Evening journal., 1915-10-23
NOTED PAINTINGS At
FINE ARTS EXHIBIT
Work of Howard Pyle Pupils
Will Have Prominent Place
in Collection
GALLERY AT THE
NEW CENTURY CLUB

Certain signs mark certain seasons
and by now the Wilmington Society
of the Fine Arts feels positive that
autumn is happily associated in the
minds OF art lovers with the society's
annual exhibit. They hope that every
citizen of Wilmington and OF Della
ware will set aside at least one hour
between November and 6 10 attend
their exhibit at the New Century Club.
There they will find the glowing
canvases of that loyal circle of men
and women who are proud of their
title Howard Pyle's Pupils" This
year. beside finding there familiar
friends. many OF them fellow citizens
the public will be eager TO view the
work Of the distinguished men in
vited by the society to exhibit. Among
the exhibitors this year are George
Bellows, Clifford Beal, Robert Henri
T. Luis Mora. w. L. Lathrop, Jonas
Lie, Edward Reddcld Charles Rosen.
Leopold Seyffert and Everett Warner
Bridgevillo. Delaware. has tho
honor OF being the birthplace OF Ed
ward Redfield. whose wonderful pic
tures of winter landscape have won
him many medals and prizes Mr.
Redheld studied at the Pennsylvania
Academy of tine Fine Arts, and later
in Paris under BOueereau and Robert
Fleury Since 1906 he has been a
member OF the National Academy Of
Design. The French government has
recognized his work by purchasing
one OF his pictures for the Luxem-
bourg Gallery
George Bellows is another OF the
group who gives wonderful
winter studies and no one can excel
him In his marvellous contrasts OF
snow and water and distant hills He
is pupil of Robert Henri. and has ex-
hibited az the international Exposition
in Venice. at the Royal Academy of
Berlin and i'm London and Munich.
Those who visit the annual exhibi-
tiOn OF the Pennsylvania Academy of
Fine Arts are already familiar with
the mastery work Of Robert Henri.
Honri has studied in France. Spain
and Italy and has exhibited at the
Paris salon.
Among the younger men whose por-
traits are gaining a wide recognition,
Leopold Seyfert undoubtedly. COM
mands a great deal OF respect. His
portrait OF Leopold StOkOwsld. leader
OF the Philadelphia orchestra, proves
that he can catch the subtle force of
character in his subjects.
Another winner of many prizes is
Everett L. Warner whose landscapes
form part OF the permanent collection
of the Corcoran Art Gallery. in Wash
ingtOn. the Boston Museum OF Finl
Arta and the New York Public II
hrary. Mr., Warner studied at th
Art Students League, In New York
and at Julian's, in Paris.
Charles Rosen rs associated witt
the group of artists who have foun'
"a delightful colony al New Hope. III
studied under Chase and has won the
first Hallgarten prize. He has fire.
Qucntly exhibited at the National
Academy of Fine Arts
At the age OF - Jonas Lie came e
America from Norway and he has re.
vealed to MS many OF the beauties
OF our country. His studies OF New
York sky scrapers. his wonderful
Panama Canal series show force and
originality. that command instant ad-
miration He has also attracted at
tention for his decorations in the Car
negie Institute. Pittsburgh.
To South America we are indebted
for much OF the color and glow OF
Francis Luis MOra's work. He was
horn in Montivideo. Uruguay, and
received his art training in this coun-
try. studying in Boston under Ben
son and Tarben While his art is es.
sentially Spanish in subject and feel
ing, It IS wholly modern and Ameri
can in expression. A recent article
in The Craftsman. on "Ihe Quality o
Mora's Paintings" says. "His paint
ings Of gardens is a thing one return
TO again and again--in those gardens
there Is SPANS past magnihcence
the women are slow moving an
graceful; the children Joyous; an
behind all the radiance OF the sileI
gardens hover the shadow Of a tragi
barharous nation
The art career OF w L. Lathrop
unusual for he is self taught. He b
longs TO the Lyme colony and his pi
lures hang in the permanent cole
tions Of the Metropolitan lnstitui
New York: the National Museul
at Washington. and the Carnegie /
stitute at Pittsburgh.
There must be something OF {
eternal boy in clifford Beale, for oihe
wise how would he have given
such delicious pictures as AT Il
Circus" and when the Circus start.
The beholder wants TO 80 TO q
show to see those elephants perfor
Mr.. Clifford won the bronze medal
the ST. Louis exposition in 1904. al
since 1908 has been an ASSOCIATE
member of the National Academy
Design.
Soon to be associated with q
Lyme Colony is william Chadwic
who will have several pictures Z
view. Mr.. Chadwick married Mi
Pauline Bancroft daughter Of Mr.. an
Mrs John Bancroft In 1910 and ha
since then spent most Of the tim
abroad. where he has been paintin
IN Italy and England All Of la:
winter he was working in that do
liehtful English coast town st. I've
which is the gathering place fc
English artists.