The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-15
IN. ART CIRCLES


There will be a., ,parlor exhibition of
water colors in figures and flowers by Miss
Henrietta. W.: Dunnbef Boston on Thurs
day at the honne oS Mrs. T.. X. Gray, 1882
Spruce place Thesartist is a former Min
neapolis young woman whose plucl1y and
successful strugglesto secure an art edu-
cation and recognition for her work is
much admired by her Minneapolis friends.
She studied at the Boston Museum of Art
and has had gratifying success in her ex-
hibitions in Boston; New York and Wash"
ington. This summer she went abroad
with her mother, Mrs. Emmett Dunn, ex-
pecting to remain some time for study,
but on account of her mothers health
was obliged to return this fall. She hopes
soon to be able to carry out her deferred
plans While in Paris she worked with
Nine. Real del Sarte and in England Wis
tied the family homestead near Durham.
The first of the7~local fall exhibitions
will be given by Mrs. Henrietta Wright
Paist Monday afternoon at her home, 1928
Commonwealth avenue. st. Anthony park.
She will show water colors and china.
Knute Okerberg, the sculptor, who is
living temporarily in st. Paul, has a com
mission for a memorial fireplace to be
placed in the new receiving home Of the
Children Home society at St. Anthony
who is the donor Of the new home. A
marble bust Of the donors mother will
be the chief feature Of the design and
there will be several relief panels. The
mantel will be in eolored stones Of sew
eral kinds.
Alexander Fourier is busily at work
painting in his studio on Hennepin ave-
nue.. He has an exhibition of his paint
| ings on in the Detroit Museum Of Fine
Arts, but will probably not go down him.
self. He Is deeply gratified with the re-
| ception given to his work in his recent
Chicago exhibition Brush and Pencil for
| November speaks very highly OF his work
| and uses his gorgeous Sunset After
/ RAIN" done in two colors, as frontis
piece and reproduces several Of the other
| paintings. ~ .',' -
The annual exhibition at the Art In
stitute is receiving high commentator
and it is interesting to note that several
Of the pictures given places Of honor We're
shown in the Minneapolis exhibition. The
clou Is a collection Of Will H. Lows paint
ings, Illustrations and designs for mural
work. Among the pictures given prom1-
hence are Elliott Daingerfield's -s"Holy
Family" Charles H. Davis Summer
Clouds" Miss Ahrens' Sewing" and
Miss Macomber's Hour Glass" The ex.
c.. Y. Turner's mural decorations fol
the courthouse at Baltimore are under
| going the same kind Of criticism as the
Fielde statue of Minnehaha and Hiawatta
They are being criticized as untrue to his
torical facts, although artistically admir-
able. It. is charged that the wrong type
of Indians has be en'portrayed and that the
costumes of the colonists are incorrect
The decorations consist of three panels
the first representing a meeting of the
Yaccomico indian chiefs and the colo
| nists: the second, a departing shir
watched from the shore by man and {
woman; and the third, Indians being in
structed in the use of agricultural tmple
ments. +s.: = - "a
l., The society of American portrait paint
ers is now fullfedged, its officers being
: Eastman Johnson, president; A. A. Ander
son vice president; and Hubert Vos, sec
i rotary The purpose of the society Is t.
press the claims OF horne artists Tor por
trait commissions against the horde o
. foreign portrait painters who come owe
:, and reap rich rewards while having httl'
but their foreign names and inability t.
speak English to recommend them. TIL
society already includes John 8. Sargent
Frank Fowler, r. w. Vonnoh, William M
Chase, Frank Duveneck, George G. Nun
zig, BENJAMIN G. Porter, William Thorne
Thomas w. Wood, irving Wiles, w.
Paxton, Alrhonse Jongers and Orrin Peck
4 The art ralaces for the Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition are designed by Cas-
. Gilbert, the architect Of the Minnesot
. state capitol. They consist of a group o
three buildings having total frontage