The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-25
ART EXHIBIT TO
+ Be THE LARGEST
EVER HELD HERE
Exhibits in the Past Have
Made Richmond Known as
An Art Center, But This One
To Exceed All.
COLLECTION FAMOUS
PICTURES SECURED
TWenty-six Canvases From
The Most Eminent New
York Artists viii Be One Of
The Attractions.



Earlham Press Club.
The Richmond Art association.
through its assiduous president, Mrs.
NJ. F. Johnston, is acquiring namo
for this city. which before long will
make Richmond as famed as an art
center as are Galveston and Detroit.
for their method of city government.
Richmond has already become the Gen.
trifugal art center of the west and tho
thirteenth annual art exhibit, to be
held here June So. promises to en-
grave the fame more deeply on esthet-
fc people. generally. Should one now
visit the art centers Of the East and
state that he was interested In art and
was from Richmond. he would be wei
coined most enthusiastically. and
shown the greatest courtesies.
Combine With Muneis. !.
The annual art exhibit to be held IN
connection with the Muncie art exhib-
II. the latter to be held May 1924.
promises to be different In many par.
ticulars from those previously had. Ar
rangements have been made, whereby
4 group Of twenty-six pictures by the
most eminent New York artists VIII
be shown here. These pictures have
been exhibited at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
at the first annual art exhibit by the
literary Art association so1 that. vclty.
They are an exceptional kroup and mek
with much praise. This association is
one Of the latest to be modelled after
the Richmond Art association.
I List Of Fine canvesees.
The names of these artists show at
once the prominence OF the Richmond
association. and give weight to the ap-
probation of art In this city. FROM
John White Alexander to Frederick
Ballard Williams. the names are OF an
exclusive sect.
The most famous artists and the pic
lures exhibited by them are the follow.
ing:
John White Alexander. THE Glass
Bowl" and Landscape"
Hugo A. N. A. Baliin, "The Bath"
Alan Bement, "The Sea Light"
Bolton Colt Brown. Chinese Fishery
on Monterey Bay"
William N. Chase. formerly of In
diana. AT Play" and Landscape"
Charlotte b. Conan. THE Swimming
Pool"
Paul Cornoyer. Late Autumn"
William Henry Cotton. Peggy"
Leon Dabs, After the Storm
Drawn"
Robert David Gauley. "A Cosy Corr
ner in Holland
Clifford Beal. 'In the Hudson River
Highlands"
Birge Harrison. winter Afternoon"
Fifth Avenue In Winter"
Robert Henri. Girl in Yellow
Satin"
Albert Hester. "Just Song At rw.-
light"
Sergeant Kendall, "A Nasturtium
Flower No. I Allegro. "A Nasturtium
Flower" No. II II Penseroso.
De Witt Parshall. Tranquil River
Althea Hill Plat. An English
Kitchen
Robert Reid. ~Peonies." September
Haze"
Frederick Ballard williams. ~The
Crest Of the HILL"
Besides this group from New York.
there will be another eastern group
from Boston. These pictures will b
in oil and will be for the most part
by Boston artists. The usual number
of pictures will be exhibited from CHI
caeo and Indiana. Practically the
same Indiana artists have agreed To
send their work here. This consigE-
ment promises to be very select.
In connection with the exhibit this
year there will be . special room for
Richmond artists, where framed or
unframed sketches will be shown. The
Richmond artists are the following:
y. E. Bundy, EllwoOd Norris. Mr4
Maud EgEemeyer. Frank Girardip. A.
W. Gregg. w. A. Holly. Mis- Anna
Newman and II. T. N0rdyke.
Reem for MInistsrss.
| One Of the most interesting rooms ae
the local exhibit viii be the miniatnre
water color work. This work - to -
on ivory by the eminent miniature art-
lists Of Boston. New York. PhilaAelphIs
and Chicago. Included In this exh1bis
viii be work BY Miss Bessie Whit-
ridge Of this city, whose work = a az
ceptional> merit
Another feature Of The art exhlbit.
which will be moro exfenatve thAn g
previous exhibits, = the arts anA esoflD
display under the p9rsnnal dirocajun
Of NrA James Mosx3nnua- This 1is-
play Win be noutly b local vur1Es
and will include medals IN brass. -.