El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-18
SOUTHWESTERN ART IN ARTISTIC
AND ALSO COMMERCIAL Aspects

WAR being over Teviyes The painter turns from
w his machine gun and goes back tc his palette. The
sculptor drops his rveting the shpyards and
goes back his modelling clay The world begins looking
pictures which not depict battle realizing again there
worth whileness in that which is not materially pro-
ductve but which delineates beauty.
TIE southwest is full of and faces worthy Of
treatment by the painter and artists deserve all the en-
couragement possible to give them to come to the south
and try their skill at reproducing the marvellous col
ongs Of southwestern and the picturesque Indian
Mexican villages and the striking types Of people
found IN out of the way places.
Santa Fe, New Mexico is devOtng much attention to
There is what is known the Taos Society Of Art
lists, regular artist colony. Nearly all are from the east
and their pictures widely distributed and as widely
appreciated Local interest is stimulated by department
the Santa Fe daily paper, devoted to the oolngs and
gOings and the work of the artists colony
The highest honor the National Academy Of Design
exhibit in New York city the Altman prize carrying with
it $1,000 cash for the artist has been awarded to Victor
Higgins of the Taos society, for his painting Fiesta Day.
which was first exhibited the Museum Santa Fe
year ago during the dedication exhibition Nh Higgins
has other national prizes with his southwestern paint
ings in recent years.
Walter Ufer another member of the Taos society,
awarded the Altman prize last year for his painting Going
East" and he too, has in the past few years prizes
With his paintings Of the Taos, San Juan and Laguna
At Detroit Michigan, nOw the exhibit of % canvasses
by Julius Rolshoven also member of the Taos society," is
creating interest according to the Detroit papers His ex
hbt includes paintings Of the Taos TesuGue, Santo Do
mngo Cochi and San Hdefonso Indians The most spec
tzcuar OF these IS his painting Sun ATow or 10 the
Of Sp-ophe" the central figure of which is Taos
Indian mounted a superb white horse The paintings
interesting wealthy Detroit people in New Mexico,
number Of whom plan next to tour the state
Anything southwestern cities and towns do to in
terest artists in their localities is worth doing Their
work Is worth while for its sake And anyone cares
list commercial asset there is that feature OF
It also There better advertising than good picture
for It aroues interest in the section Of the country from
which It comes and creates desire to go there. Articles
on the wonders of Grand Canyon have been enhanced
bv the efforts of artists to put impression
Of its magnificent size and wonderful coorng and by their
frank statements Of failure for Of them have ever
done It adequately These help draw people to see the
Grand Canyon themselves Just the paintings of Ro
attracting Detroit people of wealth and leisure
10 see New Mexico
So that If artists and writers to the southwest
and paint and picturesque natives and write
about what they see, they create interest which viii
bring best sort of people TO visit US and perhaps spend
their winters thus building up again the tourist traffic
which declined with the and which has shown no signs
Of revival this winter.
That is a business aspect Of art