Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-29
Art Notes

One Of the important events OF the
art season in indianapolis. IS the an
nual exhibition made by the News
paper Artists Association OF that
city, which is this year placed IN the
CIaypool, and which has been one OF
the most successful affairs of the sort
ever given in Indianapolis. The read
ers of that city's papers are faml-
liar with the cartoons Of Brehm and
Gruelle of "The STAR of Jack
Smith of the Journal of Hubbard
and Bowers Of the "News," of Scott
and Heitmann of the Sentinel, -
and Of several others whose work is
especially telling in this phase of art.
The originals Of many of these car
toons are stunning such drawings
naturally losing by the necessarily
rapid manner Of reproduction for the
daily press and large number Of
sales have been made. There is
great deal Of work exhibited by these
artists which was not made for re-
production in the papers and it
shows a high degree of technical skill
and much charm Of handling. The
work of Brehm of the Star is especi-
ally notable, his work with that pa
per since May last when he joined the
Star force, attracting wide atten-
ton. The Sketch Club of this city
had on exhibition at the MORRISON
Reeves Library not long since several
cartoons by Bowers and Hubbard,
loaned by members Of The Item staff.
Mr. Girardin has had on exhibition
In Morris 5 window for the past week
or two one of the finest things he has
yet done. Ia cleverness of handling,
effect of luminosity, simplicity of sub
ject admirable composition, and gene
raj pictorial excellence,i excels,in the
opinion of many of Mr.. Girardin s
friend any canvas yet painted by
him. Mr.. Girardin has made vast
strides in his art within the past year
or so and has in his studio many
stunning pictures which should be
seen by the general public as those
hitherto exhibited by him give but an
inadequate idea of his remarkable
talent His bold, colorful transla-
tions of Nature are constantly adj
vancing in technical quality, as well
as displaying a more intimate feeling
for the poetic Mr.. Girardin is now
having an exhibition in Cincinnati
where he exhibits annually. He is
member Of the we'll known Cincin-
matt Art Club.
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At a recent exhibition of jewelry at
the National Arts Club, New York,
the work done by Brainard b.
Thresher and j. Walter Lawrence of
Dayton was much in evidence, these
artists being well known in Rich
mond. There was also a notable dis
play Of over 800 rings fro mthe col
lection of Alexander w. Drake; a
case of crosses, rosaries and neck
laces lent by Mrs. William M. Chase;
and a large number of Egyptian and
early Greek bead necklaces rom the
collections of other well known con-
noisseurs Among the latter was a
necklace entirely composed Of fruit
and flowers. These were made only
in one place, Tel-el-Armarna, under
one King, Khu-en-Aten. This neck
lace is over 1000 years old, the flow
ers and fruits being of glazed pot
terry and cast in molds Mr. Royal
Cortissoz, one of the best known
metropolitan art critics has the fol-
lowing to say of this exhibition:
FThe new art movement in jewelry
expresses itself in a desire to execute
a given sentiment or color scheme
without regard to the intrinsic value
of the medium used While some of
the modern pieces show lavish use
of precious stones, in this antique
glass jewelry it is the glass that is
depended upon to produce the sought
for result. In nearly every piece ex-
hibited of Ffl'art nouveau birth
day rings, combs and the like-there
is the same emphasis of sentiment
and individuality over the CONNER
cial value Of the media employed"