The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-03
The COMING.
ART EXHIBIT iii. |
lsIto 5OpeniMay 6'th3;a' N Con on
tinue1T Through the Month.
I'M OLD CRENSHAW HOUSE s,E
VIII Probably Equal the Great Ann ''Il'lI'
ssS Given III New York plendd work
Done by the Present Teacher
.gis Notes and Gossip.
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555fss Notes anu 4oCsS,P' iaIfiis \
iS$5s!ii IN Ill (By Miss ISloy 8. Coleman
8sfSIn tho coming exhibition OF art IN Ri iS'
SS ,,,ona there Is a wonderful treat IN store tore
sS for the lovers Of pictures, as TINS VII
&.snr,,ass any ever held in ths city. I = LN
"a cxhibit,on VIII open May 18th, ana Wi \
5gsS , con time throughout the month. II W." VII
8Stnka mace In the spacious old Crens ,f
house. on the corner Of Main and Adams
4Sss+reats Every arrangement Tor Inoue
ss5iiphtine and placing OF pictures mas peen
3&inade By the committee In chnrEe, 9'. 10y
sfthore lis no doubt that this one VIZ eg w,
any of the great annu y, s,se tha e,rhth
York 5 Although this is Gained ING eIs -. -
saa,nnunl exhibition Of tho Richmond tAr t
is Club. As ir4realty only tho secoho !, =,
sapf the work of prot esslonal artlsts1 v N.Y.
& makes its excellence but the greater ma tla. =
yster Of wonder. s. g 4, X, IL i AZ
l&+ Richmond Art Club, not only concern
ing the ualty Of the work done there'
lint az their united effort and love OF a lrl
(which has made great yearly loan On eA.
Ihibit d possibility and fact. NO one 81 can
know Just what this sustained ! ei ii,,.e
.3i.esnonsibility. All the exhibitions Of the
ssrI,,h nreytous to last year were contlneo
mainly to school work. Two years ago
there was a creditable showing from W.
rious schools intconj junction with q Drai .,,n
..@cf the Education ullue! = ~
Lisa 4 ership OF Mr.. B. II. y ohnson. f1tetl
5fvaa ! from the beginning showed q steaaS
8aS,,,a MOO ~ the quality of the work, anu
%isst NNay@saw the first real loan exhip
undertaken by the club. So great was me
~ success OF this venture that throushou.
fast summer and autumn y appi , a,,rad n
~ t,,t ,o
8tjllHthe number was more than doubled.
$#@,rhe greatest factor In the Growth or me
sJcInhNhns been tho excellent work OF the
5Snresents teacher, Miss Fletcher, who was
Installed at the Art School N lOc st,s,
last, a "A. 4 medalist from the Art school
;&nr7 Denyer. Col. 4. she finished her studies
at the Art Students League, Of /. . ! e y,
yori, city, where she was pupil OF
sHenyon Cox De Camp, Irving Miles ana
George dc Forest Brush Here she re- re.
ceiyed scholarship for portraltI VOTE ,.s
from all this. It is evident that&fhe IN.
the best. The smaller schools are gen
orally regarded as he best for beginners,
Sas they need and there receive more IN
$diyidual 34 training. II the start IS
property nude the Pupils lp, can can ~ ~
paris lIor New York. Miss Fletcher has
been eminently successful in placing
the art status OF her students. ana al
y ready several Of the more gifted ones
.3havc been; booked for New YORK ana
X Paris. b 5s tR
45l' In the selection of the pictures which
will shortly be seen here the committee
appointed Miss Fletcher, whose judgment
"a and discrimination made her the pest
possible person for this task, Each can
vas has been submitted to her criticism,
&5and sho has Just returned from New
II York, where she had a choice OF the pic.
t,,res5 from the three great exhibitions Of
Iihe year. VIZ: The Wntet Color So
55riety. @ Society Of American Artists
and the ten American painters. she
%ls enthusiastic over the prospect. and
s5reports tho interesting fact that the
artists generally nre Interested In the
is+worys done here and that theyregard Rich
mond as an art center Of growing lr-
portance.
4, Among those who have promised pic
lures for tho coming exhibition appear
The names of Henry B. Smell who is con-
Z. sidercd the master water colorist IN tins
country; John Alexander. who Is popu-
@larly known as tho painter OF "the eYolu-
gtion OF printing In the new Library OF
Congress at Washington; Elliott danger
&Reld Hsnyon Cox, Mrs Kenyon Cox, Zen
Foster, c.. c. Curran. Prince Troubetzkoi,
8,Rhoda Holmes Nichols Bolton Jones,
Charles Warren Eaton, Benson; Tarbell,
stDe Camp and Reed, (of the ten American
5painters), Louis Loeb, Louis Mora and
many more OIL the pest ptlHleIS tOlRGASSW
York, Boston and Washington. Of which
There will be n detailed account In next
yunday's issue. w It'll such a roll as the one
Just given, Richmonders may we'll con-
a graduate themselves upon their gooo
fortune In having such riches brought
If 10 their very doors.
The appreciatWe beholder OF picture
& Or any work OF art not only possesses
II for tho time but may have It for his
,wn for all time II he but CONSTITUTES the
II message which 1t brings to all who see
Ind comprehend H
tst possibilities for all sided development
Jare to be found among the people OF tn.
Bouth. evidenced this long while in our
literary distinction. The steady advance
gln music and now growing movement
for picturial art sets the stamp upon an
aesthetic people. This. then, ia the ripe
time to make Richmond the nrt centar
not only OF the State. but OF the whole
"a outh. Let the word 80 forth that here
S each spring will be held not only great
II music festival. but an exhibition Of pic
}$tures that would be credtable to New
e York or Boston. Then Journeys will b,
made from afar, friends will meet in
& common interest and our city will bios
sEom like a rose.
# The primary object of any exhibition
of art Is not only to set up the idea
& 81 standard for all lovers OF tho beautiful
XII sut also to induce everyone to introduc
y beauty into their homes and daily lives
~ Things which must exist may as we
BIO beautiful ms tho contrary, and =
those things which are beautiful are NOR
1874 difficult Of attainment, then cheerful
J55let us have fewer. less art, but bette
"a good picture or mono. It is to b
AZ hoped that many OF these aesthetic Wis
tors will find n permanent home In Ricf
" mond, not only IN the houses OF tn
M wealthy few, but tho moderate man.
"a who must be sparing of lnxnries and "
ia who may have a picture once in awhil
s2These Will set The pace for many MOI
# Who viii come 10 realize that pictures al
NJ as safe an Investment as Jewels or plat
nj Some of the most beautiful canvass
3last year's exhibition we're bought Il
e. Richmond people and now there will
4 much more 10 choose from. It Is
n notable fact that In our wealth OF hi
"a torio interest, our beautiful colonial u
chttecture. our stories in bronze and ma
@4bls, In all this symphony, ono note
~ missing, which Is god pictures.
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