels The great power which has reared
and stricken those giants of the forest
and to the heart comes sense of tran
quility-of rest. The picture is Il
true note and can have been painted
only by one who has great depth of
feeling and O love Of nature. Mr.. Ha-
fen is represented by a wide range of
subjects, varying In mood from the
noisy mountain stream to the solemn
forest and the moon-lit lake; and In
them all is shown q spirit of sincerity
and an honesty of purpose rarely met
with.
Mr.. George Henry Taggart has a
portrait. Of his father which Is UNI
doubtedly the most successful work In
the exhibition, The color scheme Is
pleasing and comfortable TO the eye.
The expression seems fairly alive with
character so that one wants to con-
verse with the gentleman. His large
canvas, "The Haryesters," is the lead
ing attraction. The story of three gen
erations Is plainly and beautifully told
In this picture. No telling where the
thoughts of the old people are roaming
as they rest their weary bodies against
the sheave Of grain, but II certainly
Is not on the little youngster in whom
the son and daughter-in-law are so
deeply interested The former Of these
two paintings was honored with a place
in the Worlds fair at Chicago, and the
latter in the salon OF Paris THE
Quaking Aspens" was painted at
Brighton, where the gentleman did his
summers work The stately character
OF those grand trees are duly consid-
cred In the landscape but the simmer
ing sunlight dIffused throughout the
picture Is not well interpreted by the
character OF the sky.
Intermingled in this collection Of
paintings are several pieces by pupils
and students, notably among them are
Miss Florence Dove, Leo Fairbanks
and Miss Ruby II. Lee. all of them in
dicating a promising future. On this
subject are noted few drawings from
life and nature in pencil, charcoal and
ink by M. NJ. Young. Lee Green Rich
ards and A. owen Traganza. which are
very cleverly executed and show a de-
cided artistic nature. The word "pu-
pill" is hardly appropriate to the author
Of the group Of fine pen drawings. They
are a surprise In mastery execution
and artistic selection.