The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
Mural Decorations
In Our Schoolrooms
Unconscious Training in Esthetic Values May
Develop Store of Latent Genius
By LUCY B. JEROME

windings of the stream. are green in a
multitude of tones; translucent in
places. and melting into the wonderful
orange, brown and russell hues of au-
tumn- The rock coloring is so rich. so
splendid, and so brilliantly warm that
one doubts its reality till told that the
oepth OF the canyon is such that the
sun never reaches these rocks to bleach
them out. which accounts for the pres
erNation Of these vivid hues of lavender,
violet, puppies. blues, pinks and royal
REDS Great force and power pervade
this scene and the general effect is that
OF glowing, bold, vigorous and I'M
bounded life.
The art exhibit at the Seattle ex-
position is attracting marked atten-
uon from all classes Of visitors, and
the general excellence of the exhibit
winch was collected by Miss Evelyn
almond Withrow from all parts of the
state has been universally conceded.
some trouble with the electric light
ing Was encountered in the beginning
which has since been remedied, and
the lighting-thst very necessary
feature in correctly viewing any
paintings now nearly perfect.
number of pictures by Califor-
mans have won encomiums from all
SIDES Among them is work by Per
ham Nahl, Bruce Porter, Charles Tur-
ner, Fred Yates, Gordon Coutts VIII
liam Keith. Elizabeth Strong. Charles
Rollo Peters, Cadenasso, ali of San
Francisco, and a fine, strong. desert
picture is from the brush Of the well
known desert painter, Alexander
Harmer OF Santa Barbara. VIII
Sparks. Wores. Martinez, Deakin, W.
A. Coulter and the Bests have all
contributed, and the gallery, which is
none too large, Is crowded with vis-
itors from morning till night The
combined picture exhibit is said to be
valued at about $4,000.
Keith has disposed of two of his
recent anvases-magnifcent scenic
effects-to the Carolans OF Burlin-
game. These paintings Keith consid-
ers among the best work he has ever
produced. A gorgeous autumn land
scape is now emerging from under his
brush, and the walls of his spacious
studio are lined with evidences Of this
artists interchangeable industry.
The artist camp at Eagles Nest
above Rock river. near Oregon. is
framed in a royal setting of autumn
tints in oaks and poplars and wreaths
Of bitter sweet, says the Chicago Post
The studio haunting few who know
the painters and the sculptoT's life
only as il appears between the walls
of the fine arts and under the dust
yelled skylights have no conception
OF the art life as il may be- lived in
the forest with no walls save the
brim of the crystal horizon. no dome
but the arched sky Above. Fiction has
so often arranged the setting of
trumpery. OF high windows and ball
comics, of canopies and moth eaten
draperies, and dusky corners with
armor and rusting spears. that one
may imagine portrait can not be
painted or a colossal figure modelled
save amid studio atmosphere" and
studio surroundings.
To refute all this and to realize that
the artist, like the poet. gives the
wings of freedom to his genius in
greater Joy when unhampered by
formal restrictions. go to Eagles Nest
if the latch string be out in October
when the moon is at its full. The land
scape has a russet cloak through which
the river winds like a silver thread
the soft smoke of the pipe of peace
seems to filter through the balmy air
and art has gone her way In quest OF
nature.
The giant monument TO Black Hawk
a sentineled figure Of an Indian brave
who. with wrapped cloak about him
I looks aloft to the far distance beyond
the setting sun. is being erected on the
heights above the twisted cedar. THE
Eagle Nest" overlooking the entrance
TO the camp. The figure is dorado
Taft's gift to Eagles Nest, and its
construction has been placed in the
hands of John G. Prashun and Ralph
Sims. two young sculptors. in his
studio. The Indian will be AZ feet IN
height and the preliminary construc-
ton viii be covered with a casting OF
reinforced concrete and become an ex-
! ample Of an interesting experiment IN
/ the use of this material for artistic
monumental works. The statue will be
of the same color as the natural rock
base cropping out of the cliff on which
it stands. and will be visible for mans
miles along the winding river.