The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-17
AN EXHIBITION OF
 NOTABLE FANTASIES
Included in Collection Are Canvasses After Velssquez and Titian-Strik- ing French and Italian Studies
 and Rare Original.
BY ANNIE kENDRlcK WALKER.

After an absence of nearly five years in Paris, Miss Mamie Fogarty, a member Of an old Birmingham family. has returned to this city and with her sister, Miss Julia Fogarty, is residing in the quaint old Fogarty house at the corner of Huntsville and Twelfth avenues, which was closed Curing their residence abroad. The Misses Fogarty have many friends among the old families in this city, and since they are again established in their former home they are renewing many old friendships and receiving in quiet and transformations manner.
 Miss Mamie Fogarty will be remembered ss one of a group of artists in the life classes of Mir. Parish and member of the old sketch club that used to work in his studio somewhere down in First ave. nue. She was considered one of the most promising of his pupils and her canvasses attracted much attention. Miss Fogarty went from MT Parish's life classes to Paris where she entered MT Parkers classes in the Latin quarter There she remained, with the exception of a lew months in Spain, until she yielded to the strong desire to return to her old home, open a studio in the old homestead, and paint until she goes back to Paris again.
 All Birmingham, that is to say artistic Birmingham, is talking of Miss Fogartys pictures The artists who knew her be- fore she went abroad to study, were hardly prepared to see such canVasses. So many American women go to Paris to study and return with picture or two that has received favorable criticism by French critic. But to return with d col lection of canvasses as remarkable as those painted by Miss Fogarty is unusual.
 Miss Fogarty has some ten or twelve canvasses representing her work both in Paris and in Madrid and will be among the Birmingham artists who will exhibit under the auspices of the Newspaper Ar tlsts' association. Her most remark able canvass is copy of a portion of the famous canvass by VelasqueZ, The Spinners" Miss Fogarty has painted the figure of the woman bending over her work, her exquisite shoulders and sweep of arm with their wonderful flesh tints being no less striking than the delicate profile and beautiful head almost lost in the shadows. The feet are also bare and the coIors of the rough skirt are the Ve- lasouez colors as much so as the figure in brown faintly suggested In the back ground. Miss Fogartys style is best suit ed to the Velasquez school. She must have freedom ana Sne must De diloNeu lo paint boldly. Nothing indefinite, no vague figures, but strong canvasses, striking wonderful things.
 Miss Fogarty Is an enthusiastic admirer of Velasquez. She has, through this sym pathetic appreciation of his work, been able to produce much of the marvellous strength and color of a Nelasquez can vass In her collection also is Titan, the Laura q Ante, canvass possessing so much merit that even the lovers of Nelasquez turn from The Spinners with expectancy The copy of the Titan Is one of the most beautiful In the collection, the exquisite face and marvellous eyes of the woman so adored by Titan, the eN- pressive hands, the wealth of hair make a painting of striking beauty.
 The original work of Miss Fogarty is seen in several canvasses, the most strik- ing of which represents d little French boy carrying loaf of bread. She has painted the entire figure, strong, ruddy little fellow, clad in brown with a rather loosely tied red tie. He wears cap some what roguishly and is carving under his right arm one of the long loaves of bread comNon sight in Paris and in the French villages where artists find so much material. Miss Fogarty had a studio of her own in one of the small villages out side of Paris. Eteples. Some of her best work was done there among the fisher types. notably the fish wives. She has two particularly fine canyasses. One of these represents a woman in black gown and white cap. her strong, rugged face showing clearly against light