Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-14
LOCAL ARTISTS PUT
WORK ON DISPLAY
Omaha Art Gid Opens Third Annual
Exhibition at the Court
House.
MANY FINE EFFECTS SHOWN
All branches of Art Are Represented
RevesIinG Wonderful Talent
ON the Part of the Ex-
hIbftors.

A large crowd Of omahans who appre-
ciate art gathered at the court house sat
day night for the opening of the third
annual exhibition by the Omaha Art Gid,
a society Of prominent local artists. The
excellence. variety and general appeal OF
the four score OF original works on dis
play speaks well for the ability of tho
exhibiting members. and for the success
of this years display at the Gid.
Throughout this week the exhibition
will be open each afternoon and evening.
IL IL held in the northeast room on the
ground floor Of the court house. easily
accessible from the east entrance on
Seventeenth street, and offers a rare
chance for business people and shoppers
20 drop in and enjoy n choice collection
OF original art works without inconven-
fence or loss OF time.
Twenty-Five artists have contributed
some OF their best works to the exhibit,
which includes wide range OF subjects
I'm oils. water colors. pencil. ink and
other mediums, as well as numerous and
attractive special contributions of sculp-
ture, art metal work and the like.
The officers and executive committee
received many congratulations last even
ing over the creditable showing
made. The committee includes ]. Laurie
Wallace. art director; Doane Powell
president; George Barker. jr, secretary
treasurer; Robert r. Glider, II. A.
Raapke. Miss Cordelia johnson. Miss
Ruth Felt and Miss Augusta Knight.
Among the items In the collection that
attracted special attention last night were
Miss Knights water colors ana her hand
wrought pewter, copper and silver ar
ticles Miss Cordelia Johnson's portraits
also proved particularly interesting, and
so did Robert f. elders snow scenes.
Effects I'm statuary.
Doane Powell, cartoonist and artist on
The Bee staff. has several pieces in the
exhibition. Having already won distinc-
ton in other lines he Is now showing for
the first time a clever statuette, which
no recently modelled after a successful
entry into this new field of bis artistic
pursuit. II is entitled Jane" and IA
skilfully done. and a very good likeness
of his little daughter.
J. Laurie Wallace, whose paintings have
long stood out prominently In art circles
has q fine list OF nine pieces in the ex.
hibit His Revere" and Going Shop
ping" won many admirers last night
among art lovers who had never before
had an opportunity to view them.
Other interesting paintings and draw
ings are also displayed by George Barker,
jr.; Olive C. Barker, Della otis Bush
nell, Mrs Clement Chase. Mrs. A. r.
Edmiston, John Enkeboll. Ruth Felt,
Elizabeth Ferguson. Dorothy Hall. J. N.
Halstead. Rosa Harris. June Greevy
johnson. Jennie Liehnovslxy Anna Myers,
r.. l.. Peck, Mrs. C. !. Rowe. Lillian
Rudersdorf, Pamela II. sylvester, Edwin
Trueman and Gay Williams,
beautiful Lighting Effect.
A novel feature Of the exhibit is the
system OF lighting In use. IL Is said ia
be an entirely new scheme. never before
used for art displays I'm the United States.
SO far as known. The entire gallery Is
lighted by two photographers electric
bulbs, each of 1000 oandlepower, made of
deep blue glass and with opalescent
shades rs additional screens.
The combination of powerful light and
peculiar shades gives an effect more
| nearly like real daylight than Is usually
obtained for displays OF paintings II
enhances the fine color effects in the
pictures 10 & marked degree, and makes
them especially worth going 10 seo An
admission fee OF 10 cents is charged In
order TO help defray the expense.