El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-07

, FL PasO should not grow into big ar
center. because the country aDOut mere
I is wonderfully paintable and pictur-
eSque, and, if an artist is looking tOr
types. he can find every sort. kind
class and description in our cOsmOpoli-
tan population. while up and down the
valley and across the border in Mexico.
ff conditions ever become peaceful
there} one can find a world OF material
which has been practically untouched
BY painters. But an interest in art
work of a high standard must be cul-
tivated and developed mere before the
idea of FL PasO as an art center can
be realized
Chance For WOman's Club.
To the art department Of the wom-
ans club is opened this great Oppor-
tunity 10 develop an art KNOWLEDGE
and an art spirit in FL PasO through
bringing travelling exhibits here. be-
cause in the new club building IS a
sky-hghted art gallery, suitable Iof
displaying paintings This gallery Is
the only one in the city. Next TO
actually working in n school studio,
studying art. there is nothing Of great
er educational value in art than study
ing pictures in art exhibits.
In the five years that have lived in Fl
PaSO there have been but two exhibits
of paintings here-a few years ago
the fine exhibit Of Herbert Dunton's
paintings and last year the work OF
Allen True. These both did a great
in addition to being a wonderful treat
and JOY for people who know good pic
lures and love them but who have so
few opportunities in this section OF the
world 10 see good pictures
II the art department Of the womans
club viii bring two or three travelling
exhibits a year to this city. il viii be
doing an immeasura BILE amount OF good
How Art Has Aided Denver.
Much OF the development Of Denver,
sin HHla
ton of the public library building
about 10 years ago. with big sky
light Illuminated art gallery. The art
lists club Of Denver set to work TO get
good travelling exhibits booked for ne
gallery. with the result that there IS
scarcely a month in the year without
an exhibit of excellent pictures in this
gallery. and these are in the majority
of instances free 10 the public, or the
fee is exceedingly small 10 or 10
cents at most. In addition to bring
ing the paintings and exhibiting them,
he artists club provides from its
membership artists 10 give public talks
about the pictures on certain after
Moons during the time the exhibitions
are in the city The talks are about
the painters Of The pictures. If the
work SHOWN is Dy noted man or
woman. and the Ess- features IN the
paintings are pointed out so that the
general public can get an idea Of the
worth Of the paintings from a painters
viewpoint as well IS from their own
ljkings.
Easy 70 let Pictures.
Almost all Of the big ART sch Is
send our travelling exhibits Of their
advanced students work. TO cities in
which there are good exhibition gal
leries- In most ms ances the school
stands the freight eXpenss OF me eE-
hibit so that the exhibit may be ab-
solutely free TO the public These
school exhibits are particularly valu-
able as exhibits OF pictures ana draw
ings. because only the very best
student work is sent and also because
one can compare the style C. work
and methods OF work Ct he various
schools and learn scmeth.n|. too Of
the preliminary study that must be
done In order 10 become an artist
II is necessary TO bring in outside
artists work 20 FL PasO to set our
standards for Us IN a.. because in all
the exhibits If local work That have
been shown here. .he number of paint-
ings that were painted directly from
nature and thar deserve 10 be chilled
the work Of artists, have been largely
IS The drawi n-s and
paintings that are merely copies from
other peoples pictures
Fl PasO must set its AT standards by
the big league" artists II il is TO
grow TO amount to anything in an art
way