The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-23

the world. These Venetian scenes
are true to nature and show the
true artists touch in every line.
Exhibited at Centennial.
1 One OF the larger pictures-that OF
i a Venetian flower girl, was the Joint
work OF Mr.. Andersen and other Amer
lean artists who we're studying and
working in Venice. In their acculnu-
lation OF pictures, the artists picked
lout the one which they considered
the best of all and this they entered
in the art exhibit at the centennial In
Philadelphia In 1876 The picture
passed the rigid examination and was
, hung with the other paintings which
were viewed by the thousands who
attended the exhibit.
4 Father and son are represented in
er and small painting of violin
!, maker by his son, Frank P. Carter.
Both were hut amateur efforts, yet
each one compares favorably with the
others in the collection and show that
i talent was behind the fingers which
& welded the brush.
' List Of Exhibit.
s Among the pictures hung in the
L Elks parlor are the following:
o Venetian water carrier. Life sizeu
painting of a girl standing at a well
e with twin buckets slung across her
!. shoulder.
& Venetian flower girl with basket oil
Z blossoms. This picture exhibited al
V centennial. Life size.
4 Venetian waitress. Another life
j sized painting.
e Head of Venetian girl.
k Western lake scene.
n Western mountain scene.
81, Lake escene.
ID Landscape by John o. Anderson.
e Landscape by Anderson. lThes,
last two We're painted from scenes OF
the Illinois side of the river at THU
point.)
Still life. Moorish jug and scarf
:, !. by Ed. S. Carter.
Woodland scene.
!. Bay of Venice. BY Anderson, 1880
Indian wigwam Carter.
= Contentment.
Summer pleasures. (These las
two are the smallest pictures in tn
collection, but highly artistic and ar
probably by French artists.)
= Venetian bridge. Anderson.
= Bay CT Naples
Fruit picture by w. j. Nichols.
40 Winter scene.
Portrait Of child by George Upp.
Children in woods. Anderson.
Still life scene. Upp.
The violin maker. F. p. Carter.
Through Two Fires.
The original collection has passe
through two fires. Ten years ago tn
fimily hcme was almost wrecked an
the paintings were carried on. Of til
lower floor rooms by willing hands. A
the recent fire the pictures again wer
taken from the walls while the vi
per part of the building was in flame
and water was running down throug
the ceilings. Some of the origin,
collection were destroyed in thes
two fires but 1t was fortunate that til
balance escaped as we'll as they did.
Besides those which now hang
the Elks building, there are sewers
family portraits which are place
elsewhere and one larger paintir
which has not yet been removed fro
the house. it being SO large that it W!
be necessary to take a large doub
window apart to get it out. This OF
Hid was badly damaged by water and m;
be ruined, but if it can be restore
it will likely be hung in one Of II
large corridors of the Eiks building
Fps 1t is by IS feet in size and col
ND pletely covers one wall in an ordi
The ary sized room and is q naval seer
ipt showing Decatur at Tripoli duril
,an the war against the Moors. 1t
UT, scribed an historical incident and &C
VS., tains half dozen life sized char;
ted tiers. Being impossible to remove
the during fire, 1t had to remain again
md the wall and suffer the consequence
hly The others were restored by The
ITS. J. Phillips and Miss Phillips, W
eep gave each one thorough cleanse
nts with soap and water and In ma
day cases the paintings came out spl,
on didly.
INT The local Elks are fortunate In hi
ms ing the collection leaned to them a
orc may we'll be proud of the adornme