Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-11
Omaha Art Notes
BY GEORGE BARKER.
Mr.. Robert F. elders Exhibition of
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Landscapes.
- MODEST little exhibition
| n OF paintings which has been
IA anticipated with interest
for many weeks is now on
4N%H view at the Whitmore gal
Gss6S lery. The exhibition in
cludes twenty-eight landscapes in oil
by Mr.. Glider, representing scenes for
the most part in and around Omaha.
Mr.. Glider is a well known figure
about Omaha, where he has lived
and painted for more than twenty
years. While actively employed on
newspapers, he has found time to pur.
sue his art, making frequent journeys
into the woods and fields with his
sketch box during the open season
and painting furiously at home in in-
clement weather. s- E....-. d.
His landscapes are noted for their
vigorous color, some OF which are as
gay as florists window at Easter
tide, for Mr.. Glider has been decidedly
influenced by the work of impress
sionist painters. In fact, he has been
so thrilled by the brilliancy of color
ing in nature that he may be forgiven
if he some times overlooks number
of other qualities. For after all color
is one of the greatest charms in paint
ing.
Mr.. Glider seems to prefer the gay
positive colors and the striking effects
in nature. In his efforts to attain>bril-
fancy perhaps he sometimes misses
qualities essential to our highest en-
joyment, one of which would seem
to be the Whistleresque quality OF
tone. Occasionally the observer feels
the absence of the soft eye-caressing
gray tones which do so much to sub
due and harmonic the upstart colors.
and to increase the effectiveness OF
the whole. For in nature, when
patch of scarlet sumach becomes too
conspicuous, nature throws blush
reflection from the sky over the ir
ritant color which greatly modifes
and improves the whole effect. From
a distance Mr.. elders work is sur
prisingly fresh and clean. The con-
trast between it and landscape work
OF a quarter of a century ago is over
whelming. Mr.. Glider is lover of
the out-of-doors and his paintings ex-
press much of his. boy-like enthusi-
asm for nature. He paints rapidly
and industriously, producing whole
gallery full OIL paintings in a single
season. His subjects include broad
stretches of river country, with
glimpses of distant hills and cities,
desert vistas, fields, pastures, woods
and streams, sand dunes and roads
in various conditions Of light and
season.
Mr.. Glider is one of Omaha's few
art assets and his work is deserving
of serious consideration. The trouble
involved in visit to the little exfibi-
ton will be more than compensated
for. None will leave the collection
without carrying away some decidedly
wholesome impressions.
Aside from his activities in litera-
ture and art Mr.. Glider has achieved
a wide reputation as an Archaeological
and discoverer of prehistoric culture
in Nebraska, and the Nebraska
Loess Man." which is believed by
many to be one of the Oldest of hui
man remains. Mr.. Glider is incor-'
rectly described in the catalogue of
paintings in the library as having
been editor of the orld-Herald since
1900"
Ten Nebraska artists are represent
ed in the third annual exhibition Of
the work of northwestern artists in
ST. Paul. They are: Blanch c. Grant,
Lincoln; Alice Cleaver, Falls City; A.
William Dunbier, Omaha; Alice R.
Edmiston, Lincoln; Robert F. Glider,
Omaha; Cordelia Johnson, Omaha;
Augusta Knight, Omaha; Clara W.
Leland, Lincoln; Helen Wilson, Lin
coin, and Louise Mundy, Lincoln.
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An exhibition of unusual import is
anticipated in the Franco-Belgian art
exhibit, which the Omaha Society OF
Fine Arts will bring to Omaha III
April. 1t is reported that two rooms
have been reserved at the Fontenellc
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