The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-11
Gin chm ati Artists Paintings Most
 Creditable

NNE of the greatest opportunities
 that is being afforded the artistic
 circles of Birmingham is the art exhibit at the public library which will last all next week. This exhibition of Cincinnati artists was brought here by the art clubs of the city in connection with the public library and is the first outside exhibition that they have offered the public. It is a thumb print exhibit of original paintings by Cincinnati ar lists and has been patronized far above anything expected by the artistic people of the city.
 The most interesting feature of the ex- hibit so far was the talk by Miss Lucille Douglass on Thursday evening at the in formal reception held at the library. Miss Douglass was quaintly gowned in a Dutch peasant costume, one that was worn by her when she spent four sum- mers in Vol Endam, a little fishing village on the Zuider Zee in Holland. While in this country Miss Douglass lived among the peasant, painting in their homes In this way she came to know them in their real life. She talked of their life, their customs and in her talk painted a most realistic picture of this village of which she is so fond.
 MT. J. w. Donnely also expressed his interest in the work of the art clubs and spoke of the hopes for a permanent li- brary building and an art museum to give to the architect and the decorator just the same as the library now gives to the business man, and to have a perma- nent exhibit.
 Mir. Carl H. Milan, director of the Pub lie Library, has done much for the library by his acquisition of new books and magazines on art, including etchings, posters, Japanese prints and books for architects, decorators, and on fine arts in general. Mr. Milan said: 'The ex hibit has been so far beyond anything that I expected that we feel truly grati- fled in the patronage and interest of the public. Miss Sara Neil, president; Mrs. Nor man Morrison, vice president, and MT. l Aurel IIalstead. secretary, are the off | cers of the club that has just presented the library with a book plate, the origi- l nal design having been drawn by Mrs. | w. s. Lowell. It incorporates the source 1 of Birminghams wealth in blast fur | naces, with a conventional setting and |
  library.
 These pictures on exhibition are only l thumb prints in oil pastel and water l cOlorS, but are most creditable. Their chief | charm lies in the fact that they are so broadly painted for small pictures, and groups by Vessel, Weis and Rettig have such an out-of-door freshness about | them.
 The following list is on exhibition: J. Fl. Sharp. William Travels Art store: ] "Squaw Winter oil "Kaos Girl" oil | Grow With Cap,' oil; Grow Head" oil. | James R. Hopkins, Art academy, Cincin- | nati: 'The Sentinel" oil; Forest Treas ures,' oil "The Blue Kimona, oil: | .Chatter Box" water color; Tn the Monkey House. water color; Summer Fields in France" oil; "A Swiss Village" oil; Summer Hotel, oil; "The Olive Woods oil; "Ducklings." oil Edward c. Volkert, 3426 Hallwood Place, May Day" oil; June Morning oil; New England Pasture" oil; ''The Re turning Herd,' oil; "The Pasture,' oil: Resting Tme,' oil; Resting" oil. l.. H. Meakin, Art museum, Cincinnati: River in Munich, Bavaria etching: way and River" etching; English Gar dens, Munich etching; New England Coast etching; "Rain Clouds, New Eng land Coast" monotype; "Bavarian Land scape," water color; Winter Mt. Adams, Cincinnati,'' water color Glimpse of Penobscot Bay" oil; Early Morning" oil; Autumn Twilight oil. Frank Duveneck, Art academy, Cincin nati, Venetian Scene,'' etching; "St Marks, Venice etching. John Rettig, Al N. Fourth street. Gin cinnati, 'Dutching Fishing Village in Winter" oil; "The Knitter,' oil; Dutch Boy.' oil; "volendam Hill," oil; Be <,o oIr,,o iy, ha ZY,iJ oil ob Fisherman oil; The Belfry of Bruges,' oil; "The North Shore. Marblehead Neck,'' oil; ''Marblehead Harbor," oil; "The Last Touch of the Sum- oil "East-'l ern Yacht Club Landing" oil; Indiana County Fair" oil. And others.