Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-21
Appreciation Of the Work Of
A Leading Salt Lake Artist.
4 n appreciation of the work OF
N Salt Lakes well known artist,
~ j. T. Harwood. appears in the

IN Salt Lakes well known artlSt,
J. +. naruood. appears in ne
November number Of the Fine
Arts Magazine, an Authority on arr,
and one whose criticisms Is universally
respected in the art woTld In placing
Mr.. Harwood's position among Amen
can artists the magazine declares mat
his place is Il prc-eminsnt one, ana
enc shat none can ur1ord TO overlook.
The review, which is accompanied by q
number of illustrations, two of winch
are reproduced herewith IS as toiioWs.
Among the American artists who
have won honors abroad the far west IS
ably represented by j. 7. Harwood OF
Salt Lake city, who has been from
time to time an exhibitor at the P lar,
salon and his masterpieces. ne
Alteration of the Ages" exhibited IN
1905 has brought him fame. Mr.. Har-
wood is strictly II product of the west
having been born and reared in utan,
and many of his paintings of the wild
Wasatch mountains of his native state
snow his belief in that Is best when
1iethsnearest." as an artistic creed me
collection of william Morris contains
some of the finest examples OF MI.
+ Harwood's appreciation of those Won
derful peaks and beautiful valleys.
Els delineation of life, character ana
ideals. however. surpass in interest ut
least. His remarkable landscape stud
les OF children, not In the infantile age
Ibul as they begin to think, to develop.
Ia mature, seems to be favorites with
Mr.. FIarwood Perhaps because ms
own family of four has attracted his
attention to this most active ana inter-
esting period of adolescence a. boy
enthusiasm for tools and machinery,
rich with promise for the future OF
L.. n ! Is, a l1,n1
he dwells uron often and delightfuiiS,
Z With the loving touch Of sympathy
Two Of the best examples of its pre-
sentation are here shown IN ne
Young Mechanic, exhibited at the
salem in 1908 and purchased by John
Wannnmnlkcr. Is considered by the arlist
to be tile best of his studies in this line
This was Ills first exhibit With the so
ciety of western artists, who voted
. him n member on the merits of ms
work "A Midnight Adventure,
water color from the salon, 1907, is an
other II Mr. Harwood's works which
givcon a glimpse into the charm ana
romance of n boys life
.'The Girl With the Chicken from
the Paris salon of 1906 is perhaps more
pleasing than his boys. The little
girls delight in her pretty pet lllu-
inmates the dimpled young face and
the bright feathers of the foul and soft
K tDllieSsH III Inc DdGhsiouiii VI '7ii"W'
winter Landscape afford opportunity
for bits of bright color and soft har-
monies of light and shadow.
r..rhe Adorat ion Of the Ages is, how
ever. Mr. Harwoods most mature and
serious work from which m apprectaF7
tion If the quality and extent of MS
genius may most readily be obtained,
the one on which his fame as some
thing more than a pleasing and skill
full painter rests. The conception Is
one OF sublime dignity and tender
beauty, and the figures which crowd
s the canvas affords opportunity for
much fine character drawing. The cen
tral figure Of the Master is wonderful!
i'll its luminous splendor Tao little
child, reaching out towards Him 50
naturally and confidently, is In strong
contrast to the awe of the elder Wor-
s shippers among the group and the hu7
lnility OF the beautiful woman in the.
y foreground 1t impreSscs vtvidly upon