The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-07
ALABAMA GIRL WINS
FAME IN NEW YORK.

The following clipping from the New
York Sun under the title of New
York Womans Etchings Charm Art
World will be of interest throughout
the South, where Miss Anne Goldth-
waite was born and raised. She Is
a sister of Mrs. Owen Nelson Of Mont
gomery and also of Miss Lucille Goldth-
waite, who is at the head of the Lii
brary for the Blind in New York and
who is now in Montgomery on a visit
to relatives. Accompanying the arti-
Gle in The Sun are two of Miss Goldth-
waite's etchings, the Oriental Dancer"
and Ballet Dancers" The Sun says:
Since Americas artistic Who's
Who numbers few women etchers, 1t
seems rather a pity that Anne Goldth-
waite should still be claimed by the
Paris art world instead of our own.
For this clever wielder of the needle
belongs to this country. Her first
steps were essayed here in New York
about ten years ago, while still a
student of painting and it must have
been a real call that started her in
that direction, for she knew no etch-
ers and almost nothing of etching.
On her return to New York Miss
Goldthwaite set about the search for
ways and means of continuing work in
the medium she found so congenial. 1t
was a discouraging quest. The only
class then in existence was that in the
Academy of Design. Learning Of 1t
the powers that were at that time
"only men students are admitted" In
answer to her gentle but persistent
"Why?" the powers finally referred
her to ]. d. Smile, the class's direc-
tor in chief.
No. Mr.. Smile said, he did not IA
vor admitting women. Not that they
were not capable Of becoming good
etchers, but they were too liable to be
diverted-matrlmony and all that. He
objected to putting his best efforts in
to their instruction only to see them
throw it all overheard just when they
began to be worth while.
Having learned how important a
part the printing of an etching plays
Miss Go1dthwaite was never content
to merely etch. Soon after admittance
to the class, she found the rare OPP
portunity of buying a press-an an
Gent and unusually heavy one. This,
to the honor of janitor and landlord,
she installed in the top floor of the
apartment, where she had set up her
studio.
In 1905 Miss GoIdthwaite again
went abroad and after a summers
travel settled down in Paris, where
she still remains, dividing her time
between the etcherS' needle, and the
brush. Except for portraits her choice
is usually of outdoor subjects, so the
warm season finds her in Brittany or
at the quaint village of Gree. In the
winter her studio on the Boulevard
Raspafl is the rendezvous of many of
the quarters residents.
For Anne Goldthwaite is nothing If
not companionble. None of your sour
theories of art being best worshipped
in solitude for her, Living and work
ing in the heart of artistic Paris and
getting much joy out of both life and
work, the fine sweep of her etched
line tells more of pleasure in the thing
than of deeply conscientious effort
Yet what more of the wetness of a
wet winters day in Paris could get,
by any amount of consciousness, than
is realized in the Entrance to the Bal
Bullier?" And although the sinuous
Oriental Dancer drawn directly and
recklessly on the plate show a super
fluffy of arms reminds one of the era
yon picture in "Huckleberry Finn" the
impression of writhing, intoxicating
motion is almost uncanny. The BAL
let Dancers too, pose and pirouette
joyously. The chief appeal of Amaze
etching is this very
quality of joyousness and freedom.