The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-10
ART EXHIBIT AT FAIR
Interesting and Beautiful Work Ex-
hibited by Many Artists.
BY CARL P. BOLMAR.


The exhibition of fine and applied
art at the Kansas Free Fair this year
contains considerable interesting and
beautiful work.
Prof. Berger Sandzen of Bethany
college. Lindsborg, Kan, exhibits four
oil landscapes of western scenery, done
| in his usual broad technique, and those
brilliant colors which portray so well
the vivid sun-lit scenery of the Rocky
mountain regions and the far western
| plains. In his group IS also a decor
alive panel-stork-of much beauty.
Mrs. Pauline Haynes Shirer. who
tho living in New York, claims Topeka
as her home, has one of the most at
tractive exhibits in the entire art
group. Mrs. -Shirer's chosen field is
applied art. She has eleven pieces at
the fair. Eight of these are water col
or cartoons for designs for portiers
silk fabrics and wall paper. There is
also poster design, a book cover de-
sign, charming crayon sketch of a
street in New York, and a black and
white landscape done in what is
known as graphic art.
Mr.. Hampton Shirer, also well
/ known in Topeka, exhibits some
! charming examples of Illuminated
"Old English" hand lettering.
Mrs. Merrell Gage. formerly Miss
! Marian Morrow. of Topeka, exhibits
a fascinating little water color sketch
| of a snow storm in New York. a hand
| painted tea tray of her own design, a
decorated menu card, and some ex-
| quisite hand made jewelry.
Sculptor Cages Work.
Robert Merrell Gage. the sculptor
| is represented by group of small
works in plaster, all of them of great
| beauty, and most of them already ia
miliar to Topeka people.
Another exceedingly interesting and
beautiful exhibit, is a group of archi-
Il Tod
| in water color by NJ. E. Grover of the
firm of Grover & Holland, architects
L. A. Gillette, who was painting
| Rocky mountain scenery in Estes
Park, Colo. all summer. has entered
several large oils which portray the
| beauties of that wondrous region with
great fidelity.
/ Other work of high and attractive
| quality are a group of landscapes
/ in oil and in charcoal by Mrs. Rather
/ inc Perkins, a group Of water colors
/ by Miss Jeanette G1eed. embra cling
/ three landscapes, portrait and a
| sketch of a. pony; and a group of ex-
/ cellent pastel and oil landscapes by
! Miss Marian Peers. All of the above
named exhibitors are Topekans.
X. S. A. c. Art Department.
The Kansas State Agricultural col
! lege art department is represented by
a number of designs and sketches in
! tended to illustrate the school S
method of teaching house decoration,
and creative designing. There are a
| large number of abstract original de-
signs done in flat water color suitable
for wall paper. curtain border print
! ing, and needle work patterns. These
| are all the work of pupils taking a
twelve weeks course which the school
provides. Another group of similar
work but of a more advanced nature
done by the pupils of twenty-four
weeks course, a group of sketches by
the pupils of the class in interior
| house decorating, and a small group
of oil landscapes by members of the
1 fine arts class complete the K. S. A.
| G. exhibit.
| partment exhibition embraces oil por-
| traits. oil landscapes, and studies in
| crayon and charcoal.
The ceramics exhibition this year is
also smaller than usual Among those
! from Topeka exhibiting are Mrs. E.
| NJ. Unbach, Mrs. Marie Price Wear,
/ Mrs. w. P. Bishop, Mrs. Charles Mat
/ thews, Mrs. Katherine Perkins, Mrs.
/ George o. Boone and Miss Marie Wit
wer. Much of the work is of a high
degree of excellence but there is very
, little in the way of novelty
! Mrs. Unbach, who is the wife of the
assistant pastor of the Central Con-
! gregational church. is a new exhibitor
| in Topeka. She has eight pieces at
the fair, among them, two handsome
/ Satsuma bowls. Mrs. Boone exhibits
/ a chocolate set, and Mrs. Bishop, a
bouillon set. Mrs. Foster. of Perry,