The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-22
PICTURES ARE ADMIRED
ANNUAL FALL EXHIBITION AT JOHN
HEBRON ART INSTITUTE.
Portrait of James Whitcomb Riley.
nv Sargent. Attracts Attention.
Many Japanese Prints.

The Art Associations annual fall exhibit
ton opened last night at the John Heron
Art Institute at the corner OF Pennsylvania
and Sixteenth streets The exhibition will
continue until Oct. II, during which time
the institute will be open to the public. Last
night was guests night and only members
and their friends were present. The pic
lures of the association and those loaned
to il for the exhibit have been arranged in
special groups.
In the east room of the institute are the
pictures which the association has acquired
during the past year. The most conspicu-
Gus among these are the requests of Daniel
p. Irwin. including in all five Valuable and
beautiful paintings by well-known artists.
They are Charles Landelle's Intoxicated
with Flowers" Edward Portfolios "A Fish
erman's Cottage" s. Neymarks Ito the
Front" A. Hagborg's "A Young Fisher
woman" and p. Massini's THE Best Vint-
age" and THE Connoisseur." One OF the
most realistic paintings in the room is the
water color of Chris Jorgensen, THE Yo-
semitic Valley 1t is the gift of Mrs. Henry
SEVERN. sr. Another valuable picture is the
pen drawing of John Addington Symonds
by Samuel Richards. Among the other pic
ing" by Dwight w. Tryon IAN Evening
Idyll," by Edmund II. Wuerpel; Chief
Flat Iron," By j. II. Sharp; Dorothy ana
''stim Life" by William NJ. Chase, and "A
Back Alley in Burgess.
The painting that attracted the most at
tention and admira ton was That Oh James
Whtcomb Riley by john ). Sargent, Wnlcn
is considered a rare achievement In portrait
painting. The picture is In one or the rear
rooms and the light is so arranged tnat IL
falls directly on the portrait, bringing out
with life-like distinctness the features OF
the Hoosier poet. The portrait Is more en-
joyed by those who know and nave seen
Mr.. Riley often, for the longer one looks at
the face the more he is struck with the
perfect expression the artist has caught.
In the west room of the institute is an IN
teresting collection OF curios loaned TO the
association by Lieutenant Commander Al
bert NibIack l.. s. N, collected by him
during travels in many foreign countries.
1t is an chronological collection, comprising
specimens of arts and crafts OF the lnnapi-
tants Of Samoa, Madeira. Norway. Alaska
Japan, China, Algeria, Morocco, Spa III
Peru, Greece, the Philippine islands and the
archipelago. 1t consists OF the following:
Native peasant meanings from Norway,
Indian basket work and carvings from
Alaska; swords. daggers, clasps, knives,
etc, from Algeria, Morocco and spain.
bolo knives from the Sulu archipelago; snun
bottles, opium pipes and ivory carvings
from China; sword and combs from Japan;
hair comb (ornamentaD and fans from
Samoa; grass mats from Australia; pine
apple fiber mat from Maderia bride, cur
rycomb and whip from Philippine islands
In an upper room of the institute Is
collection of Japanese prints. belonging 10
Mrs. Agnes Fletcher Brown and loaned to
the association for this special occasion
The prints depict for the most part scenes
and places suggested by Japanese htera-
ture. A great many Of them are also prints
of Japanese actors. Among the prints are
a number by some of the best-known Jap
anese painters. The most conspicuous of
these are Hokusai, who devoted his whole
life TO painting, and. even though he lived
to a good old age, he would never admit
that ne had succeeded in his work. 1t is
said that he lived TO be eighty-nine years
of age, and when about to die said: If
l could only live five years / believe that
/ could learn TO paint Another famous
Japanese painter was Toyokuri. of whose
work there were many prints displayed last
night He belonged to the older school
of Japanese painters. and the fact is shown
i'm his work, as he used only very light
colors. The Japanese painters did not be-
gin to use the deeper colors In their land
scape scenes until later outside influences
most probably from Germany-led them
to the requirement of a fine and artistic
blending and shading OF deep colors. The
prints of Hiroshge were also much adj
mired.