The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-16
BEAUTIFUL PICTURES
Over Ono Hundred Best American
Paintings Shown at High School.

The collection of Ill paintings, by the
best American artists, which was
brought to Topeka for exhibition for a
month, was formally opened to the
public at the manual training school
last night
The exhibition is under the auspices
of the Washburn school of fine arts ard
the Federation of Women's clubs. the
Topeka Commercial club and the board
of education
An informal reception was held when
the exhibit room was opened. Those in
the receiving line were Mr.. and Mrs.
George Barlow Penny, Mr.. and Mrs
George NJ. Stone, the Rev. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles NJ. Sheldon, President and Mrs
Norman Plass, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Whit
temOre, Mr.. and Mrs Albert T Reid
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold T. Chase, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank L. Clark, Miss Iris Andrews,
Miss Mary Bunker, Mrs. Charles F.
Spencer, Mrs. G. o. Knowles, Mrs. Ed
win Lange, Mrs. A. NJ. Petro, Miss Belle
Swearingen, Miss Landrigan.
The paintings are exhibited in one of
the large rooms of the manual training
building and under the supervision of
George M. Stone were arranged in a
most pleasing manner with excellent
lighting effects
Probably the most celebrated artist
represented in the collection is William
M. Chase, who has seven paintings in
the collection, three of which are still
life studies. His Deserted Beach" is
a most attractive piece of work and the
glow of color of the fruit in one of The
still life studies is wonderfully done.
William B. Birney's pictures AN Old
Miniature" and Experts are most at
tractive to the average eye The de-
tails of the pictures are we'll rendered
and are full of light and atmosphere.
Miss Cora Parker, formerly of the
University of Kansas, has a picture
Mountain Glow in the collection and
it is one of the most pleasing in the
room. Miss Parker made the collection
of pictures from the New York studios
for the exhibition.
George NJ. Stone, of Topeka, contrib
uted to the exhibit portraits of A. T.
Reid and Mrs. H. o. Carney and small
portrait study done from one sitting
The most striking picture from Mr..
Stones brush is Casting" representing
two fishermen in a boat with a net. The
picture is owned by Mrs. c. J. DeVlin.
The original sketch was made on the
Seine. The remarkable features of the
picture are the luminosity of the sky
and the reflection of the clouds in the
water. Mr. Stones Corner of Venice, -
done in oil, has the brillancy of a wa
ter color. His other pictures are "A
Child of Poverty and THE Smoker
Lucius w. Hitchcock has a picture in
the exhibit entitled 1.-THE Name in The
Casualty List which was awarded a
bronze medal at the st. Louis eXpost-
ton by the international jury. It IS a
picture of an old father reading the
death list from a field of battle and in
the list is the name of his son.
George H. McCord's Meadow Brook, -
one of the smallest pictures, is a most
exquisite bit of work.
Birge Harrison's "Moonrise on Long
Island" showing the reflection in the
water of the moon just coming up in
the twilight, is a picture that will at
tract much attention as will his Ca
thedral Gates" showing the ground
covered with snow and the trees coated
with frost.
An Indian, III an adobe hut, sitting be-
fore a fireplace, entitled "a Pueblo In
terror by z. Irving Couse will attract
much attention. Another Indian pic
ture, 'Devinition,' is by DeCost Smith.
w. Granville Smith, well known as an
Illustrator is<represented by picture
entitled Good Night
Charles A. Needham's Summertime, .
which received a medal at the st. Louis
exposition, is an example of breadth.
Close by K is mere daub but from the
middle of the room is a perfect picture
middle of the room it is a perfect pic
ture of Ioungers in a park.