The Detroit times., 1911-12-05
DETROIT ARTISTS SHOW
MANY FINE CAAVASES
Exhibition of Hopkin Club
Painters Now In Progress
in Art Museum.

A group OF Detroit artists known an
the Hopkin Club Painters have placed
on exhibition in one OF the galleries
Of the Museum OF Art a collection OF
paintings that prove the city TO hold
within her environs a number OF fine
artists to follow in the footsteps OF
the great ones who bear international
regulations, like Carl Melchers, Jules
Rolshoyen. Francis Paulus, Lendell
Pitts, and a score OF others. Exhibit
ing are the following: Irving r.
Bacon, Charles Chamberlain. Roy G.
Gamble, Joseph w. Gies, F. W. Hen.
rich, George S. Hodges. Percy Ives,
Charles A. King, Z. Murray MacKay,
Edward j. Packbauer, Francis p
Paulus, A. +. Peters, Ivan Swift
Charles Waltensperger. A. b. Wen
zell and John p Wicker.
In honor of Robert Hopkin. after
whom the club was named, several OF
his c>nvases, not familiar to the pub
lie, have a prominent place. Percy
Ives and Joseph w. Gies, veterans OF
the old guard and both strong and
original portraitists, are showing some
of their latest and best work in this
line
Irving Bacon, one of the best school
ed and happiest interpreters. especial
ly OF western and animal subjects, Is
showing a generous collection OF re-
cent work OF marked purity and vigor.
Mr.. Bacon distinguishes himself for
purity of color and sound construc-
tfnn Uhfnh htc ~ In In,
sured. The past few years have been
spent In his quiet studio in Redford
and many OF his best outdoor studies
give us the peace and picturesqueness
OF the River Rouge region.
Not the least interesting features OF
the exhibition are the collections OF
landscapes by Ivan Swift and George
Hodges. whose names are not so fam
iliar TO gallery frequenters but who
will be remembered long by those OF
the cultured public who will take the
trouble to see what these painters
have done for this first display of their
work in Detroit. They have been as
ISOLATED for some time In Pine Lake
studio, and their work would seem
almost like a collaboration except that
II Is as different as the men are diff
ferent. In this case the pictures are
unconsciously the stories of the lives
of the painters. Ivan Swift is first Of
all poet author of "Fagots OF
Cedar" and his life has been spent
largely in the wild and rural places
OF the north. The influence OF the
stolid melancholy OF the great silent
places, as they appeal to a plastic
imagination, Is evident in his land
scapes with such titles as Oakland
Autumn" Low Sun" Marsh Mood,
Might in the North" bay Light
and Gold, Gray Rain"
George Hodges, on the other hand
is by nature an inventor and out OF
retired leisure and a sensitive temper
ament, he has produced most in
teresting collection of pictures, por
trait studies Of high merit and phase:
of nature in studies, including brigh
sunlight effects, sunset and moonrise
morning. gray days, - Is In the din
glow OF stars and AL easons. II
them he shows the nisSd interesting
experiments in methods, formula, sim
pie pallettes and canvas textures ant
runs the whole gamut Of moods. II
the selling prices Of these pictures
the artists have been determined tina
this should not be the public's excus,
for Indifference and have striven Il
meet the art patrons half way.