The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-16
ART IN THE GALLERIES.
Dunton's Ptetases Of the Far West
studied From Life.

The prizes In this years Pennsylvania
Academy are as follows: The Temple
medal, for the best picture in the ex-
hibition. TO Elmer +. Schoheld. for his
big winter landscape, The Hin Country" ::
10 Mrs. Johansen tJean McLane), ale
Walter Lippincott prise for the best figure
piece. her child portrait OF Virginia and
Stanton Arnold; tn Robert Henri. the
Carol Beck gold medal. for the best por-
trait Tor his character sketch called
Herself TO Robert T. Spencer. tine Jen-
ME sesnan gold medal. Tor the best land
scape, Five O'Clock. June and to Paul
Manship. the George ID. widener prize.
THE Duck Girl
The academy has awarded TO Jonas Lie
the honor Of one man show. His series
Of paintings Of the digging of the Panama
Canal, which were shown with great sue
cess in Knoedler's. have q room to them
selves.
The interesting pictures OF the Far
West, ny W. Herbert Dunton. remain on
view this week In the gallery OF e. Mich,
at Sixty-fourth street and Madison avenue.
His subjects are cowpunchers, trappefs.
Indians and the stirring episodes that
make W their lives.
In an interview Mr.. Dunton confessed
that he punched cows In Montana several
years ago. ION about the last corner OF
open range, I reckon, that was left In the
State at the time"
II have BEEN" he said. ION three COW
outfits in that State, and on one in Ore
gon. the largest in the United States,
running between 10000 and 200, 900 head
Of cattle. I have also worked in the cattle
country OF Wyoming. on two outfits in
Colorado, In Mexico, and spent two years
In the greatest cattle country OF New
Mexico. I have hunted big game alone or
with some old hunter as companion in
the mountains OF several OF our Western
States. from Montana 10 New Mexico.
and have sketched and painted In deserts
whore the temperature was 1913 degrees
and also In the snow 10000 feet above
sea level.
IT have hunted, camped and fshed since
I was a small kid. and on several pack
horse trips to paint and sketch I have
practically lived of my rife and by Ash
Ing For the last two years ! have painted
all OF my canvases. eAcept portraits. In
the West out Of doors direct. I do no
painting In the East where I spend the
winters"
An unusually interesting exhibition of
childrens drawings In color Is now being
held at the Photo Secession Gallery, 2sl
Fifth avenue. The children who have
done this work are between three and ten
years OF age and are untutored. The ex-
hfoition Is OF special significance Just now
when modern art has become a craze.
The exhibition will remain open until
March 6.
Following the chiidren's exhibition
there will be show OF sculpture by
Brancusi.
New York city Is rapidly developing
various phases Of industrial art teaching
in It's high schools. Besides the well known
work In the Washington Irving High
School commercial and domestic art
courses have been introduced In four
other schools. More art teachers are
being looked for. More than one hundred
teachers are now employed and there are
six vacancies. A special examination for
these vacancies has been called for
tion. A circular has been issued by the
board giving details OF salaries allow
ances for experience and the scope OF
examination. The maximum salary 10
$3.50.
The circular can be obtained from DR..
James p. Haney, director OF art In high
schools. 500 Park avenue.
The department Of fine arts. Carnegie
Institute, Pittsburg. 10 exhibiting the ret
respective Harrison collection. This col
lection 10 composed OF one hundred and
th.rty-three paintings. the work or Alex
ander and Birge Harrison, who have been
familiar figures In the art world of
America and Europe for number Of
years.
Alexander Harrison Is a member Of the
National Academy and the Societe Ma
tionale des Beaux Arts In Paris. He 10
a member Of the Legion Of Honor.
Birge Harrison's name appears on the
membership Of all the famous American
art associations and clubs.
This collection will be on exhibition
throughout February and win be shown
In Nav York at the National Academy of
Design during May.
The exhibit OF Meunier sculptures and
paintings at Columbia University is to
come TO an end tonight II will be sent
TO Detroit and set up In the General LII
brary More persons have seen the Men,
nisr works at Columbia then have ever