The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24

SCO OALZ, 0ONDA L, M
an organization founded by Edwin
Booth, to which the greatest actors
andor and artists fo hson OF the east deem it
he can not find time to fulfill his or
ders, but he is not alone in this. Sew
eral other Californians are struggling
with the same difficulty.
DIXON ALSO SUCCESSFUL
Maynard Dixon is another artist who
has caught on in the east. He has a
studio at 1947 Broadway, where he is
putting in all his time on the numer-
work has been SO we'll liked by eastern
publishers that they are ready to give
him his own price on anything he does
than the sum asked was forwarded
him. His vigorous style, splendid
craftsmanship and powerful execu-
ton bid fair to rank him among the
finest and highest Of those artists who
have found themselves and are devot-
ing their powers and thought to well
balanced, clean and Intelligent work
His red blanketed Indian which ap-
eral years ago is still reproduced for
various purposes in San Francisco.
Dixon's paintings combine strength and
depth with the lighter qualities of
i sentiment and emotion which makes his
work as harmoniously satisfying to
the eye as a strain of chorded music to
In Paris, Joseph Raphael Leslie
Hunter and Ralph Stackpole have been
gaining honors. Raphael has lately
studies and sketches of Dutch scenes
and interiors to be worked up into
large canvases into which he expects
lineation and depth Of perception that
his first large work. The Town Crier,"
displayed. This painting, 1t may be re-
membered, was bought by Raphael
TAsl f@ G
Francisco by him. This was the pic
-ture which took prize at the old
Paris salon in the year of it's exhibit
ton t there Last year Raphael, show
prize of the salon by two votes. Speak
ing of his recent work we'll known
my words, will be one OF the big men"
HUNTER VISITS HOLLAND
Leslie Hunter. scotchman by birth.
but Californian by adoption, has also
spent much time in Holland. Begin
ming his work as newspaper illustra-
tor in this city, he has devoted himself
to landscapes and portraits, winning
recognition in both branches He
spends part of his time in Scotland
and many Of his landscapes depict
Scottish scenes. A large bust of Hun
ter is being executed by Stackpole, an
other Californian who has won signal
honors.
Still another Californian, George
DduueuDeTS, KNOWN lot MS lluStra-
tive work on q San Francisco news
paper, has distinguished himself in
/ national competition organized by the
Art Students league Of New York, In
the general scholarship for life paint
ing in the mems class, the general
scholarship for illustration drawing
and the William T. Evans $50 prize for
the best poster. He also received sew
eral honorable mentions and is. it
would seem. on fair road to success.
William Carrigan has been sketching
in Bolinas for several weeks, busy on
a design of line of hills with the Bo-
linas bay in the foreground, which Is
intended for large screen effect. Car
rigan leaves for his Fall River studio
in Massachusetts, the last of this week.
EBELL CLUB EXHIBIT
The Ebell club has an exhibit of the
work of women painters and photogra-
piers this week in their clubrooms on
Harrison and Fourteenth streets, Oak
land, which is worthy of extended men,
! ton. Nearly all the women artists and
students are represented, and several
or the canvases are notable for their
excellence of handling. Jessie Willard.
an Oakland painter, shows three Chi
nese studies and figure pose of a
baby sitting on the seaShore with bare
feet and wondering eyes busily en-
gagged with seashells and trails of kelp.
1t is good work; the attitude is full of
childish charm, the flesh tints and
drawing most acceptable. The Chinese
ho "a CS al o equally dCC6pldDl6 Ill their
contrasts. the gorgeous coloring of the
children's robes against the dark blues
and greens Of the conventional blouse
OF the father producing an effective
a delightful figure study, as is "Inves-
tigation,' which pertrays the wonder
and curiosity in the round face of
Cninese baby as he peers into the mys-
ter1es OF big red lantern.
Berkeley Oaks" by Elizabeth Strong
is hne sweep OF color and the COM
position Is balanced and effective. Mrs.
2, n. Gelwicks has two extremely
fpieasing water colors, and M. Fancher
trees, shrubs and field growth called
! striking in its coloring and imaginative
stimulus. The Hill Top" and I'm an
English Garden" by Isabelle Percy are
two delightful pieces of work, and Eda
ST. John Smltten has on view two pic
lures which attracted much attention
at the recent exhibit Of the Art asso-
citation.
SHOWS SPIRIT OF TREES
Mary T. Mention has a capital picture
--"Redwoods of the California Big Ba-
sin.-large, broad and interpretative:
died with surety which shows growth.
sophie Brannan, Pearl Sturtevant, NJ
SurraH Wood. Anna Frances Briggs.
Stringer Lee all have canvases depict
| Ing favorite themes, and all possessed
/ OF merit. julia Hyneman shows a
| splendidly handled bit of Venice. "In a
| Side Canal" and Miss de Neale Morgan
has two views of the wonderful Mon
| terey expresses which are done with
sure vigor and understanding, the fiat
| tops of the trees being particularly
| true and impressive.
| The Photographic exhibit by M Brig
| man, Adelaide Hanscom, Laura Adams
| Armer and Emily Pitchford is wonder
| fully fine. Particularly remarkable are
| the studies Of Mrs. Brigham in their
deep insight and symbolic representa-
| ton. The Soul of the Blasted Pine" =
| woman's figure interviewer with the
tree, is full of majestic and penetrating
melancholy. THE Bubble and The
! Dying Cedar are exquisite in their
| dignity and strength. In these photo
| graphs Mrs. Brigham has attained a
| height of symbolism which impresses
| pervades and sanctifes the spirit. Ade-
la1de Hanscom's illustrations of the
Rubiayat are well known, being UNIQUE
In themselves.
FINE COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS
In Oscar Maurer's collection Of auto
chrome plates, which includes a "Study
of A. Brigham" "Wisteria" and one Of
| his own home in Berkeley the color
effects are entrancing: the sunshine
| fairly seems to sparkle. the flowers to
bloom in radiance and the delicate tints
| Of flower, leaf and fabric are as clear
q fbn11ch babe1d In