Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-28
Art Notes
BY ELIZABETH WAGGONER
From the Outside World

A comprehensive collection of the
paintings of the late William A. Har-
per has been shown this month at the
Art Institute in Chicago, an exhibit
tion of especial interest to that city
which takes pride in having given to
the world so prominent member of
that group of colored painters, of whom
H. A. Turner stands at the head. 1t
has been predicted by those familiar
with Harper's painting that he would
rival the eminence of Tanner, and he
has already made vital impression
on the art life of his home city and
attained an enviable standing among
the artists of America.
A representative canvas by Harper,
Summer in France" was shown in
Los Angeles this year with the exhi-
bition by Eastern artists at the Kanst
gallery, one of the finest canveses
in that notable collection coming here
from the Seattle exposition. During
his years of residence abroad he
painted many similar subjects, several
of these being shown in the recent eX-
hibition in Chicago, such as the "Au-
gust in France" which has called
forth such discriminating praise. The
series of Mexican scenes which have
met with especial appreciation were
painted during the last days of the
painters life, while in his vain search
for health. Devoting himself mainly
to landscape art, his thoroughly decor
ative compositions are full of strength
and dignity, and the most marked
characteristic of deep poetic feeling.
The recently completed series of mag
azine articles by John LaFarge are
soon to be issued in book form under
a title something like THE Gospel
Story in Art" The author has covered
the wide field of thought and record
in connection with his subjects, and re-
ligious and political dissensions are dis
cussed in their bearing upon artistic
history.
Louis Potter has just completed a
portrait bust of the late Samuel l..
Clemens, the striking head of the great
suited to the bold portraiture of the
sculptor.
Edward w. Deming, who has de-
voted his art for so many years to the
portrayal of Indian life in painting and
sculpture, is about to spend several
months among a Sioux tribe living in
primitive fashion on the borders of the
Saskatchewan in Canada. DR.. Charles
A. Eastman, the well-known Indian
etymologist, will accompany the artist
and the results of their sojourn among
these primitive people promises to be
of historic as well as artistic interest.
LOCAL ART NOTES
One of the most interesting lectures
of the series at the Chautauqua art
exhibition in Long Beach was given by
Hector Alliot on Saturday evening on
the subject of prehistoric Art in Cali
fornia." An excellent collection of lan~
tern slides were used in connection
with the lecture, Mr. Alliot dwelling
upon the earliest manifestation OF ar
tistic feeling, the unconscious desire
for beauty, the beautifying of useful
things, showing the Indlan oaskets
and crude utensils, the natives OF the
Pacific shores, and types of the Zuni
IIopi and Cliff Dwellers, and dwelling
ON their progress toward the esthet1c
In comparing primitive art with that
of civilization, number OF beautltul
colored slides were shown, going from
the art of the Greeks to the Florentlne
period, then into Spain, France ana
Holland, with portraits by Rembrandt
Rubens and the painters of the Eng :
lish school, and closing with a brief
resume of American painting and
sculpture, eliminating the comparison
between the aboriginal crafts and the
developed art of today
Miss Myrtle Godfrey has recently re-
turned from a journey to Japan, filled
with the inspiration that so surely
comes to the art worker sojourning In
the land of the. rising SUM-
Miss Josephine Best of New York
city will assume charge of the classes
in life and illustration at the opening
of the los Angeles high school in Sep
tember, taking up the advanced life
work that has been carried on In this
school under j. b. McBurnev'
one of the earliest exhibitions of the
year will be that of William Lees
hudson at the College of Fine Arts,
onenine on September 18th. Dean Jud-
son is now painting Topango, canyon,
adding to the store of materials ne e, mas "a !.
satheTed in his summer sketching
tours Mrs. Nell Danely Broker Will
also show a number of landscapes at
the September exhibition.
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