The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-13

cellent oils, a charcoal life study, and
some sculpture, but most of this work
has been shown in previous local ex-
hibitions. Among his sculpture how
ever, are two works. one of them new.
and the other. if not new at least new
to most Topeka people. The first is a
| bas relief portrait in bronze of a prom
inent citizen of Junction City. 1t
was ordered by the school children
of that town and is TO be placed in
other is a bronze bust of Beethoven,
in the Washburn College exhibit.
Exhibits Are Varied.
Mrs Fern I. Coppeddge exhibits
two interesting landscapes in oil, done
while she was in the East this sum-
mer. They are remarkable for their
brilliant coloring. And Mrs. Elmer
Bloom, of Hutchinson. displays sew
eral good water colors, both portrait
and landscape.
There is also a very fine water color
study by Mrs. Catherine Hand, of To-
peka-dogwood blossoms in a vase
an oil and several pastels by Miss
Marian Peers showing keen appre-
citation of some of the deep things of
tributes several oils, both portrait and
landscape. Carl P. Bolmar ex-
hibits q small water color done this
summer while he was in Colorado.
Miss Frances Lindsey, of the To-
peka high school faculty, has an es-
pecia1ly Interesting exhibit of etchings
and posters. Etchings are something
new in local exhibitions. Mr. w. A
Turner, also of the high school
faculty, exhibits some walnut furni-
ture, some wood inlay and some ham,
mered copper work, all of which is of
great beauty.
Among the out-of-town- exhibits is
a collection of drawings and designs
in both fine and applied art from the
Pittsburg State Normal school, Pitts
needlework exhibit from the Haskell
Indian school at Lawrence, Kan.
Display Decorated Rooms.
The most novel, and perhaps the
most interesting feature of the entire
Washburn college, Topeka. Two
rooms, a studio and a dining room.
have been designed, decorated and
furnished Jointly by Mrs. Catherine
Hand and Miss Marie Witwer who
are members of the college art fac
ulty. Mrs. Hand evolved the decora-
tive schemes and Miss Witwer exc
cuted the greater part of the work, es-
pecially that pertaining to the dining
room. Nearly all of the furniture used
is old furniture re-painted and decor
ated, and the idea of the exhibit is to
show how beautiful home may be
evolved out of comparatively inexpen-
siVe materials. Miss Witwer's special
contribution to this exhibit is a set of
Wedgewood ware beautifully decor
ated in original designs. There are
also some doilies and table cloths of
a lavender color brilliantly decorated
by block printing.
Thru the untiring efforts of Mrs. L.
D. Whittemore its head, the Wash
burn art school is rapidly rising to a
high plane of excellence and develop
ing a wide scope of usefulness
The ceramic display this year is
fully up to the usual good standard.
Topeka contains many true artists in
the line of china painting, and there
are several good contributions from
other towns. Among the exhibitors
are Miss Edna Hickox. Mrs George
Boone, Mrs Catherine Lindsey Per-
kins, Mrs. Charles Matthews, Miss
Roxie Vancil, all of Topeka, and Miss
Buelah Raimert of lola, Kansas, and
Mrs. Fred Powell of Macksville, Kan |