The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-02
Utah ARTISTS
SCORE SUCCESS
Eighth Annual Exhibit of State
Art Institute Is Formal
ly Opened.
GOVERNOR CUTLER SPEAKS
DISPLAY OPEN TO PUBLIC FOR A
FORTNIGHT.

he formal opening of the eighth an
hual exhibition of paintings and sculp-
ture by the Utah Art Institute took
place in Social hall last evening. Gov
enor John c. Cutler. in snort address,
commended the efforts of the institute
FOR the encouragement of fine and ap-
piled arts. and spoke in the most COM
pllmentary terms of the men and Wo-
men whom he called the pioneers in
Utah are endeaYOr
Inc hall was crowded throughout the
evening, and there was much praise
OF the exhibit, which eclipses any
former showing made by the institute
during the eight years of it's organiza-
ton. The lighting arrangements We're
good and the paintings, amounting to
more than 100, were hung with the best
possible effect. The entire wall space
OF the large roem was utilized for the
pictures, in addition to which several
cabinets were filed with exhibits of
woodwork. bronzes. plaster casts, ar
cnltectural drawings, china painting
etc. The exhibit is one of the most
comprehensive ever shown within the
bounds of the. state, and the officers
of the institute, President John Hafen
and Secretary j. Leo Fairbanks, re-
ceived hearty praise for their efforts.
Some of the Artists
Among many worthy of special mem
ton, a few of the paintings on exhi-
bition are sure to attract unusual at
tention. OF these, one of the most no.
ticeable is the Portrait of Miss r.
by A. B. Wright. This picture won the
state prize at the exhibit of 1904 The
Man in "a Cloak" or No. 90, as it is
catalogued. is by Lee Greene Richards,
and was exhibited in the Paris salon.
another portrait by the same artist
that of The Girl With Green Bag"
received honorable mention in the same
salon. Mr. Richards has eight paint
ings i'm the exhibit, one of which. No.
so, Portrait of Mrs. E." was eX-
hibited in the Paris salon of 1905, and
is exquisite i'm its coloring. Close TO
this painting is the portrait of the late
DIR. John r. Park, by the same artist.
This picture is the property of the
state university, having been pur-
chased by the Alumni association.
On the left of the door as one enters
the hall are hung a large group of land
Scape paintings by J. Leo Fairbanks,
supervisor of drawing in the city
schools of Salt Lake. Particularly at
tractive among these is a street scene
in Faris on the stormy night On the
opposite side of the door are number
of landscapes by ]. B. Fairbanks, most
of the subjects being local To Utah and
the southwest
Prospective Prize Winners.
A. b. Wrights Portrait of Mrs. r.
was exhibited i'm the autumn salon at
Paris i'm 1902. John Hafen, the presi-
dent of the institute has a number of
paintings on exhibition. Four of these
at least cannot fail to attract particu-
lar attention. They are entitled
"Stra Wheries," Evening Glow on the
Mountains" Boats in Utah Lake" and
Sunset on Mt. Kolob.'
J. T. Harwood's picture of the young
inventor, or the boy with a steam en-
CINE, evokes a vast amount of admira-
tion though the painting which is pre-
eminent in his collection is the picture
of Christ entitled 'The Alteration of
Ages" Another which holds the eye
long. and specially praiseworthy, is NJ.
Nj. Yeung's picture of the black
smiths.
Mahonri NJ Young's plaster statu-
cites are one of the chief attractions of
the institute. Among them is a por-
trait bust of Miss Cecilia Sharp, while
his brOnZeS. five in number, were eX-
hibited in the PARIS salons.
The Governors Address.
I'm looking about me, and seeing the
ing done by Utah artists. L have feel
ing of profound admiration for the la
dies and gentlemen who have braved
the poverty and appointments of an
artists career, and have brought Utah
art to the high plane it now occupies.
We can see in part, and shall be able
to see more clearly as time passes
what their motto, Art for arts sake
means for Utah. A beginning has been
made; the ice of hard work and per-
sonal deprivation has been broken;
Utah has received notice in the fore
most art centers of the world and
from now on progress should be rapid.
If these pioneers i'm the work had
stopped TO count the cost. had asked for
the pound of flesh had been mercen-
airy in their demands, there would be
now very little art in Utah.
Blazing the Way
IF these artists had waited till the
financial offering was sufficient to in
duce them to enter the domain of art, |
our present proud station i'm this regard |
would not have been realized. 1t may !
be, ladies and gentlemen OF the profess |
sion, that yours will be the experience
OF the pioneer in other directions, who |
smooths the way. and does the hard |
work, that later corners may find the !
road less difficult. For there is no
doubt that as the community grows |
Wealthier, greater reward will come to |
artists and other professional men and /
women. My hope is that some OF you I
will live to enjov this condition. | am /
Informed that the average length of 1
human life is increasing, so you may
hope.
The encouragement given to YOU by |
such exhibits as this, is of the great
est Importance. 1t is highly essential /