The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-24
Turner Free Travelling Art Exhibits
Now on Display at the
George Washington
School
LESSON IN PICTURES
The Great Masters In Painting and
Art Contribute This interest
Ing and EnnobIlna
Exhibit.

The citizens OF Keokuk, especially
the art-loving people OF the city, musr
be gratified at the splendid opportun-
ity afforded them Of seeing and study
ing the excellent diplay OF pictures or
the Turner Free Travelling Art Elk
hibits now being shown In the rooms
OF the George Washington pubic
school building. 1t is a wonderful
display of the two hundred most IA
nous masterpieces in painting, sculp-
ture and architecture. This collection
of two hundred has been selected with
great care by competent critics. 9th
ers might discard some of the num-
bers in this collection and put others
in their place, but 1t would prove a
difficult task. Around this group OF
subjects have been placed ne most
interesting modern paintings, formins
the most pleasing effect. Included in
this exhibit are the Turner brown,
gray and handcolored prints. Al,
these afford a most interesting Study
and nobody can walk through the pic
ture-lined walls OF the Washington
school without feeling the ennoblrns
influence that these pictures afford.
The pictures in the rooms are grad
ed to suit the tastes and the capacity
of the students but all are pleasing to
both old and young Not only is en-
ltertainment afforded In seeing these
pictures hut the educational. patri
otto, religious, moral and home-lovine
lessons taught by their study is Of In
calcuable value. His learning will be
enhanced in broad way by the his
torical views present in the highest
touch of art. Patriotism will receive
IA new enthusiasm from the 'Eplrit o.
,76," the Minute Men," Washington
I Crossing the Delaware" and like
gems. Religious fervor will be kind
/ led in viewing the splendid Bibl'
scenes by Hoffman and others, thu
Madonnas and numerous other print
taken from holy writ The home-iov
4 ing Instincts will be aroused by man.
! OF the scenes. Bonheul's beautiful
animal conceptions, with Landseel
Murillo. Douglas and others contrib
ute their wonderful pictures to thi
splendid exhibit.
4 Then there are old buildings, moss,
with age, some of them crumblins
famous 80 long that the memory o
man runneth not to the contrary,
which may be seen and studied wit
an interest not often given to tn
people Of Keokuk.
!. No matter whether man or we
man or child has a tendency towar
art, for arts sake, or not, there wi
be many pictures In this UNUSUAL
fine exhibit that will touch the hear
and cause one to leave the buildin
with higher thought, a kindlier fee
ing and a better aim in life 1t is
moral lecture, a sermon in picture
wrought by the combined efforts {
the master architects, master painter
. and master sculptors of the ages. Ca
. any lecture or sermon be greater {
teach loftier lesson? Parents saoul
not only attend but encourage the
children to see and study THESE pl
! lures. 1t will be one Of the sweetes
entertainments and the most upliftin
I OF any other which is likely to b
J shown in Keokuk in a long time.
The exhibition was opened this al
!, ernoon at $3.50 o'clock and will exhib
again at 7:30 o'clock this evenin
Tomorrow afternoon there will |
also two exhibitions 1t the SAN
hours. Saturday the exhibit will
given at 2:30 in the afternoon and I
:, 7:30 O'Clock in the evening.