Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-05
B0WD0IN ENJOYS
ART LOAN EXHIBIT
BY LOCAL DONORS

Brunswick, Me, Dec. 4.-(SpeciaD.-
Bowdoin College Art building this eve
ming in the nature of a local art loan
exhibit and social reception held I'M
der the auspices of the Brunswick
Saturday Club. The affair was planned
and carried out skillfully by Miss Anna
Smith who is president of the club and
curator of the art museum.
The exhibit consisted of loans made
by people of Brunswick and vicinity of
paintings, furniture, rare rugs and va
rious bits of bric-a-brac valuable eth
er for their age or. associations. Many
of them are charming and priceless
feirlooms that have been stored in the
attics of old Brunswick families and
are never seen. 1t was indeed for the
purpose of acquainting the townspeo-
pie with the many art treasures that
the individual families of the town
possessed that the exhibit was held
and the array of choice things that
met the visitors eye tonight was a
revelation to many.
Among the valuable paintings on ex-
h1bition were two landscapes by Ben
Foster. These were loaned by Mrs.
William Sewell of Bath and attracted
much attention together with another
roster painting which the museum has
recently acquired. Some LANDSCAPES by
John Calvin Stevens, the Portland ar
fist, were much admired, together with
portrait of the artist himself which
was painted and loaned by w. w. Gill
christ, Jr. Four other products of Mr..
Gllchrist's brush, water colors of
scenes at Quohog Bay. East Harpswell,
were shown hung on rare old Chinese
testimonial. Mr.. Gilchrist's interior Of
the old Mckeen house in Brunswick
was of great local interest as we'll as
an artistic piece. as the Mc4Keen house
was the home of the first president of
BoWdoin college, a century or more
ago.
An interesting little watercolor of A
child head by Copley was another of
the valuable pieces on exhibition. 1t was
loaned by Mrs. Henry Johnson DR.. Hen
ry johnson loaned two valuable Sullevy
OF rare interest. A half dozen rare Ed
wards Prints of the old masters attract
ed much attention and were valued very
AHeAis- hHSS were loaned DE MIS-,
Chauncey Goodrich Some of the other
interesting pictures were an old portrait
of Aaron Hassell loaned by DR.. G. NJ
Elliott: sampler loaned by Miss An
mabel Stetson, and some embroidered pic
lures of the 18th century
There were several pieces of old furni-
ture on exhibition namely, chairs. sofas,
tables and the like. Some of the rugs
were exceedingly rare and valuable The
silver set with which the refreshments
were served were heirlooms of the Gill
man family, which family was also well
represented with old portraits, silhouettes
and metal work.
One of the galleries contained a glass
case holding a wreath of ANTIQUES of sill
Yer, glass and china. The case also con-
tanned several old brooches and canoes
and large amount of rare and beautiful
laces.
In the receiving line were Miss Anna
smith, president of the Saturday Club;
Mrs. Henry Johnson and Miss Ellen Bax-
ter, vice presidents Tea was served by
Mrs. George T Little and Mrs. Charles
Gilman, assisted by Mrs Leon Lippincott,
Mrs. William Moody. Mrs. H. c. Baxter
and Miss Margaret Palmer. In charge
of the Bowdoin Gallery were Mrs w w.
Gilchrist, Jr, and Mrs. o. C. Hornell.
In the Walker Gallery were Mrs Roscoe
Ham and Miss Isabelle Palmer In the
Boyd Gallery were Mrs. Ronald Eaton
and Mrs. Fred Shields.
A trio from the college rendered soft In
strumental music through the reception
Members of the student body ushered