Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-14
Local Art Lovers Give Eac- lures at High School on
 Noted Pictures.
AT THE ART EXIHPT#
Collection Being ShoNn uere Yh Week Attracting Nueh tttoniion
 Interest in DiStuSSi9n>.

NJ ss Mary Bis op described the q exhibit at tAe High Sehuol as a r-abA wonderful collection of pictures z the opening yesterday lfserHo9u, Wne1 quite a number Of locai art st5on4 and admirers tHngd cut 10 view tHf copies of thc worlds mGst moi dmas- terpieees. Miss Bishou further stafe1 that the High scho4l deserved mncs credit for the FXhib,t.
 The drawing room and libra j waich are taken up with the three hundred subjects, were oEanel at 2::AA5s o'clock, and Immediately afterwards the room were buzzing with the C. clam&tcns of delight from the Visie ors. Many came to hear Jde talks e various pieces, and they were fully lcpaid for their trouble, for the di cussions of Mona Lisa 'BaD4 Stuart and "The Horse Fair wcrl really enlightening to the sudden; body as well as the visitors.
 Great interest was ceHtered in th. discussion 0n "Mona Lisa, Leonarti da Vinei's great masterpiece, which was stolen some montas ago fro1 the Louvre in Paris. Miss BisHor handled te subject well, giving 2onre interesting points on the student of the portait as well as the life .el the distinguished artist from whose brush the best portrait in thc world is said to have come.
 Da Vinci was of the Italian scaQ0l of art Mona Lisa is onsi1ered hts masterpiece by many whiie cthers consider his Last Supper" a greatef piece. At any rate the famous "Moha Lisa,' of which the High School eXhi bit has an excellent copy, has been before the greatest artists of the world and all found it impossible tc copy the pCrtait. The author spent the best four years of his life On this picture He died with the regrat that he could not finish it, but as il stands today, it has been admired and studied for over two hundred years. The author sold the portrait for $80,000 and today, the real Mona Lisa" is valued at over million dc lars, and is perhaps the most valuable picture in the world. Mrs. Gorinne Knox visited Paris several months ago, and while there had the pleas ure of seeing the real Mona Lisa in the Louvre.
 Mrs. E. G. Rosenberger gave 8 pret- ty history of "Sir Gallahad' 1y George Fredericks Watts, of the Eng fish school. This picture, as are oth CT works of this noted author, is not ed for it's purity of expression. Mrs Rosenberger tcld of the subject, giv ing the story of the search for the Holy Grail.
 Baby Stuart" by Van Dyck, was ab ly discussed by Mrs. Sam M. Taylor The picture of the little king as Jame; II, holding his ball and dressed l. brocaded silks, is one of the most de lightful in the exhibit. Mrs. Taylo' +ln eo r,c bA and also the noted author of the sub ject.
 "The Horse Fair" Rosa Bonheur famous work from the French school was another interesting subjecz which was discussed by Miss Emm Dewo ody. Miss Benheur was consId cred the greatest woman artist. tha ever lived. She is said to have spen ten years of hard study on "Th Horse Fair" and the production show her wonderful talent. The famou painting is now in the Metropolita Museum in New York City Mis- Bcnheur is said to have spent mos of her time in mans attire and he life story is highly interesting.
 At the close of the lectures Pro Allen announced that on Friday afte7 noon from to , o'clock a tea wou. be given in the exhibit rooms, |
 which the public is invited The ol
 ening of the exhibit was most all
 spicuous and it promises to grow |
 popularity during the rest of ta week.