The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-19
Selection of a Painting to Be
Purchased with the Reid
Fund of $500.
ANNUAL MEETING TONIGHT.
ART ASSOCIATION is TO ELECT
OFFICERS-MR FOULkE MADE
AN ADDRESS TUESDAY AFTER
NOON.

| All members of the Richmond Art
association will meet in room Il at
/ the Garfield school this evening and
officers viii be elected for the ensu-
! ing year It is understood that Mrs.
NJ F. Johnston, who has worked so
! faithfully for the advancement of the
/ local association, will again be elect
ed president 1t is largely through
| her efforts that the Richmond exhibit
has gained such wide fame.
The committee which will choose the
picture that will be purchased by the
association. will be appointed and =
| is highly probable, although it is NOT
definitely known, that the committee
will make some selection tonight.
| There are several pictures in the To-
cal exhibit which are attracting fa-
vorable attention and their purchase
has been advocated by many. Among
| the more popular ones are The Fer
ries" and THE FIatiron" both from
Colon Campbell Cooper, and are
scenes in New York City Allen b.
Talcott's representation is also looked
Oaks on the Connecticut River and
April Rockledge Farm both of
which are gems. Another general IA
vorite is the small canvas from Wal
ter McHewen entitled Yes or No"
The canvass is very small but it would
be very valuable acquisition to the
local collection of fourteen handsome
paintings.
Hanging An Advantage.
Several women prominently con-
nected with the Muncie Art associa-
ton at which the majority of the local
pictures appeared a few weeks ago,
were in Richmond Tuesday and it was
not until after some persuasion that
they We're made to believe that sever
al of the most beautiful pictures hung
in the Local exhibit had been present
ed at Muncie. The change was attri-
buted to the excellent hanging of the
local exhibit. The Muncie women
stated that they were agreeably sur
prised by the excellence of the hang
ing here and openly confessed that
their exhibit would not compare with
the local one. The splendid manner
in which many of the local favorites
are hung, but which were shown und-
er inferior circumstances at Muncie.
made them unrecognizable The Wis
itors took great interest in all features
of the Richmond exhibit and the Mum
Gle exhibit will be better next year
from the information they gained
here.
Tuesday and today the local exhib-
it was visited by large number of
out-of-town people. Tuesday there
were large delegations from Cam
bridge City, Fountain City, Anderson
and New Castle. Forty women from
Connersvilie were also in attendance.
All visitors since the exhibit opened
have been more than delighted with
its excellence.
Mr.. Foulke's Address.
Tuesday afternoon William Dudley
Foulke spoke to the association on /
The Outlines of the History of Paint /
ing" an address which was interest |
ing in the extreme. Mr.. Foulke H. I
iustrated his remarks with photo |
graphs showing the development from |
the earliest time and referred to the |
various schools. The many photo
graphs with which he illustrated his /
will remain in the exhibit un-
til it closes next Tuesday night. Tn |
usual interest will no doubt attach to |
them.
Following Mr. Fouike's lecture, the |
large assemblage adjourned to Reid /
Memorial church, which had been
kindly thrown open for use of the as
sociation by the church board, where
one of the finest organ recitals ever
heard in Richmond was given by Miss
Laura CASTOR. assisted by Miss Clara
Myrick and Frank Braffett who gave
vocal selections. The church was well
filled.