The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-12
BY w. R. PouNpsroNE


Chicago art lovers and Indiana exiles
In general who reside in the western
metropolis are today paying tribute to
the genius Of one Of Richmond's fore
most citizens, ]. e. Bundy, the land
scape artist-"the Riley Of the Art
World"
In the galleries of ]. w. Young. best
known art dealer In the middle west, a
number Of Bundy masterpieces are be-
ing exhibited today. The announce
ment of this exhibit occupied an entire
page In the Sunday issue of the Chi
cago Tribune. The Daughters Of In.
diana, a Chicago organization, has
charge of the exhibit this afternoon
and tonight the exhibit will be under
the auspices of the Earlham College
Association Of Chicago.
Exhibit Contains Other Canvases
In addition to the Bundy paintings
several water color canvases from the
brush Of another prominent Richmond
artist, now resident OF Chicago, Ed
gar Forkner, are being displayed at the
exhibit
1t was true Of Indiana's great poet.
the late James Whitcomb Riley, that
his works did not always meet the
approval of the critics but did win for
him the undying admiration and ap-
probation of the American people
Such has been the fate Of lndiana's
great artist, Mr.. Bundy.
Art critics have at times belittled
the genius of Bundy but in his publish
ed statement Mr.. Young writes: "The
sale of Bundy's pictures has enabled
me to keep my doors open when
could not otherwise have done so. 1t
is an established fact that among west
ern people the demand for Bundy land.
scapes now exceeds that for any other
artist. His paintings also bring un-
usually high prices.
10 the Highest Compliment.
Speaking of the Bundy Heart OF
the Beechwoods' in the St. Louis
City Art Museum its director, H. C.
Ives. who collected from all over the
world the painting exhibited at two
American world fairs. says: Il take
1t that the price paid for this painting.
which was given without grumbling
and was unanimously voted for the
purchase, is as great tribute as can
be expressed.
The fact that II is printed in full, as
a cut, in our annual report is, think,
about as high a compliment as can be
paid to one of the strongest artists of
our time.
Speaking of the time he first met
Mr.. Bundy in this city, twelve years
ago, Mr.. Young, the man who brought
home to the American people realiza-
ton of the remarkable genius Of the
Indiana artist, writes, in part:
Offers at Low Prices.
81 found him at work in little cot
tage at the edge of Richmond. He was
painting water colors about the size
of a cigar box lid, which he offered to
sell at a very low price. On the
wall Of the room in which he was
working, was a beautiful picture OF a
woodland scene near Richmond. This
picture charmed me greatly.
81 had seen others Of similar char
acter in exhibitions ct the Art tnsti-i
tute. They were generally bought on
the opening day. ! asked him what
he wanted for this fine painting He
told me that he would not sell pic
lures like this to an art dealer as they
would not pay him enough for them.
HE explained that work like this
cost him a great deal of time and ef-
fort. that he sent this kind of work to
museums for exhibition, and while he
did not get much for them even there.
vet he was able by making little water
colors for art dealers and painting i'm.
portant pictures for museums, to man.
age to live but was still in debt.