Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-18
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The first annual exhibition of prints
held during the last two weeks in the
Blanchard gallary, by the Los Angeles
Camera club, included a collection from
the Chicago Camera club, also WORK
from a number of representatives OF
this craft in eastern cities, comprising
great variety of subjects and scenes
and some excellent and very artistic
as we'll as some poor work.
Among the best prints shown, from
pictorial as well as the craft point
of view, were the prize winners ii
the February contest and exhibit OF
the Los Angeles club, and other pic
lures by r. S. Crandall. F. HOLLAND
Day, well-known Boston photographer
showed a group of portraits and other
studies, the most interesting of them
being of a mother and child, called
Modern Madonna" G. Il. Smith 5
Taking Him to Mamma" was an at
tractive portrayal of child life well
composed. Louis Fleckenstein showed
thirty-two subjects, among which
were several poetic landscapes and
good figure studies. The group by w.
c. Dickerson QocaD contained num-
Der of interesting subjects. 1.-The Tea
Merchant" by c. ]. Wells, presented
good character study.
Two evening entertainments were
given in which a beautiful and in
structive collection of typical Mexican
street scenes, buildings, cathedrals
and historical places, and natives at
work or enjoying fiesta, were thrown
on the screen in color and described
by the one who made them. AS a
whole. the exhibition was a very cred
liable one.
The exhibition of the Fine Arts
league will be continued indefinitely,
the pictures being changed from time
to time, other of the honorary exhibit
ors to be represented. The courtesy OF
the gallery has been extended by the
league to the students of the College
of Fine Arts and the School of Art and
Design, and cordial invitation is ex-
tended to citizens generally to join the
Fine Arts league to assist in the great
work undertaken by this organization
Dues for the annual membership are
So; for a life membership, $50; for an
association favorably passed upon
500, emitting to a representative. An
annual membership may be changed
to life membership upon payment OF
the difference between the amount al
ready paid and $50. Dues may be sent
to the curator of the Steckel gallery
1861 South Broadway, or to the finan-
cial secretary, 967 Eden avenue.
The following have been included
upon their list of honorary members;
Leopold Bracony, A. g. Conner, Mar
tin ]. Jackson, Ralph Mocine, Lillian
Drain, Gertrude Estabrook. Calthea
Vivian. Charles P. Austin, E. A. Bur
bank and Frank r. Liddell.
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The Ruskin Art club members en-
joyed delightful paper on japanese
ceramics. written by Olive Percival
and read at their weekly meeting on
Wednesday morning, April ID. The
famous potters of that wonderfully
artistic people were taken up and their
achievements described in a very In
teresting and instructive manner.
Miss Percival Is herself the possessor
of many rare and beautiful examples
of japanese pottery, and has made
quite study of their art in particular
and the potter's art in general, having
pieces of interesting form and colol
made by her own hands.
She deplored the fact that our Ameri-
can merchants have lowered the stand
ard of beauty by sending the Japanese
poor models to reproduce for American
| trade, which Is a most regrettable fact
! Miss Percival cited as the best collec-
ton of Japanese pottery the Morse col
lection of the Boston museum, which
covers all periods, including the pre-
historic.
Miss Beth Thompson comes to us
from San Francisco as representative
of the National Art society of Chicago
and has secured among our artists and
art lovers a number of life members for
that organization, among them Joseph
Greenbaum; Charles A. Rogers, Mrs. w.
H. Housh and Mr.. McRae, numerous
members of the Ruskin Art, Friday
Morning and Ebell clubs. The society
has for it's prime object the advance
ment of art in America, and to that enc
endeavors to promote our own artists
to found and maintain art institutions,
to form and exhibit art collections. A
course of study is provided for each
member, which is claimed to be as COM
prehensive as a university training
along the fine arts line. Members re-
ceive courtesies in all public galleries
in American cities, and also privileges
to view many noted private collections
1t is a most commendable undertaking
and merits the support of all friends Of
the cause. Miss Thompson will remain
in Los Angeles until June l, when she
will go to Seattle, taking advantage OF
the exposition to further her work.
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Mrs. Laura Adams Armer of San
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Mrs. Morris Cohn, Alvarado terrace,
and will be in Los Angeles about
month. On Tuesday afternoon, April 20,
Mrs. Armer will exhibit her work in
color photography at the Friday Morn
ing club. She has already received sew
eral commissions for portraits and pic
torial subjects and will doubtless have
many others. She expects to tour
Southern California for the purpose of
making additions to landscape col
lection of prints made by herself.
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Gertrude Estabrook, a wellknown
flower painter of Chicago, who spent
the winter in Southern California, has
lust returned to her home in the mid
die west. Miss Estabrook was recently
made an honorary member of the Fine
Arts league, and probably will be an
exhibitor there later on.
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In competition for prizes for the
best work by grade pupils in drawing
in public schools, offered by the School
Arts Book, publication of much worth
to the teacher of drawing, pupils or
the ninth grade Santa Monica high
school, LYDIA Price, art instructor, won
second and third prizes, and each of
the other drawings submitted received
honorable mention, which speaks for
the work being accomplished there UNI
der Miss Price.
A loan exhibition of portraits will
open Monday, April Is, in the Blanch-
ard galleries, the collection having been
made by Everett C. Maxwell, curator
of the gallery, and many notable paint
ings will be on view for two weeks,
in which will be represented both local
and other American artists.
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