The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-12
RICHMOND ART CLUB
WORK At STATE FAIR
Exhibits Speak Well for the Skill and
Ideals of the Cty's
Artists.

AIuSVSs
The work Of the students of tho
Art Club of Richmond, exhibited in
the southeast corner Of the brick
building At the fair. shows especially
strong emphasis on originality and on
construction.
Work from the model In drawing
painting and modelling shows life and
character and . study Of anatomy.
The original compositions and Illus
trattons exhibit an interest in South
ern conditions and Southern litera-
ture. and unusual observation.
On the north and east walls hang
the darwingS in charcoal and colored
chalk. and the oils and illustrations
by the adult students. A row OF
strong drawings from the figure
which form the topmost line are an
indication of the serious work done
In the school during the past season.
The scholarship studies of Aia
Smith. which sent her to the Uri-
versity School of Art. hang in a con.
spicuous place. as do the heads in oil
by Luselle Montgomery. who was SO
the year previous. Still life in color
by Susie Blair and still life in black
and white by Margaret Freeman at
tracts much attention. while interest
ing work IL seen In black and white
from the costume model by Louise
Baldwin.
Other work attracting favora BILE no
tice Is by Annie Scott. Mary Shine,
J. F. Jackson. E. Sphinx. J. Jennings.
M. Schaaf, M. Grace. @. Disney. /
Stin. Virginia Morton. G.. Flournoy,
etc.
Drawings in colored chalk from the
Illustration class illustrate Thomas
Nelson Pages Uncle Edinburg's
"A Mans Reach" and show besides
delicacy OF color and good drawing. a
knowledge of Southern life and char
acter and q thorough reading Of the
story to be illustrated Two quaiitie s
to be desired in the average illustra-
ton. The Tearing OF the Blue Dress. "
by Ada Smith t"Cncle Edinburg =
Drowndin' -. and The Girl before
the Portrait" by Susie Blair GA
Mans Rech"), are examples of this.
The work from the modelling class
Is seen on the south wall. 1t shows
study OF anatomy. sense of construc-
ton and delicacy of feeling Work In
this class from life and from the an
tique by Helen LAughlin shows origi-
nality and feeling. and has attracted
much notice. a. has that in portrait
by Helen Sauer. which shows strong
characterization. A Mkt. by Dewey
Hughes. and picture frame by
Helen Laughlin. are also Of great in
terest-
On the west aud south walls hangs
the work OF the Junior members from
five to sixteen years Hung in lines
OF still fife. comosition, heads and
sketches from nature it can thus be
tntelligently observed. each student
having q number by which the work
can be located. OF special interest
are the portrait drawings In charcoal
and still life and oil. by Eleanor Kirk.
who won the scholarship in the ju-
nior class this year. This work shows
observation of character and ability
ginia Strange and John Taylor catch
the eye. Still life in charcoal and
colored chalk by Theresa Pollak (also
a scholarship studenO. Dorothy Bruce
and Virginia Page show solidity and
sensttiveness in regard to texture
that has attracted much notice. Origf-
nality OF idea and ability to tell the
story mark compositions by Mary
Hawkins. George klise. Virginia
Jackson ana Frederick Gum. while
those Of Mabel Dadson show a poetic
sense. Two landscapes by Virginia
Strange show beauty Of color and
finish In technique remarkable in a
junior student, and Elba. by Edmund
Minor Archer. shows strength and
delicacy OF feeling.
The little children show up remark
ably we'll exhibiting character and
originality. even though necessarily
crude in technique.
The aim OF the Art Club 10 obviously
to educate in the original sense OF the
word. that 10, to draw out" To
draw out the students ideas and fos-
ter them with care and respect for in
and to train the students
with due regard for their right to self
expression and their right to free and
natural development Each student is
taught that It 10 as necessary to his
Improvement and as strictly ques-
ton Of honor that he work out his
problem himself in art az 1t would
b In . problem In mathematics.
On Friday afternoon the Art Club
will open the session with an tnfor-
NAL reception to student members.
actual ana prospective. at which re-
Treatments will be served. Glasses
will be resumed on next Monday.