Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-19

opportunity to enjoy as hne collection OF
Il contemporary art as could be assembled for
the next ten days, in the Fontenele ball
room. Mrs. Ward Burgess and her assistants on
the exhibition committee of the Omaha Society Of
Fine Arts it is who bring to Omaha a collection OF
paintings by five artists who stand at the head of
their professionalism Carlson. Childe Hassam,
Frederick Frieseke, Charles H. Davis and Paul
Dougherty. Five canvases from the brush of each
artists being represented in the important galleries
of America, and one at least in France, Italy and
Austria.
Emil Carlson born in Denmark came to this
country when 10 years of age, bringing with him
the old Vikings love of the great waters. There is
poetic, or one may say, spiritual quality in Carl
sens work.
Frederick Frieseke, winner of the grand prize at
the Panama exposition, is delightful artist His
canvases are perhaps superficial, but exceedingly
decorative and altogether charming. The examples
of Mr.. Frieseke's work to be shown here of the
highest quality.
Paul Dougherty, the marine painter who better
than others, has interpreted atmospheric effects
luminous spray, shows to Omaha five marines One,
a calm sea, is rather unusual for Dougherty, as the
power, latent cruelty and the speed of high pillows
is what one usually finds and has grown to expect
in Dougherty canvas
Kenyon Cox says, with Childe Hassam, the
subject matters nothing Whether he paints the
sea or the land the cool nudity of white ny1nps
among rose-tinted laurel blossoms or the canyons
of New York, his art is of the quality. 1t is
the freshness and vigor of his observations, the
solidity of his design, his sparkling light and coor
and the det embroidery of his touch that inevitably
attracts and delights u.s."
Charles H. Davis of the strongest landscape
painters is thought by many to be the greatest. A
well known critic, speaking of the work of Mr. Davis
at late exhibit says, Everywhere is dash, free
dom, personality, nature charm" 1t will be inter
esting to comparel these pictures with the of
1890 now in the public library Six admission tickets
will be sold for dollar.
Mr.. Dougherty threw bomb into art circles last
winter when he expressed his dissatisfaction at the
way people go to art exhibitions and museums
; who has not seen them he asked "Flocks of
victims, shutting through the museums, being in
structed on dates, tags 80 labels-what have these
Historical analysts and eSsional rhapsodists got
to do with art? An intelligent child might get, if
left to himself, something from visit to the Metro
were there to tell him what the proper thing
to feel, or prevent his feeling anything but desire
escape
Prof Stockton Axsons lecture still lingering in
minds attention is directed to the next lectures
of the Fine Arts society course those Of Dr. James
p, Haney. director of art in the New York high
schools. DR.. Haney tells the Relation OF Art to
Home and Community Life" Wednesday afternoon
at 3:45 at the Fentenelle and talks again Friday
afternoon at the hour on The Art OF Teach
ing Art" lecture illustrated by class of fifty
school children Arrangements have been made for
Dr. Haney to address high school teachers Thurs
day and he will probably give gallery talk at the
exhibition we'll
The last lecture which will be an exposition of
MS method, promises TO De the most interesting.
Dr. Haney always makes drawings before the audi
ence in connection with his method of teaching art
to children. These are supplemented by lantern
slides and very frequently he calls upon several OF
the audience to assist by posing for the speaker
while he sketches. Five hundred children often
in the class at one time
Another speaker OF interest during the week will
be Mrs Gertrude F. Martin of Ithaca, n " national
executive secretary for the Association OF Cone-
gate Aumnae who speaks to local college women
Wednesday at 4 o'clock at the Hotel Fonenellc
Omaha college will give luncheon for her
TUESDAY at the university club and Wednesday even
ing TIC officers and executive committee of the local
association will entertain her at dinner at The Fon-
teuellp